Governor O Max Gardner: A Tribute

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November 12, 2012 Democrats banished to N.C. bench but warming up for 2014 By Rob Christensen, Charlotte Observer	Read
September 19, 2012 PEELER: O. Max Gardner's Legacy Lives Strong By Tim Peeler, GoPack.com	Read
August 28, 2012 The Secret of the Sauce: What Democrats Need to Know About North Carolina's Kick-Ass Populism By Lynn Parramore, The Real News	Read
Oliver Max Gardner’s Live-At-Home Program: An Analysis Concerning its Compatibility with Hoover’s Agricultural Marketing Act By Justin Greene	View
February 27, 2010 A black and white photo like none before By Lew Powell	View
2010 Live-at-Home Program By Diana Bell-Kite, NC Museum of History	View
February 08, 2012 Live-at-Home Program By Kathleen, Historical State Publications	View
April 14, 2012 NCSU entomologist Fred Gould wins UNC system award By Jay Price, Newsobserver.com	View
February 2, 2012 O. Max Gardner on Libraries by Nicholas Graham	View
May 26, 1961 President John F. Kennedy with Democratic National Committee Members	View
December 20, 2011 What organization put Empty Stocking Fund over the top? By Jackie Bridges, ShelbyStar.com	Read

Oliver Max Gardner (22 March 1882 -- 6 February 1947) was the Democratic governor of the U.S. state of North Carolina from 1929 to 1933. Prior to becoming Governor, Gardner was elected as a state senator from Cleveland County, North Carolina and as Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina (1917-1921). We invite you to learn more about this great man of North Carolina by exploring this web site.

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FACT:
Former North Carolina Governor O. Max Gardner, a native of Shelby, is the only person to serve as captain of both the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and N.C. State University football teams. He served as captain at State as an undergraduate and as captain at UNC while in law school. His only stipulation at Chapel Hill was that he would not have to play in the annual and heated State v UNC football game. Gardner was also an All Southern All Star (Center and Linebacker) at both schools.

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