Interviewer
Robert Ryals
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Abstract
In his February 10, 2012 interview with Robert Ryals, Leonard Hewell “Kip” Carter details growing up in the South during segregation and the Civil Rights Movement, as well as his life as political aide/campaign treasurer to Newt Gingrich. Included are details of his college education at UNC-Chapel Hill – classes, professor, and the Red Scare. Carter shares the history of his friendship and working relationship with Newt Gingrich, the scandals Gingrich faced, and the ultimate end of their relationship. This interview was conducted for inclusion into the Louise Pettus Archives and Special Collections Oral History Program.
Publication Date
2-10-2012
Unique Identifier
OH 312
Format
MP3
Length
1 hour, 55 minutes
Restrictions
This interview is open for use.
Series
Politics
Disciplines
Oral History
Keywords
Newt Gingrich, Segregation, Politics, Divorce, Doonesbury Comic, Virginia Shapard
Recommended Citation
Carter, Leonard Hewell, "Interview with Leonard Hewell "Kip" Carter - OH 312" (2012). Winthrop University Oral History Program. OH 312.
https://digitalcommons.winthrop.edu/oralhistoryprogram/7
LC Subject Headings
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill -- Alumni and alumnae, Civil rights movements, Civil rights demonstrations -- North Carolina -- Chapel Hill, Segregation, Grace, Daddy, 1882?-1960, United House of Prayer for All People, Gingrich, Newt, Trudeau, G. B., 1948- Doonesbury
