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Ì Senator Sam J. Ervin Jr. Library and Museum Ì

Speeches by Senator Sam J. Ervin, Jr.
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Decision not to Seek Reelection in 1974   December 19, 1973 - The Congressional Record
"My Gratitude to the University at Chapel Hill"   June 20, 1980 -  North Carolinian Society
"The Constitution and Freedom"    April 30, 1982 - North Carolina State University
"The Everlasting Things"
Accepting the Congressional Distinguished Service Award   November 13, 1976 - to Former Members of Congress
"Obedience to Duty"   August 25, 1965 - Gettysburg, PA
"President Nixon's Executive Order Relating to the Subversive Activities Control Board"   9/22/71
"The Origin and Objective of the First Amendment"   December 5, 1974 -  Oklahoma Bar Assn.
"Will Freedom of the Press Survive?"   March 16, 1974 - Raleigh, NC
"Humor, Wise and Otherwise"
"Government and the Media"   March 16, 1974 -  Raleigh, NC
"Faith and Courage"   March 1, 1962 -  10th Annual Presidential Prayer Breakfast
"Fear of the First Amendment"   October 5, 1971 -  University of North Carolina, Greensboro

Writings by Senator Sam J. Ervin, Jr.
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A Meditation on Old Age
Confrontation at the Watergate  October 3, 1973 - from The Congressional Record
Duties of the Citizen, the Lawyer, and the Judge  1976
Various Quotations
Ford's Pardon of Nixon  September 9, 1974 - from The Congressional Record
Integrity in the Political Process
Judicial Verbicide  November, 1980
Watergate  July 30, 1984
Letter to President Reagan Concerning Separation of Church and State  1985
Our Heritage - A Blessing and an Obligation

Personal Observations on Watergate

President Nixon and Impeachable Offenses  April 11, 1974
The Role of the Lawyer in America  Fall, 1975 - New England Law Review
Views on Civil Rights  April 17, 1967
What a Father Ought to Say to His Children  May 22, 1979
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