Senator Sam Irvin: The Humor of a Country Lawyer
Tue, Jun 21
|CLE Lecture Hall
Time & Location
Jun 21, 2022, 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM
CLE Lecture Hall, 348 S 5th St, Highlands, NC 28741, USA
About the Event
"An ounce of revealing humor", wrote Senator Ervin, "has more power to reveal, convince, or ridicule than do many tomes of erudite argument." In the 1970's Americans watched the Bible-quoting "old country lawyer" from Morganton put his mountain stories to good use as he led the Senate investigation of the Watergate Scandal. Dr. Karl Campbell, Ervin's biographer and a history professor at Appalachian State University, will discuss the Senator's historical legacy while reminding us of the importance of humor, and civility, in our contemporary political debates.
Location: CLE Lecture Hall
Presenter: Karl Campbell is a professor of history at Appalachian State University, where he teaches North Carolina and recent United States history. Originally from Ohio, Karl received his B.A. degree in history and political science from Warren Wilson College in Asheville and his M.A. and Ph.D. in history from UNC Chapel Hill.