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Robert F. Kennedy attends Terry Sanford's gubernatorial inauguration

On June 6, 1968—fifty years ago today—Robert Francis Kennedy died nearly twenty-six hours after being fatally shot by Sirhan Sirhan in the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles, California. Seven years earlier—on January 5, 1961—Hugh Morton photographed Kennedy during a visit to Raleigh, North Carolina. On that day, Kennedy sat on the platform in Raleigh’s Memorial … Continue reading “Robert F. Kennedy attends Terry Sanford's gubernatorial inauguration”

John F. Kennedy's 100th birthday anniversary

If John F. Kennedy were alive today, he would be celebrating his 100th birthday. Hugh Morton, who was less than four years younger than JFK, photographed him on several occasions. The above photograph is Morton’s earliest. During the nearly ten years that A View to Hugh has been in existence, John Kennedy has been featured, represented, or … Continue reading “John F. Kennedy's 100th birthday anniversary”

North Carolina's Tribute to President John F. Kennedy

Back in 2007, I wrote a brief post about the fundraising event held at Kenan Memorial Stadium for the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library. Today marks the fiftieth anniversary of the event—North Carolina’s Tribute to President John F. Kennedy for the benefit of John Fitzgerald Kennedy Library. Every spring for the past several years, I … Continue reading “North Carolina's Tribute to President John F. Kennedy”

Film of John F. Kennedy in the Morton collection

On this fiftieth anniversary of John F. Kennedy’s assassination, A View to Hugh would be remiss without a post about Kennedy. But what to write? JFK has been mentioned or featured several times here, including “A Spark of Greatness,” a four-part series (the link is for part one) related to the presidential and North Carolina … Continue reading “Film of John F. Kennedy in the Morton collection”

Edward Kennedy, 1932-2009

We’ve been writing way too many of these memorial blog posts lately . . . Hugh Morton images of the “Lion of the Senate” are pretty few and far between, but there are some, mostly from the 1972 Democratic National Convention in Miami Beach (see above). I also found a few choice shots of Kennedy … Continue reading “Edward Kennedy, 1932-2009”

New name added to Morton’s presidential list

During his seventy years with a camera, we believe Hugh Morton photographed eleven United States presidents—from Franklin Roosevelt to Bill Clinton. Then, on January 20, 2021, we added a twelfth name to the list. It was Wednesday, March 4, 1987: Hugh Morton and Smith Barrier, Greensboro News & Record Sports Editor, drove to Washington, D.C. Likely, Barrier was … Continue reading “New name added to Morton’s presidential list”

Celebrating America in space 2019

This year, 2019, marks several special anniversaries for the United States space program. Today marks the fiftieth anniversary of the Apollo 11 launch that carried the first humans to the lunar surface on July 20, 1969. Morton Collection volunteer, Jack Hilliard, takes a look at these celebrations. Then, in an afterward, I’ll share my current thinking … Continue reading “Celebrating America in space 2019”

Paul Hardin: UNC’s bicentennial chancellor

Chancellor Paul Hardin was a visionary leader who is remembered in North Carolina and across our nation for his dedication to promoting the life-changing impact and benefits of higher education — UNC Chancellor Carol L. Folt, July 2017 One year ago today, July 1, 2017, UNC lost a giant: Chancellor Emeritus Paul Hardin III. Hardin led … Continue reading “Paul Hardin: UNC’s bicentennial chancellor”

A sweet spot in time

UNC Head Football Coach Larry Fedora will be taking his 2016 Tar Heels to the Hyundai Sun Bowl in El Paso, Texas on Friday, December 30, 2016. The game will be featured on CBS at 2:00 p.m. This will mark Carolina’s thirty-third bowl appearance going back to the 1947 Sugar Bowl. Of the thirty-two previous games, the … Continue reading “A sweet spot in time”

A bowl of bitter sugar and an impromptu New Year’s Day truck ride in the Big Easy

The 2015 Tar Heels season ended disappointingly Tuesday evening at the Russell Athletic Bowl in Orlando, Florida. The game marked Carolina’s 32nd bowl appearance, but sadly for Tar Heel fans it became their 18th bowl loss. Of the 31 previous bowl games, the Tar Heels won 14 and lost 17—and of those losses, the one on January … Continue reading “A bowl of bitter sugar and an impromptu New Year’s Day truck ride in the Big Easy”