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Rankin’s seven years shaping North Carolina’s governor office
Ed Rankin served as private secretary to Govs Umstead and Hodges from January 1953, guiding the office through Umstead’s illness and death and Hodges’ early tenure. He helped run operations during crises, endured a sprawling transition, and after 1955 formed ties with Hodges’ staff before planning a move to public relations with John Harden Associates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan Haislip
Raleigh
Ed Rankin
North Carolina
Capitol
Rankin
William B. Umstead
Durham
Umstead
Luther H. Hodges
Hodges
John Harden
W. Kerr Scott
Ofice
Frank Taylor
Goldsboro
John, W. Umstead
Chapel Hill
Orange County House
U.S
Senate
Melville Broughton
D. G. Fowle
Luther Hodges
Associaton