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Date of Work
1976
Identification #
OGL631-354
Description
Jimmy Carter visited Bismarck during his successful 1976 presidential campaign. Joining him on the stage are Byron Dorgan (far left), Kent Conrad (beside Dorgan and in front of the American flag) and Governor Art Link (right behind Carter).
Byron Dorgan served the state in various capacities over a long career in politics: North Dakota Tax Commissioner (1969-1981), US House of Representatives (1981-1992) and US Senate (1992-2011). A native of Regent, North Dakota, he graduated from UND in 1964.
A native of Bismarck, Kent Conrad succeeded Byron Dorgan as Tax Commissioner in 1981 and served in the United States Senate from 1987 until his retirement in 2013.
Art Link served in the United States House of Representatives from 1971 to 1973 and as Governor of North Dakota from 1973 to 1981.
People Depicted
Jimmy Carter, Kent Conrad, Byron Dorgan, Art Link
Rights
Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections, Chester Fritz Library, University of North Dakota
Keywords
Jimmy Carter, Kent Conrad, Byron Dorgan, Art Link