before the people of north carolina had gotten used to the idea that they had a senator named joseph bratten, it was time to replace him. the voters didn't get to replace him. the governor of jake got to replace him because it was an unexpectedly open seat. and the governor

before the people of north carolina had gotten used to the idea that they had a senator named joseph bratten, it was time to replace him. the voters didn't get to replace him. the governor of jake got to replace him because it was an unexpectedly open seat. and the governor decided to look to a very prominent north carolina citizen to take bratten's senate seat. he decided to give it to the president of the university of north carolina. and the president of the university of north carolina at that time, 1949, was a really interesting guy. he came from an academic background, had been a history professor. he ended up proving to be a politically skilled guy. when he became president of unc, he made lots of friends in washington. he turneded that into lots of federal funding for unc. he was broad-minded for his time. there had previously been a quote on as the number of jews that unc would accept at its medical school. when frank porter graham became the president of unc, he scrapped the jew quota. frank porter graham, unc president. in 1949, he was unexpectedly vaulted into the united states s