Terry Sanford Autographs
James Terry Sanford (August 20, 1917 – April 18, 1998) was an American lawyer and politician from North Carolina. A member of the Democratic Party, Sanford served as the 65th governor of North Carolina from 1961 to 1965, was a two-time U.S. presidential candidate in the 1970s, and served as a U.S. senator from 1986 to 1993. He was a strong proponent of public education and introduced several reforms and new programs in North Carolina's schools and institutions of higher education as the state's governor. From 1970 to 1985, Sanford served as the president of Duke University.
Born in Laurinburg, North Carolina, Sanford became a Federal Bureau of Investigation special agent after graduating from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1939. During World War II he joined the United States Army and saw combat in the European Theater. Following the war, Sanford attended and graduated from the University of North Carolina School of Law and began a legal career in the late 1940s, soon becoming involved in politics. He served one term in the North Carolina Senate and managed W. Kerr Scott's U.S. Senate campaign in 1954 before running for governor in 1960. Focusing on improving education and economic opportunity, he defeated segregationist I. Beverly Lake Sr. in the Democratic primary and was subsequently elected governor in the general election. Taking office in 1961, he pushed a controversial tax increase through the state legislature to double public spending on schools and created a commission to study further education. Growing increasingly anxious about opportunities for black students, he became the first Southern governor to call for an end to racially discriminatory employment practices in 1963 and used law enforcement to protect civil rights demonstrators. He also created the North Carolina Fund to alleviate poverty and lobbied for a major environmental research facility to be located at the Research Triangle Park, while also presiding over reforms in other areas such as medical assistance and health and safety during his time as governor.
Leaving the governorship in 1965, Sanford remained active in Democratic Party politics and engaged in the practice of law before being hired as President of Duke University in 1970. While there, he increased the school's fundraising, managed student protests, and created new institutions to study public policy issues. Retiring in 1985, he successfully ran for a U.S. Senate seat the following year. In Congress he maintained a liberal voting record, cofounding the International Commission for Central American Recovery and Development, objecting to the passage of a Flag Desecration Amendment, and criticizing American involvement in the Gulf War. Defeated in a bid for re-election in 1992, he spent his later years practicing law, writing, and teaching at Duke before he died of cancer in 1998. He is remembered in North Carolina as the "education governor" and served as a role model for several other Southern governors.
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Traded items with a signature of Terry Sanford
The most expensive item with a signature of Terry Sanford (J. Cole ~ Signed 2003 Terry Sanford High School Senior Autographed Yearbook) was sold in June 2026 for $2,995.00 while the cheapest item (TERRY SANFORD SIGNED Senator Photo & Senate letter) found a new owner for $0.99 in February 2012. The month with the most items sold (2) was August 2008 with an average selling price of $2.12 for an autographed item of Terry Sanford. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in November 2021 with $49.99 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $0.99 was February 2012. In average, an autographed item from Terry Sanford is worth $10.25.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Terry Sanford were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | Governor North Carolina Terry Sanford Autographed Photo and Letter | $19.95 |  |
| Governor North Carolina Terry Sanford Autographed Photo and Letter | $19.95 | |
 | North Carolina Senator Terry Sanford Signed Letter Autograph Mail 1992 | $10.00 | |
| North Carolina Senator Terry Sanford Signed Letter Autograph Mail 1992 | $10.00 | |
| Senator Terry Sanford Signed Autograph Letter 1968 North Carolina NC Politics | $44.99 | |
| Senator Terry Sanford Signed Autograph Letter 1968 North Carolina NC Politics | $44.99 | |
| Senator Terry Sanford Signed Autographs - North Carolina Senator from 1986-93 | $39.99 | |
| Senator Terry Sanford Signed Autographs - North Carolina Senator from 1986-93 | $39.99 | |
 | Signed 8x10 Terry Sanford | $36.74 | |
| Signed 8x10 Terry Sanford | $36.74 | |
| Terry Sanford autographed color Why Tar Heels card as Governor | $9.95 | |
| Terry Sanford autographed color Why Tar Heels card as Governor | $9.95 | |
| Terry Sanford Autographed Signed 8x10 Photo - North Carolina Senator - w/COA | $39.99 | |
| Terry Sanford Autographed Signed 8x10 Photo - North Carolina Senator - w/COA | $39.99 | |
| TERRY SANFORD †1998 politician from USA signed convolute from 1968 | $34.00 | |
