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Years later, Robert Faulkner, Rockefeller's executive secretary in 1970, said that Bernard's victory for the chairmanship showed that many pre-Rockefeller Republicans in Arkansas "couldn't wait to throw out the Rockefeller influence and pick their own, more conservative, traditional Republican."<ref>Urwin, ''Agenda for Reform'', p. 190.</ref> However, Bernard's obituary indicates that he like Rockefeller was a strong defender of [[civil rights]]. During his chairmanship, Governor [[Ronald W. Reagan]] of [[California]] visited Bernard while Reagan was in Arkansas to campaign for various Republican candidates.<ref name=obit/>​

Years later, Robert Faulkner, Rockefeller's executive secretary in 1970, said that Bernard's victory for the chairmanship showed that many pre-Rockefeller Republicans in Arkansas "couldn't wait to throw out the Rockefeller influence and pick their own, more conservative, traditional Republican."<ref>Urwin, ''Agenda for Reform'', p. 190.</ref> However, Bernard's obituary indicates that he like Rockefeller was a strong defender of [[civil rights]]. During his chairmanship, Governor [[Ronald W. Reagan]] of [[California]] visited Bernard while Reagan was in Arkansas to campaign for various Republican candidates.<ref name=obit/>​

Bernard died in Memphis, Tennessee, at the age of eighty-seven, but it is unclear if he was a Memphis resident in his last years. He was cremated. According to his obituary, Bernard "always remained a combination of a small town boy and larger than life figure, making himself big enough for any challenge but always remaining a true Southern gentleman."<ref name=obit/>​

Bernard died in Memphis, Tennessee, at the age of eighty-seven, but it is unclear if he was a Memphis resident in his last years. He was cremated. According to his obituary, Bernard "always remained a combination of a small town boy and larger than life figure, making himself big enough for any challenge but always remaining a true Southern gentleman."<ref name=obit/>

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==References==

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* [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/berl-berrien.html Charles T. Bernard at] The Political Graveyard​

* [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/berl-berrien.html Charles T. Bernard at] The Political Graveyard

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