John McCain has made few visits to North Carolina.

While Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama has spoken to crowds totaling 169,050 in almost all of the major metropolitan areas of the state, McCain has come here only a handful of times.

McCain has also held mostly smaller speeches and meetings instead of the larger rallies held by Obama, though as Election Day neared he's held more rallies.

In all, McCain has spoken to about 17,900 people.

Before Primary:

Charlotte, May 5: McCain gave a speech on foreign policy before a crowd of 200 at the Charlotte Chamber.

Greensboro, May 5: McCain gave a speech on his judicial philosophy before "a large crowd of students" at Wake Forest University.

After Primary:

Montreat, June 29: McCain met privately with Rev. Billy Graham and his son Franklin at their retreat, Little Piney Cove.

Wilmington, Oct. 14: McCain gave a speech at a rally of 2,500 at Cape Fear Community College.

Concord, Oct. 18: McCain spoke to 7,000 at a rally in Concord.

Fayetteville, Oct. 28: McCain spoke to 8,200. 

After the jump, the pool report on John McCain's visit with Billy Graham.

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Bob Orr filmed a speech by Martin Luther King in 1965.

The Republican gubernatorial candidate, then an 18-year-old stringer for WSOC-TV in Charlotte, used a 16mm handheld crank camera to film King at an appearance in Montreat on Aug. 21.

King was speaking at the Christian Action Conference at Anderson Auditorium.

The memory came back to Orr today when he was looking at photographs of the event on the Asheville Citizen-Times Web site.

In this photo, Orr is the "skinny young guy" with a camera in the front left, he tells Dome.

"It was a remarkable experience and I can remember my Dad, who went with me, and me talking about what an incredible speaker Dr. King was on the way home," he wrote.