POWER OF ATTORNEY



KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:

         We, the undersigned directors of Wachovia Corporation,  and each of us,
do  hereby  make,  constitute  and  appoint  Kenneth  W.  McAllister  and  Alice
Washington  Grogan, and each of them (either of whom may act without the consent
or joinder of the other),  our  attorneys-in-fact  and agents with full power of
substitution for us and in our name, place and stead, in any and all capacities,
to execute  for us and in our behalf the Annual  Report on Form 10-K of Wachovia
Corporation  for the year ended  December 31, 1997 and any and all amendments to
the foregoing Report and any other documents and instruments incidental thereto,
and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and all documents in connection
therewith,  with the  Securities  and Exchange  Commission,  granting  unto said
attorneys-in-fact  and agents,  and each of them, full power and authority to do
and perform each and every act and thing  requisite  and necessary to be done in
and about the  premises,  as fully to all  intents  and  purposes as we might or
could  do  in  person,   hereby   ratifying   and   confirming   all  that  said
attorneys-in-fact  and agents and/or any of them, or their or his  substitute or
substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

         IN WITNESS  WHEREOF,  we the  undersigned  have  executed this Power of
Attorney this 23rd day of January, 1998.



/s/ L. M. Baker, Jr.                        /s/ James S. Balloun
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L. M. Baker, Jr.                            James S. Balloun



/s/ James F. Betts                          /s/ Peter C. Browning
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James F. Betts                              Peter C. Browning



/s/ John T. Casteen III                     /s/ John L. Clendenin
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John T. Casteen III                         John L. Clendenin



/s/ Lawrence M. Gressette, Jr.              /s/ Thomas K. Hearn, Jr.
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Lawrence M. Gressette, Jr.                  Thomas K. Hearn, Jr.



/s/ George W. Henderson III                 /s/ W. Hayne Hipp
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George W. Henderson III                     W. Hayne Hipp



                                            /s/ Robert A. Ingram
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Robert M. Holder, Jr.                       Robert A. Ingram



/s/ James W. Johnston                       /s/ George R. Lewis
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James W. Johnston                           George R. Lewis



/s/ John G. Medlin, Jr.                     /s/ Lloyd U. Noland III
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John G. Medlin, Jr.                         Lloyd U. Noland III



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Wyndham Robertson                           Herman J. Russell



/s/ Sherwood H. Smith, Jr.                  /s/ John C. Whitaker, Jr.
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Sherwood H. Smith, Jr.                      John C. Whitaker, Jr.




                                POWER OF ATTORNEY



KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:

     I, the  undersigned  director  of  Wachovia  Corporation,  do hereby  make,
constitute and appoint Kenneth W. McAllister and Alice  Washington  Grogan,  and
each of them  (either  of whom may act  without  the  consent  or joinder of the
other), my  attorneys-in-fact  and agents with full power of substitution for me
and in my name,  place and stead, in any and all  capacities,  to execute for me
and in my behalf the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Wachovia  Corporation for the
year ended December 31, 1997 and any and all amendments to the foregoing  Report
and any other  documents and  instruments  incidental  thereto,  and to file the
same, with all exhibits thereto, and all documents in connection therewith, with
the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and
agents,  and each of them,  full power and  authority to do and perform each and
every  act and  thing  requisite  and  necessary  to be done  in and  about  the
premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as I might or could do in person,
hereby  ratifying  and  confirming  all that said  attorneys-in-fact  and agents
and/or any of them, or their or his substitute or  substitutes,  may lawfully do
or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF,  I the undersigned have executed this Power of Attorney
this 30th day of January, 1998.



                                            /s/ Herman J. Russell
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                                            Herman J. Russell





                                POWER OF ATTORNEY



KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:

     I, the  undersigned  director  of  Wachovia  Corporation,  do hereby  make,
constitute and appoint Kenneth W. McAllister and Alice  Washington  Grogan,  and
each of them  (either  of whom may act  without  the  consent  or joinder of the
other), my  attorneys-in-fact  and agents with full power of substitution for me
and in my name,  place and stead, in any and all  capacities,  to execute for me
and in my behalf the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Wachovia  Corporation for the
year ended December 31, 1997 and any and all amendments to the foregoing  Report
and any other  documents and  instruments  incidental  thereto,  and to file the
same, with all exhibits thereto, and all documents in connection therewith, with
the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and
agents,  and each of them,  full power and  authority to do and perform each and
every  act and  thing  requisite  and  necessary  to be done  in and  about  the
premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as I might or could do in person,
hereby  ratifying  and  confirming  all that said  attorneys-in-fact  and agents
and/or any of them, or their or his substitute or  substitutes,  may lawfully do
or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF,  I the undersigned have executed this Power of Attorney
this 30th day of January, 1998.



                                            /s/ Wyndham Robertson
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                                            Wyndham Robertson



                                POWER OF ATTORNEY



KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:

     I, the  undersigned  director  of  Wachovia  Corporation,  do hereby  make,
constitute and appoint Kenneth W. McAllister and Alice  Washington  Grogan,  and
each of them  (either  of whom may act  without  the  consent  or joinder of the
other), my  attorneys-in-fact  and agents with full power of substitution for me
and in my name,  place and stead, in any and all  capacities,  to execute for me
and in my behalf the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Wachovia  Corporation for the
year ended December 31, 1997 and any and all amendments to the foregoing  Report
and any other  documents and  instruments  incidental  thereto,  and to file the
same, with all exhibits thereto, and all documents in connection therewith, with
the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and
agents,  and each of them,  full power and  authority to do and perform each and
every  act and  thing  requisite  and  necessary  to be done  in and  about  the
premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as I might or could do in person,
hereby  ratifying  and  confirming  all that said  attorneys-in-fact  and agents
and/or any of them, or their or his substitute or  substitutes,  may lawfully do
or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

         IN WITNESS  WHEREOF,  I the  undersigned  have  executed this Power of
Attorney this 30th day of January, 1998.



                                            /s/ Robert M. Holder, Jr.
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                                            Robert M. Holder, Jr.