With a public service career spanning over 70 years, the speeches of Senator Strom Thurmond document the evolution of his thoughts, opinions, and philosophies in all of the public offices he held – State Senator, Circuit Judge, Governor, and U.S. Senator. His words are reflective of the times and of his unflagging support of his constituents. These speeches available online are only a small portion of the Strom Thurmond Collection. Please visit the guide to the Strom Thurmond Collection for additional information.
Submissions from 1950
Address at World Outlook Conference, Bob Jones University, Strom Thurmond
Address before South Carolina Democratic Convention, Strom Thurmond
Address for Senate campaign, Strom Thurmond
Address for Senate campaign meeting, Strom Thurmond
Address for Senate campaign meeting, Strom Thurmond
Address for Senate campaign over state wide radio network, Strom Thurmond
Address for Senate campaign. Tuesday night radio speech (edited), Strom Thurmond
Address on "Mother's Day" Program, Strom Thurmond
Address on Senate campaign opponent's public record, Strom Thurmond
Address on United Nations Day, Strom Thurmond
Address to convention of South Carolina Nurses, Strom Thurmond
Address to General Assembly, Strom Thurmond
Address to South Carolina Municipal Association, Strom Thurmond
Address to Southern Association of Science and Industry and Charleston Lion's Club, Strom Thurmond
Adoption of Merit System by State Highway Department, Strom Thurmond
American Camp Week, Strom Thurmond
American Legion Junior Baseball program, Strom Thurmond
American Newspaperboy Day, Strom Thurmond
Announcement of New Addition to Limestone Mills, Strom Thurmond
Announcement of new Fairview Mills plant at Fountain Inn, Strom Thurmond
Announcement of new Maverick Mills plant, Strom Thurmond
Announcing Appointment of E.H. Talbert to Serve as Fuel Coordinator of South Carolina During Coal Shortage Emergency, Strom Thurmond
Announcing Appointment of Fulton B. Creech to the South Carolina Forestry Commission, Strom Thurmond
Announcing Appointment of John A. Stokes as Sheriff of Darlington County, to Succeed W.E. Bryant, Strom Thurmond
Announcing Appointment of State Fulbright Scholarship Committee, Strom Thurmond
Announcing Candidacy for the United States Senate, Strom Thurmond
Announcing Plans for the 1950 Southern Governors' Conference, Strom Thurmond
Announcing That War Prisoners and Internees Can File Benefits Claims, Strom Thurmond
Announcing the Appointment of C.C. Pearce, Jr., as a Member of the South State Ports Authority, Strom Thurmond
Annual Message to the General Assembly, Strom Thurmond
Appointment of Mary Risher to Serve as Miss South Carolina at the Azalea Festival, 1950 April, Strom Thurmond
Appointment of Mary Risher to serve as Miss South Carolina at the Azalea Festival, 1950 April, Strom Thurmond
Appointments by Governor Thurmond, 1950 December 14, Strom Thurmond
Appointments to Game and Fish Commission, Committee on Insurance Laws, State Board of Education, Strom Thurmond
Approval by General Assembly of Reorganization Plan No. 2, Strom Thurmond
Armed Forced Day, Strom Thurmond
Article for American Wool and Cotton Reporter, Southern Progress Edition, Strom Thurmond
Assistance to the Sheriff of Greenville County to Preserve Peace at Woodside Mills, Strom Thurmond
Automobile Dealer Week, Strom Thurmond
Betsy Barbara Thomas will be Princess of South Carolina at Third Annual National Seafood Festival in Hampton, Va., Strom Thurmond
Blue Cross - Blue Shield Week, Strom Thurmond
Boys and Girls Week, Strom Thurmond
Broiler Week, Strom Thurmond
Budget Commission letter to E.C. Rhodes, Strom Thurmond
Budget Commission letter to State Assembly, Strom Thurmond
Budget Commission Ordering a Uniform Reduction in State Appropriations, Strom Thurmond
Budget Commission Ordering a Uniform Reduction in State Appropriations, Strom Thurmond
Cancer Control Month, Strom Thurmond
Celebrating Sesquicentennial of Establishment of the Capital at Washington, D.C., Strom Thurmond
Celebration of Thanksgiving Day, Strom Thurmond
Children's Day, Strom Thurmond
Children's Dental Health Week, Strom Thurmond
Citizenship Day, Strom Thurmond
Commenting on Crusade for Freedom, Strom Thurmond
Commenting on Singspiration Rallies Sponsored by Billy Graham Men's Club of Columbia, Strom Thurmond
Comment on American Bar Association's anti-communist resolution, Strom Thurmond
Comment on reactivation of Fort Jackson, Strom Thurmond
Comment on results of Democratic Senate Primary, Strom Thurmond
Comment on Truman's Remarks about James F. Byrnes, Strom Thurmond
Community Chest Red Feather Campaign, Strom Thurmond
Confirmation by State Senate of Appointment of Miss Faith Clayton to the State Industrial Commission, Strom Thurmond
Conservation Week and Arbor Day, Strom Thurmond
Constitution Day, Strom Thurmond
Cover letter for Reorganization Plan No. 2 documents, Strom Thurmond
Dangers of Federal Aid for Education, Strom Thurmond
Day of Prayer for World Peace, Strom Thurmond
Declaring an Emergency Forest Fire Situation in South Carolina, Strom Thurmond
Dedicating University of South Carolina Law Building, Strom Thurmond
Dedication of Home Office of National Fidelity Insurance Company, Strom Thurmond
Dedication of New Trans-Lux Newscast Sign by Radio Station WUSN, Strom Thurmond
Defeat of Senator Claude Pepper by Congressman Smathers, Strom Thurmond
Easter Seal Month, Strom Thurmond
Endorsing Educational Program of South Carolina Aeronautics Commission, Strom Thurmond
Engineers Day, Strom Thurmond
Excerpts from statement at Senate campaign meeting about pardon racket, Strom Thurmond
Extending Christmas Greetings on "Piedmont Farm Hour", Strom Thurmond
Farming Trends in South Carolina, Strom Thurmond
Father's Day, Strom Thurmond
Financial Condition of South Carolina, Strom Thurmond
Fire Prevention Week, Strom Thurmond
Flag Week, Strom Thurmond
Formation of South Carolina Civil Defense, Strom Thurmond
Future Farmers of America Week, Strom Thurmond
Governor and Mrs. Thurmond to entertain press followed by the annual pre-legislative conferences, Strom Thurmond
Greek Independence Day, Strom Thurmond
Greeting annual convention of Disabled American Veterans, Strom Thurmond
I am an American Day, Strom Thurmond
Investigation of Ku Klux Klan Parade at Myrtle Beach, Strom Thurmond
Invitation of S.C. Veterans of Battle of the Bulge to Attend Dedication of Bastogne Monument in Belgium, Strom Thurmond
Invitation of S.C. Veterans of Battle of the Bulge to Attend Dedication of Bastogne Monument in Belgium, Strom Thurmond
June Dairy Month, Strom Thurmond
Letter from E.C. Rhodes, Comptroller General, about Reorganization Plan No. 2, Strom Thurmond
Letter from Frank Cope, Fertilizer Board of Control about Reorganization Plan No. 4, Strom Thurmond
Letter from the State Budget Commission to E.C. Rhodes, Strom Thurmond
Letter to 88th General Assembly, Strom Thurmond
Letter to Democratic Party of South Carolina, Strom Thurmond
Letter to General Assembly about teachers' salaries, Strom Thurmond
Letter Writing Week, Strom Thurmond
Loyalty Day, Strom Thurmond
Maid of Cotton Week, Strom Thurmond