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
Maybank Vote For President, Strom Thurmond
Meeting of the Greater Columbia Community Chest Federation, Strom Thurmond
Message to Boy Scout 40th Anniversary Meeting, Strom Thurmond
Message to Boy Scout 40th Anniversary Meeting, Strom Thurmond
Minutes of a meeting of the Advisory Board of the South Carolina Public Service Authority, Strom Thurmond
Mother's Day, Strom Thurmond
National Bible Week, Strom Thurmond
National Business Women's Week, Strom Thurmond
National Correct Posture Week, Strom Thurmond
National Crime Prevention Week, Strom Thurmond
National Farm Safety Week, Strom Thurmond
National Kids' Day, Strom Thurmond
National Maritime Day, Strom Thurmond
National Music Week, Strom Thurmond
National Pharmacy Week, Strom Thurmond
National Reorganization Month, Strom Thurmond
National Sunday School Week, Strom Thurmond
Need for Bringing Out the Facts Concerning the Proposed Increase in Telephone Rates, Strom Thurmond
O'er the Ramparts We Watched, Strom Thurmond
Oil Progress Week, Strom Thurmond
Olin Johnston: Coat Tail Swinger, Strom Thurmond
On Newspaper Reports of a New Snub by President Truman, Strom Thurmond
Opening of 1950 Fund Campaign of the American Red Cross, Strom Thurmond
Opening of Columbia Garden Club's Parkway Picnic Area on Camden Highway, Strom Thurmond
Opening of Columbia Garden Club's Parkway Picnic Area on Camden Highway, Strom Thurmond
Opening of WBT Television Station, Charlotte, North Carolina, Strom Thurmond
Opening Senate campaign radio speech, Strom Thurmond
Our Fish and Game Situation; Little Time for Exercise; Good State for Athletics; Bird Story, Strom Thurmond
Pardon case cited in Senate campaign meeting, Strom Thurmond
Paying tribute to Henderson Advertising Agency, Strom Thurmond
Peach Blossom Festival Day, Strom Thurmond
Poetry Week, Strom Thurmond
Poppy Day, Strom Thurmond
Pre-election comments on Senate primary, Strom Thurmond
Pre-Natal Blood Test Week, Strom Thurmond
Press and radio representatives luncheons, Strom Thurmond
Press release about speech to Southern Association of Science and Industry, Strom Thurmond
Proclamation that Reorganization Plan No. 2 became effective, Strom Thurmond
Progress in South Carolina State Government Since 1900, Strom Thurmond
Protest Sent to Truman About Detention of Greek Children in Communist Dominated Countries, Strom Thurmond
Publication of John C. Calhoun, American Portrait by Margaret L. Coit, Strom Thurmond
Radio Broadcast Opening of Colonial Stores Scholarship Contest, Strom Thurmond
Radio network for annual message to the General Assembly, Strom Thurmond
Reduction of Fire Insurance Rates in South Carolina, Strom Thurmond
Remarks on "Mother's Day" Program, Strom Thurmond
Reorganization Plan No. 2, Strom Thurmond
Reorganization Plan No. 2, Strom Thurmond
Reorganization Plan No. 2 cover letter, Strom Thurmond
Reorganization Plan No. 3, Strom Thurmond
Reorganization Plan No. 4, Strom Thurmond
Reorganization Plan No. 5, Strom Thurmond
Reorganization Plan No. 6, Strom Thurmond
Reorganization Plans No. 3, 4, 5, and 6, Strom Thurmond
Request to erect plaque for World War II Medal of Honor recipients, Strom Thurmond
Request to override veto of Bill No. 517 and Act No. 978, Strom Thurmond
Research, Planning and Development Board letter about Reorganization Plan No. 3, Strom Thurmond
Resolution calling on Budget Commission to rescind its April 1, 1950 order, Strom Thurmond
Savings Bonds Independence Drive, Strom Thurmond
Selective Service Act, Strom Thurmond
Senate campaign address, America's international situation, Strom Thurmond
Senate campaign address on civil rights program, Strom Thurmond
Senate campaign. Johnston's various political positions, Strom Thurmond
Senate campaign meeting. Segregation in the Armed Forces; Pardons, Strom Thurmond
Senate campaign radio address, Strom Thurmond
Senate campaign radio address, Strom Thurmond
Senate campaign speech. Marshall Aid, Strom Thurmond
Shut-In Day, Strom Thurmond
Signing Election Law, Strom Thurmond
South Carolina Revival Rally Day, Strom Thurmond
Southern Five Hundred automobile race, Strom Thurmond
Southern Governors' Conference: Industrial Development in the South, Strom Thurmond
Southern Invitational Boxing Tournament Weekend, Strom Thurmond
Speech at Senate Campaign Meeting. Pardons, Strom Thurmond
Statement at McCormick Senate campaign meeting on segregation in the armed forces, Strom Thurmond
Statement at Senate campaign meeting about Johnston's influence, Strom Thurmond
Statement at Senate campaign meeting about Olin Johnston supporting Truman, Strom Thurmond
Statement at Senate campaign meeting about pardon racket, Strom Thurmond
Statement at Senate campaign meeting about Senator Olin Johnston's support for Truman, Strom Thurmond
Statement at Senate campaign meeting about Senator Olin Johnston's support for Truman, Strom Thurmond
Statement at Senate campaign meeting about the CIO Political Action Committee, Strom Thurmond
Statement at Senate campaign meeting about the South Carolina Industrial Commission, Strom Thurmond
Statement at Senate Campaign Meeting. Background of F.E.P.C., Strom Thurmond
Statement at Senate campaign meeting. Campaign review., Strom Thurmond
Statement at Senate campaign meeting describing Johnston's vacillation about Truman, Strom Thurmond
Statement at Senate campaign meeting. Economy in the federal government, Strom Thurmond
Statement at Senate campaign meeting, He Took the Oath, Strom Thurmond
Statement at Senate Campaign Meeting. Johnston's record, Strom Thurmond
Statement at Senate campaign meeting. Korea and Foreign Policy, Strom Thurmond
Statement at Senate Campaign Meeting. Marshall Plan, Strom Thurmond
Statement at Senate campaign meeting on public education, Strom Thurmond
Statement at Senate campaign meeting on Taft-Hartley Act, Strom Thurmond
Statement at Senate campaign meeting. Outside influences on election, Strom Thurmond
Statement at Senate campaign meeting. Segregation, Strom Thurmond
Statement at Senate campaign meeting. What has he done?, Strom Thurmond
Statement at Senate campaign meeting. William Hastie, Strom Thurmond
Statement before Congressional Investigating Committee at Oliver General Hospital, Strom Thurmond
Statement By J. Strom Thurmond, Governer of South Carolina, Endorsing "Tide of Toys" Campaign Of The American Legion, Strom Thurmond