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.

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Submissions from 1949

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Reply as to Whether Governor Thurmond Would Sign Constitutional Amendments Ratified by the General Assembly, Strom Thurmond

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Reply to press about intentions to not attend a dinner at which Vice President Barkley would speak, Strom Thurmond

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Reply to Press Query on Reaction to Speech of Vice President Barkley at the National Democratic Party Dinner, Strom Thurmond

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Reply to Question Concerning a Position on the Industrial Commission, Strom Thurmond

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Reply to Questions from Mr. Geoffrey Birt, Alabama Journal, as to Whether or not Governor Thurmond Would Attend a Jackson Day Dinner, Strom Thurmond

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Reply to United Press Question about Use of the Senate Filibuster Coalition to Consolidate Gains of the States' Rights Movement, Strom Thurmond

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Report of Freight Rate Committee of Southern Governors' Conference, Strom Thurmond

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Report Received From American Red Cross Concerning Red Cross Activities in South Carolina, Strom Thurmond

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Request for veto of Act No. 127, Strom Thurmond

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Request to reconsider and pass Act No. 1192, Strom Thurmond

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Resolution to Reaffirm Federal Constitutional Provisions for the Return of Fugitives from Justice to the States Having Jurisdiction of Crime Committed, Strom Thurmond

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Response to Announcement by Senator J. Howard McGrath that Future Political Appointments Depend on Loyalty to the Truman Organization, Strom Thurmond

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Responsible Citizenship, Strom Thurmond

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Review of industrial and agricultural progress in South Carolina during 1949, Strom Thurmond

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Save Your Vision Week, Strom Thurmond

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Shut-In Day, Strom Thurmond

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Social Hygiene Day, Strom Thurmond

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South Carolina sentiments regarding Charlotte, Strom Thurmond

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Statement at Farmers Night Kiwanis meeting, Strom Thurmond

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Statement by J. Strom Thurmond, Governor of South Carolina, for use in program 12th annual South Carolina State-Wide Industrial Safety Conference, 1949 September 16, Strom Thurmond

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Statement Deploring the Expenditure of Large Sums of Money to Purchase Textile Machinery to be Sent Abroad so as to Foster Unfair Competition with American Textile Industries, Strom Thurmond

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Statement Deploring the Purchase of Textile Machinery to be Sent Abroad so as to Foster Unfair Competition with American Textile Industries, Strom Thurmond

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Statement for publication in the Textile South edition of Southern Textile News, Strom Thurmond

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Statement for Southern Progress edition of American Wool and Cotton Reporter, Strom Thurmond

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Statement for special South Carolina edition of the Railroad Journal, Strom Thurmond

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Statement for Special Travel Issue of The Chicago Tribune, Strom Thurmond

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Statement for Special Travel Issue of the Chicago Tribune, Strom Thurmond

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Statement for Temperance Day program, Strom Thurmond

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Statement for Use by Nash Airflyte Magazine, Welcoming Motorists to South Carolina, Strom Thurmond

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Statement for Use by Nash Airflyte Magazine, Welcoming Motorists to South Carolina, Strom Thurmond

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Statement for Yearbook of Jersey Breeders of North Carolina and South Carolina, Strom Thurmond

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Statement of J. Strom Thurmond, Governor of South Carolina, concerning the appointment of Miss Walton Jeffords to serve as Miss South Carolina at the Azalea Festival in Charleston, 1949 April 6, Strom Thurmond

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Statement on being asked to comment on Mr. Byrnes' statement that he might offer for Governor, Strom Thurmond

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Statement on the passing of J.H. Fowles, Clerk of the State Senate, Strom Thurmond

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Statement to South Carolina Public Health Association convention on reorganization of the State Board of Health, Strom Thurmond

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Statement to the convention of the Carolinas Radio News Directors Association, Strom Thurmond

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Swim For Health Week, Strom Thurmond

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The Appointment of Miss Faith Clayton to the South Carolina Industrial Commission, Strom Thurmond

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The Need for Raising Educational Standards in South Carolina, Strom Thurmond

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Third Army Day, Strom Thurmond

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Thomas Alva Edison Day, Strom Thurmond

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Thurmond accepts plaque honoring South Carolina's progress in safe driving instruction in the state's high schools, Strom Thurmond

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Transmittal of Reorganization Plan No. 1, Strom Thurmond

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United Nations Day, Strom Thurmond

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Upon Signing the Divorce Procedural Act, Strom Thurmond

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Urging Full Support of New Recruiting Drive of S.C. National Guard, Strom Thurmond

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Urging Safety Precautions for Christmas and New Year's Holidays, Strom Thurmond

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Veto and request for veto, Act No. 212, Strom Thurmond

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Veto of Act No. 1174, Strom Thurmond

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Veto of Act No. 1192, Strom Thurmond

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Veto of Act. No. 127, Strom Thurmond

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Veto of Act No. 17, Strom Thurmond

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Veto of Act No. 246, Strom Thurmond

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White Cane Week, Strom Thurmond

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Women's Army Corps Day, Strom Thurmond

Submissions from 1948

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4-H Week, Strom Thurmond

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Accepting the States' Rights Democratic Nomination as President of the United States, Strom Thurmond

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Accomplishments of the 1948 General Assembly of South Carolina, Strom Thurmond

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Accomplishments of the 1948 General Assembly of South Carolina (Final Draft)., Strom Thurmond

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Address at Florida State Labor Day Celebration, Wildwood, Florida, Strom Thurmond

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Address at Jacksonville, Florida, Strom Thurmond

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Address at Labor Day Celebration, Fairfield, Alabama, Strom Thurmond

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Address at Texarkana, Texas, Strom Thurmond

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Address at West Palm Beach, Florida, Strom Thurmond

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Address by J. Strom Thurmond, Governor of South Carolina, at South Carolina Industrial Safety Conference, Wade Hampton Hotel, Columbia, South Carolina, 10:15 a.m., Thursday, 1948 November 4, Strom Thurmond

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Address introducing Judge Horace C. Wilkinson, of Birmingham, Ala. to a Spartanburg, S.C., audience, Strom Thurmond

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Address of J. Strom Thurmond, Governor of South Carolina and Presidential Candidate of States' Rights Democrats at the Watermelon Festival, Cherryville, North Carolina, July 31, 1948, 8:30 PM, Strom Thurmond

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Address of J. Strom Thurmond, Governor of South Carolina at Dedication Ceremonies of Radio Station WLBG, Clinton, South Carolina, 3:00 PM, Sunday March 28, 1948, Strom Thurmond

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Address of J. Strom Thurmond, Governor of South Carolina, at Dedication of Ceremonies of Radio Station WTYC, Rock Hill, South Carolina, 3:30 PM, Sunday, May 2, 1948, Strom Thurmond

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Address of J. Strom Thurmond, Governor of South Carolina, Before the South Atlantic Association of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, at the Sheraton Bon Air Hotel, Augusts, Georgia, Friday, February 13, 1948, Strom Thurmond

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Address of J. Strom Thurmond, Governor of South Carolina, concerning the Interstate Piedmont Fair, broadcast at Spartanburg, South Carolina, recorded 1948 October 11, Strom Thurmond

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Address of J. Strom Thurmond, Governor of South Carolina, On the Re-Opening of the Radio Station WUSC on the Campus of the University of South Carolina, March 16, 1948, 5:30 PM, Strom Thurmond

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Address of J. Strom Thurmond, Governor of South Carolina to the State Teachers' Convention at the Columbia Township Auditorium, Columbia, South Carolina, March 18, 1948, 8:00 PM, Strom Thurmond

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Address to be used by radio stations in Texas, transcribed at Birmingham, Ala., Strom Thurmond

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Address to State Association of Soil Conservation District Supervisors, Strom Thurmond

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Address to the Junior-Senior Banquet of Furman University, Greenville, South Carolina, May 15, 1949, Strom Thurmond

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Air Force Day, Strom Thurmond

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Air Mail Service Week, Strom Thurmond

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Airport Funds Apportioned From U.S. Public Law 597., Strom Thurmond

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American Newspaperboy Day, Strom Thurmond

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Announcement of Thurmond's Address on Accomplishments of 1948 General Assembly to be Broadcasted on WIS (Radio), Strom Thurmond

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Announcing the Resignation of Mr. W. Raymond Johnson as a Member of the South Carolina Industrial Commission, Strom Thurmond

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Announcing the Resignation of William Lowndes Daniel, Jr., Executive Secretary, Strom Thurmond

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Annual Message to the General Assembly, Strom Thurmond

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Appointment of G.A. Buchanan, Jr., to the Board of Regents of the South Carolina State Hospital, Strom Thurmond

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Appointment of the Emergency Fuel Oil Coordinator., Strom Thurmond

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Appointments to the Selective Service Board, Strom Thurmond

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Appreciation of Support of Democratic Party in South Carolina, Strom Thurmond

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Approval by the U.S. Public Health Service of Steam Heating Plant and Alternations to Sewage Plant at the South Carolina Sanitarium., Strom Thurmond

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A proclamation: State Singing Convention, 1948, Strom Thurmond

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Army Day, Strom Thurmond

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A Ship Channel from the Ocean to Port Royal, South Carolina., Strom Thurmond

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At Dedication of Johnson Hagood Memorial Stadium, Strom Thurmond

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Be Kind To Animals Week, Strom Thurmond

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Bill of Rights Day, Strom Thurmond

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Biography of Strom Thurmond, Strom Thurmond

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Biography of Strom Thurmond, Strom Thurmond

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Biography of Strom Thurmond, Strom Thurmond

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Boys and Girls Week, Strom Thurmond

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Boy Scout Week, Strom Thurmond