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 1947

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National Maritime Day, Strom Thurmond

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National Parental Week, Strom Thurmond

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National Pharmacy Week, Strom Thurmond

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National Radio Week, Strom Thurmond

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National Security Week, Strom Thurmond

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National Service Insurance Week, Strom Thurmond

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National Social Hygiene Day, Strom Thurmond

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National Swim for Health Week, Strom Thurmond

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Naval Reserve Week, Strom Thurmond

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Navy Day, Strom Thurmond

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New Plant Openings of Textron Southern, Inc, Strom Thurmond

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Odd Fellows National Magazine, Strom Thurmond

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On a "Purge" of South Carolina officials, Strom Thurmond

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On Public School Survey Committee, Strom Thurmond

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On the Election of Colonel Manning as Superintendent of the State Penitentiary, Strom Thurmond

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On the Opening of Radio Station WSAV, Strom Thurmond

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On the Unveiling of the Monument to Colonels Travis and Bonham, Strom Thurmond

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Opening of WJMX (Radio), Strom Thurmond

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Opening of WSAV (Radio), Strom Thurmond

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Outline of Address of J. Strom thurmond, Governor of South Carolina at Commencement Exercises of Winthrop College, Strom Thurmond

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Parent-Teacher Enrollment Month, Strom Thurmond

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Peace, Strom Thurmond

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Peach Blossom Week, Strom Thurmond

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Poultry Facts, Strom Thurmond

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Powe Veneer Company, Strom Thurmond

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Preparations for Possible Hurricane Strike in South Carolina, Strom Thurmond

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Price Reduction, Strom Thurmond

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Procedures for Deactivating Dangerous War Trophies, Strom Thurmond

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"Proclamation of Universal Military Training Week.", Strom Thurmond

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Proofread Press Release of Chief Thurmond, Strom Thurmond

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Public Health Nursing Week, Strom Thurmond

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Purchase of Anchor Corporation Alumina Plant, Strom Thurmond

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Purchases for State Institutions, Strom Thurmond

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Radio Address of J. Strom Thurmond, Governor of South Carolina on the Opening of the Lawson Frozen Food Plant, Strom Thurmond

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Radio Address of J. Strom Thurmond, Governor of South Carolina to Baptist Young People Over WKIX, Strom Thurmond

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Radio As a Means of Getting Into the Home, Strom Thurmond

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Radio Talk on National Home Demonstration Week, Strom Thurmond

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Raiding Elks Club for Gambling and Liquor, Strom Thurmond

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Reference to addresses Before National Association of Real Estate Boards, Strom Thurmond

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Religious Education Week, Strom Thurmond

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Safety Week, Strom Thurmond

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Salute to America's Free Radio, Strom Thurmond

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Section 3096 of the Code of Laws of the State of South Carolina, Strom Thurmond

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Shut-In Day, Strom Thurmond

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South Carolina Agriculture as a Business, Strom Thurmond

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South Carolina Agriculture as a Business, Strom Thurmond

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South Carolina and Its Future, Strom Thurmond

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South Carolina General Assembly, Strom Thurmond

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South Carolina Retirement Act, Strom Thurmond

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South Carolina's Industrial Outlook, Strom Thurmond

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South Carolina's Seaports, Strom Thurmond

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South Carolina State Junior Chamber of Commerce's Plan for Better Treatment of Juvenile Delinquents, Strom Thurmond

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South Carolina State Ports Authority Steamship Service (Charleston), Strom Thurmond

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Southeast Shippers Advisory Board, Strom Thurmond

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Southern Freight Rate Reductions, Strom Thurmond

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Southern Governors' Freight Rates Committee, Strom Thurmond

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Spartanburg County's Peach Industry. (WSPA Radio), Strom Thurmond

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State Assistance to Veterans, Strom Thurmond

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State Employee Salaries Will Only Be Cut as a Last Resort, Strom Thurmond

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State Farm Safety Committee, Strom Thurmond

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State Finances and Institutions, Strom Thurmond

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Statement by J. Strom Thurmond, Governor of South Carolina on Occasion of the Opening of Radio Station WJMX, Strom Thurmond

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Statement from Governor J. Strom Thurmond on South Carolina Seaports and Facilities, Strom Thurmond

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Statement from J. Strom Thurmond for South Carolina Education News, Strom Thurmond

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Statement of Governor Thurmond on Columbia Record's 50th Anniversary "South Carolina Of Tomorrow.", Strom Thurmond

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Statement of J. Strom Thurmond, Governor of South Carolina on Thanksgiving Relief Plans, Strom Thurmond

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Statement of J. Strom Thurmond, Governor of South Carolina, on the Beginning of Radio Station WMRC-FM Operation, Strom Thurmond

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Statement of J. Strom Thurmond, Governor of South Carolina, on the Dedication of Radio Station WALD, Strom Thurmond

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Statement on Banker's Essay Contest on Soil Conservation, Strom Thurmond

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Statement Regarding Mr. Ben E. Davis, Member of Penal Board, Strom Thurmond

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State Park Day, Strom Thurmond

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State Park Day Address, Strom Thurmond

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State's Progress During the Year. (The Associated Press), Strom Thurmond

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Sullivan's Island Committee, Strom Thurmond

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Sunday Blue Laws, Strom Thurmond

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Sunday School Week, Strom Thurmond

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Telegram, to Governor Millard F. Caldwell of Florida: Hurricane Disasters, Strom Thurmond

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Temperance Day, Strom Thurmond

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Textiles and the South, Strom Thurmond

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Text of Remarks of Governor J. Strom Thurmond at 17th Anniversary of WSPA and Dedication of WSPA-FM, Strom Thurmond

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Textron Southern, Inc. Plant Openings, Strom Thurmond

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Thanksgiving Day, Strom Thurmond

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The First Law of Nature (Sixteenth Judicial Conference of the Fourth Circuit), Strom Thurmond

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The Freedom Train, Strom Thurmond

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The Freedom Train, Strom Thurmond

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The Uneasy World and Universal Military Training. (National Convention of American Veterans), Strom Thurmond

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Thomas A. Edison Day, Strom Thurmond

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Thurmond's Mother Selected "South Carolina Mother of the Year", Strom Thurmond

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Thurmond Urges Support of South Carolina Ports Authority, Strom Thurmond

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To American Wool & Cotton Reporter, Strom Thurmond

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"Twenty-Ninth Anniversary of Czechoslovak Republic." New Yorske Listy and New Yorsky Dennik, Strom Thurmond

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United Jewish Appeal, Strom Thurmond

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Universal Military Training Week, Strom Thurmond

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Urging Tobacco Farmers to Vote for Protection of Foreign Tobacco Markets, Strom Thurmond

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U.S. Supreme Court's Decision on the Southern Governors' Freight Weight Case, Strom Thurmond

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Veterans of Foreign Wars Poppy Day, Strom Thurmond

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Vocational Rehabilitation, Strom Thurmond

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Wartime Sunday Amusement Law, Strom Thurmond

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White Cane Week, Strom Thurmond

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Why Edgefield People Should Trade At Home, Strom Thurmond