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Strom Thurmond Collection, Mss 100

Strom Thurmond Collection, Mss 100

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 1959 1959

Statement of Senator Strom Thurmond on Senate floor, 1959 July 1, Strom Thurmond

States' rights vs. federal tyranny: Founding fathers emphasized states' rights to preserve liberty, 1959 June, Strom Thurmond

Strom Thurmond reports to the people, Vol. V, 1959 January 5-December 28, Strom Thurmond

Summary of Senate floor action on S. 1555 by Senator Strom Thurmond (D-S), 1959 April, Strom Thurmond

Television address by Senator Strom Thurmond in Washington concerning the 1959 and 1960 sessions of Congress, 1959 October 9, Strom Thurmond

Television film statement by Senator Strom Thurmond (D-SC), 1959 March 11, Strom Thurmond

Television interview with Senator Thurmond and Senator Byrd, 1959 June 11, Strom Thurmond

Television script of Senator Strom Thurmond (D-SC), 1959 March 17, Strom Thurmond

Television script of Senator Strom Thurmond (D-SC), 1959 March 23, Strom Thurmond

Thurmond textile proposals advance, 1959 November 23, Strom Thurmond

Transcript of American Forum of the Air, 1959 May 12, Strom Thurmond

Transcript of American Forum of the Air, 1959 May 8, Strom Thurmond

Voice-over script for film clip of Tuesday, 1959 April 14, Strom Thurmond

Submissions from 1958 1958

Address by Senator Strom Thurmond at Lions Club Appreciation Night, Laurens, S.C., 1958 April 8, Strom Thurmond

Address by Senator Strom Thurmond at the Citadel, the Military College of South Carolina, Charleston, S.C, 1958 March 29, Strom Thurmond

Address by Senator Strom Thurmond before Senate prayer group, 1958 August 6, Strom Thurmond

Address by Senator Strom Thurmond (D-SC) at ground-breaking ceremonies for new steam generating plant of Carolina Power and Light Company at Hartsville, S.C., 1958 May 30, Strom Thurmond

Address by Senator Strom Thurmond (D-SC) at groundbreaking ceremonies for new steam generating plant of Carolina Power and Light Company at Hartsville, S.C., 1958 May 30, Strom Thurmond

Address by Senator Strom Thurmond (D-SC) at the Poultry Festival of the South Carolina Poultry Improvement Association, Batesburg-Leesville, S.C., 1958 June 11, Strom Thurmond

Address by Senator Strom Thurmond (D-SC) before rally of Pee Dee Area Citizens Councils, Olanta, S.C., 1958 October 14, Strom Thurmond

Address by Senator Strom Thurmond (D-SC) before Southern Garment Manufacturers Association, Fontainebleau Hotel, 44th Street, Miami Beach, Fla., 1958 June 25, Strom Thurmond

Address by Senator Strom Thurmond (D-SC) before the Greenville County Medical Society, Greenville, S.C., 7:30 p.m., 1958 January 16, Strom Thurmond

Address by Senator Strom Thurmond (D-SC) before the Rock Hill Executives Club, Rock Hill, S.C., 1958 October 9, Strom Thurmond

Address by Senator Strom Thurmond (D-SC) during ceremonies for unveiling historical marker on Farm Day of Calhoun County's Golden Jubilee Celebration, Calhoun County Courthouse, St. Matthews, S.C., 1958 May 10, Strom Thurmond

Address by Senator Strom Thurmond (D-SC) in support of point of order directed against H. R. 7999, on Senate floor, 1958 June 27, Strom Thurmond

Address by Senator Strom Thurmond (D-SC) introducing resolution to establish a commission on federal and state jurisdiction on Senate floor, 1958 January 20, Strom Thurmond

Address by Senator Strom Thurmond (D-SC) on proposal to establish rules of interpretation for the Supreme Court to follow in interpreting the intent of Congress, Senate floor, 1958 August 20, Strom Thurmond

Address by Senator Strom Thurmond (D-SC) on Senate floor in opposition to H. R. 7999 (Alaskan statehood), 1958 June, Strom Thurmond

Address by Senator Strom Thurmond (D-SC) on Senate floor in support of his amendment to Alaskan Statehood Bill requiring Congressional approval before President can effect land withdrawals under Section 10, 1958 June 30, Strom Thurmond

Address by Senator Strom Thurmond (D-SC) on Senate floor in support of his amendment to the Alaska Statehood Bill excluding land withdrawal area in Section 10 from statehood, 1958 June 30, Strom Thurmond

Address by Senator Strom Thurmond (D-SC) on the subject of national security before the American Legion Auxiliary in the Federal Room of the Hotel Statler, Washington, D.C., 10:30 a.m., 1958 February 6, Strom Thurmond

Address by Senator Strom Thurmond to the Law School of the University of South Carolina, Columbia, S.C., 11:00 a.m., 1958 November 6, Strom Thurmond

Address of Brigadier General Strom Thurmond, U.S. Army Reserve, before an assemblage of Illinois Civil Affairs and Military Government Units, Bryn Maur Army Reserve Training Center, 2025 East 71st Street, Chicago, Illinois, 7:00 p.m., 1958 April 18, Strom Thurmond

Address of Brigadier General Strom Thurmond, U.S. Army Reserve, before the 321st Civil Affairs and Military Government Group, Army Training Center, Albuquerque, N.M., Tuesday, 1958 September 9, Strom Thurmond

Address of Brigadier General Strom Thurmond, U.S. Army Reserve, before the 401st Civil Affairs and Military Government Company of Rochester, New York, and the 402nd CAMG Company of Buffalo, New York, Fire Arms and Police Academy, Rochester, New York, 12:00 Noon, 1958 May 24, Strom Thurmond

Address of Brigadier General Strom Thurmond, U.S. Army Reserve, before the 403rd Civil Affairs and Military Government Company of Syracuse, New York, and the 414th CAMG Company of Utica, New York, Syracuse Reserve Center, Syracuse, New York, 3:00 p.m., 1958 May 24, Strom Thurmond

Address of Brigadier General Strom Thurmond, U.S. Army Reserve, before the 447th Civil Affairs and Military Government Company of Wooster, Ohio, and the 359th CAMG Area HQ "B" of Mansfield, Ohio, at the Army Reserve Training Center, 51 East 4th Street, Mansfield, Ohio, 7:00 p.m., 1958 May 26, Strom Thurmond

Address of Brigadier General Strom Thurmond, U.S. Army Reserve, before the Connecticut Civil Affairs and Military Government (CAMG) units, Army Training Center, New Haven, Connecticut, Friday, 8:00 p.m., 1958 January 24, Strom Thurmond

Address of Brigadier General Strom Thurmond, U.S. Army Reserve, before the New York, N.Y. Civil Affairs and Military Government Units, USAR Armory, 529 West 42nd Street, New York, N.Y., 7:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m., 1958 May 15, Strom Thurmond

Address of Brigadier General Strom Thurmond, U.S. Army Reserve, before the N.J., Conn. and R.I. Civil Affairs and Military Government Units, Theater #2, Fort Devens, Mass., 8:30 a.m., Tuesday, 1958 Sept 2, Strom Thurmond

Address of Brigadier General Strom Thurmond, U.S. Army Reserve, Before the Washington, D.C. Civil Affairs and Military Government Units, Interior Department Auditorium, Washington, D.C., 8:00 p.m., Monday, 1958 March 10, Strom Thurmond

Address of Senator Strom Thurmond at meeting of Senate Prayer Group, 1958 March 19, Strom Thurmond

Address of Senator Strom Thurmond before the Kiwanis Club at the Cleveland Hotel, Spartanburg, S.C., at 1:00 p.m., 1958 October 9, Strom Thurmond

Address of Senator Strom Thurmond (D-SC) at dedication of Textile Research Center, Spartanburg, S.C., 1958 December 11, Strom Thurmond

Address of Senator Strom Thurmond (D-SC) before U. S. Senate on petition of National Cotton Council to Secretary of Agriculture for relief against manufactured textiles under Section 22 of the Agricultural Adjustment Act, circa 1958, Strom Thurmond

Article by Honorable Strom Thurmond, U.S. Senator (D-SC), from a speech made on the floor of the Senate on 1958 May 13, circa 1958, Strom Thurmond

Article by Senator Strom Thurmond (D-SC) for Harvard Fortnightly, 1958 March 21, Strom Thurmond

Article by Senator Strom Thurmond (D-SC) in the Army-Navy-Air Force Times regarding necessity for his proposed legislation (S. 1165) to provide incentive pay for members of Judge Advocate General (JAG), circa 1958, Strom Thurmond

Article by Senator Strom Thurmond for publication in book ,"We Believe in Prayer," T. S. Denison & Company, Minneapolis 15, Minn., written 1958 January 21, Strom Thurmond

Attacks on constitutional form of government, circa 1958, Strom Thurmond

Chronological lists of Senator Thurmond's general addresses, television addresses, radio messages, press releases, and addresses and statements in Senate,1958, Strom Thurmond

Civil Affairs and Military Government operations in atomic age warfare, 1958 April-May, Strom Thurmond

Constitutional government: Constitution must be upheld in its entirety, not in a selective fashion, 1958 January 15, Strom Thurmond

Explanation of Amendment to Section 406 of the Federal Aviation Act of 1958, circa 1958, Strom Thurmond

Freedom of initiative, 1958 June 16, Strom Thurmond

In speech before Southern Garment Manufacturers Association, Senator Thurmond lashes out against present foreign trade and aid programs, 1958 July 21, Strom Thurmond

Leftward march of the Congress: Socialism preferred, 1958 November 1, Strom Thurmond

News release by Senator Strom Thurmond on federal role in industrial and business expansion, 1958 May 30, Strom Thurmond

News release from Senator Strom Thurmond (D-SC), 447 Senate Office Building, 1958 January 17, Strom Thurmond

News release on address by Senator Strom Thurmond (D-SC) during ceremonies for unveiling historical marker on Farm Day of Calhoun County's Golden Jubilee celebration, at Calhoun County Courthouse, St. Matthews, S.C., 1958 May 10, Strom Thurmond

Official day letter on statement from Senator Strom Thurmond to the press, 1958 July 19, Strom Thurmond

Outline of remarks by Senator Strom Thurmond (D-SC) on Potter Amendment to Labor Reform Bill, on Senate floor, 1958 June 16, Strom Thurmond

Press release by Senator Strom Thurmond (D-SC) on address before Pee Dee Area Citizens Councils, Olanta, S.C., 1958 October 14, Strom Thurmond

Press release from Senator Strom Thurmond on Veterans Day speech, 1958 November 11, Strom Thurmond

Press release from the office of Senator Strom Thurmond, 1958 May 6, Strom Thurmond

Press release from the Office of Senator Strom Thurmond on amendment of Korean GI bill, 1958 August 8, Strom Thurmond

Press release from the Office of Senator Strom Thurmond on college student tax credit, 1958 March 13, Strom Thurmond

Press release from the Office of Senator Strom Thurmond on constitutional amendment of double jeopardy rule, 1958 May 19, Strom Thurmond

Press release from the Office of Senator Strom Thurmond on domestic trunk airline subsidy, 1958 May 22, Strom Thurmond

Press release from the Office of Senator Strom Thurmond on expansion at Savannah River Plant, 1958 August 5, Strom Thurmond

Press release from the Office of Senator Strom Thurmond on farm bill, 1958 July 24, Strom Thurmond

Press release from the Office of Senator Strom Thurmond on insurance refunds for veterans, 1958 July 21, Strom Thurmond

Press release from the Office of Senator Strom Thurmond on Interstate Commerce Commission investigation of freight rate practices, 1958 February 14, Strom Thurmond

Press release from the Office of Senator Strom Thurmond on labor reform bill, 1958 June 19, Strom Thurmond

Press release from the Office of Senator Strom Thurmond on labor union truck cargo unloading fees, 1958 June 2, Strom Thurmond

Press release from the Office of Senator Strom Thurmond on media bias in presentation of Southern public schools, 1958 September 18, Strom Thurmond

Press release from the Office of Senator Strom Thurmond on President's veto of Farm Price Support Resolution, 1958 March 31, Strom Thurmond

Press release from the Office of Senator Strom Thurmond on reorganization of the Department of Defense, 1958 February 6, Strom Thurmond

Press release from the Office of Senator Strom Thurmond on rural housing loans for veterans, 1958 April 15, Strom Thurmond

Press release from the office of Senator Strom Thurmond on Senate Interstate and Foreign Commerce Committee textile industry study, 1958 April 14, Strom Thurmond

Press release from the Office of Senator Strom Thurmond on Senate Interstate and Foreign Commerce Committee textile industry study, 1958 May 19, Strom Thurmond

Press release from the Office of Senator Strom Thurmond on Senate rule of cloture, 1958 March 26, Strom Thurmond

Press release from the office of Senator Strom Thurmond on Senate staff appointment of Robert Owen DuPre, 1958 April 2, Strom Thurmond

Press release from the office of Senator Strom Thurmond on Senate staff appointment of Robert Owen DuPre, 1958 April 4, Strom Thurmond

Press release from the Office of Senator Strom Thurmond on speech to Orangeburg County Farm Bureau, 1958 November 6, Strom Thurmond

Press release from the Office of Senator Strom Thurmond on telegram about cotton acreage reduction, 1958 August 8, Strom Thurmond

Press release from the Office of Senator Strom Thurmond on the effect of freight rates on Southern pine lumber industry, 1958 February 12, Strom Thurmond

Press release from the Office of Senator Strom Thurmond on the Weather Bureau considering South Carolina forecast center, 1958 February 12, Strom Thurmond

Press release from the Office of Senator Strom Thurmond on unhung portraits of famous five senators, 1958 July 15, Strom Thurmond

Press release from the Office of Senator Strom Thurmond on Veterans Direct Loan Program, 1958 April 8, Strom Thurmond

Press release from the Office of Senator Strom Thurmond on vocational rehabilitation for disabled veterans, 1958 August 8, Strom Thurmond

Press release on address by Senator Strom Thurmond at Batesburg-Leesville poultry festival, 1958 June 11, Strom Thurmond

Press release on address by Senator Strom Thurmond (D-SC) before Rotary, Kiwanis, and Lion Clubs of Columbia, S.C., at Jefferson Hotel, 1958 December 1, Strom Thurmond

Press release on announcement by Senator Olin D. Johnston, Senator Strom Thurmond, and Representative Robert T. Ashmore regarding housing at Donaldson Air Force Base, 1958 May 15, Strom Thurmond

Press release on S. 267, cotton acreage allotments, 1958 January 7, Strom Thurmond

Press statement by Senator Strom Thurmond (D-SC), Re: S. 3257, introduced by Senator Douglas on 1958 February 10, 1958 February 11, Strom Thurmond

Press statement by Senator Strom Thurmond Re: Parr Shoals, April 25, 1958, Strom Thurmond

Press statement to Los Angeles Times by Senator Strom Thurmond (D-SC), 1958 March 4, Strom Thurmond

Radio Interview for "Faith of Famous Persons," recorded 1958 February 13, Strom Thurmond

Radio script of Senator Strom Thurmond for his regular weekly broadcast, 1958 January 9, Strom Thurmond