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 1956

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Thurmond announcing resignation from the Senate, Strom Thurmond

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Thurmond charts 5-point plan for restoring state powers, Strom Thurmond

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Vacancy on the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals, Strom Thurmond

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Veterans Administration promotion, Strom Thurmond

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Weekly radio and television report, Strom Thurmond

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Weekly radio and television report, Strom Thurmond

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Weekly radio report, Strom Thurmond

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Weekly radio report, Strom Thurmond

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Weekly radio report, Strom Thurmond

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Weekly radio report., Strom Thurmond

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Weekly radio report. Electoral College amendment, Strom Thurmond

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Weekly radio report. Farm bill, Strom Thurmond

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Weekly television and radio report, Strom Thurmond

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Weekly television and radio report. Legislative plans for 84th Congress, 2nd session, Strom Thurmond

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What price friends?, Strom Thurmond

Submissions from 1955

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Additional farm aid, Strom Thurmond

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Address at Annual Ladies Night Meeting of Hammerton Masonic Lodge No. 332, Strom Thurmond

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Address at commencement exercises of Anderson College, Strom Thurmond

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Address at commencement exercises of Lander College, Strom Thurmond

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Address at memorial service for Burnet R. Maybank, Strom Thurmond

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Address at Rural Electrification Administration meeting, Strom Thurmond

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Address before Reserve Officers Association Departmental Meeting, Strom Thurmond

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Address before South Carolina Farm Bureau, Strom Thurmond

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Address before the Atlanta Chapter of the Reserve Officers Association, Strom Thurmond

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Address before the New York Southern Society: The 1955 Model South, Strom Thurmond

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Address by Senator Strom Thurmond at Annual Ladies Night Meeting of Hammerton Masonic Lodge No. 332, North Charleston, S.C., Wednesday Night, December 7, 1955, at 8:00, Strom Thurmond

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Address by Senator Strom Thurmond (D-SC) Before the Virginia State Bar Association at White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, August 6, 1955, on the Constitution and the Supreme Court, Strom Thurmond

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Address by Senator Strom Thurmond in the United States Senate, Friday, 28 January 1955 at 2 PM, Strom Thurmond

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Address on the Geneva Conference before the American Bar Association's regional meeting, Strom Thurmond

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Address to Reserve Officers Association, Strom Thurmond

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Agricultural Act of 1949, Strom Thurmond

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Agriculture Department's cotton export policy, Strom Thurmond

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Air Force Reserve air units, Strom Thurmond

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Air Force Reserve Training Program, Strom Thurmond

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Air Force Reserve unit at Spartanburg Memorial Airport, Strom Thurmond

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Amended postal workers' uniform regulations permit cotton, Strom Thurmond

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Amendments to Reciprocal Trade Agreements Bill, Strom Thurmond

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Appointment of Simon E. Sobeloff to Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals, Strom Thurmond

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Appointment of Simon E. Sobeloff to the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals, Strom Thurmond

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Approval for Ridgewood Tuberculosis Sanitorium, Strom Thurmond

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Army Corps of Engineers hurricane survey, Strom Thurmond

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Article for publication in the Directors Digest, Strom Thurmond

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Bill concerning additional rice acreage for South Carolina, Strom Thurmond

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Bill relating to federal contract purchases, Strom Thurmond

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Bill to Create Career Incentive in the Uniform Services, Strom Thurmond

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Bill to curb court power over local schools, Strom Thurmond

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Bush River Watershed Project, Strom Thurmond

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Chesterfield County Memorial Hospital, Strom Thurmond

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Comments at Washington Board of Trade dinner for new senators and congressmen, Strom Thurmond

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Comments by Lyndon B. Johnson, Strom Thurmond

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Conclusion honoring Governor James F. Byrnes, Strom Thurmond

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Conference with Department of Agriculture officials on peach crop insurance, Strom Thurmond

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Constitution and the Supreme Court, Strom Thurmond

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Continuance of rural mail routes in eight S.C. communities, Strom Thurmond

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Corps of Engineers hurricane work in South Carolina, Strom Thurmond

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Cotton classification in South Carolina, Strom Thurmond

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Cotton export bill, Strom Thurmond

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Crop disaster relief, Senate Bill 1628, Strom Thurmond

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Death of Ambassador John E. Peurifoy, Strom Thurmond

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Death of the Honorable John W. Davis, Strom Thurmond

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Defense Appropriations Bill, Strom Thurmond

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Department of Defense Public Works and Family Housing authorization bill, Strom Thurmond

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Disaster aid to South Carolina peach growers, Strom Thurmond

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Emergency Farm Loan bill, Strom Thurmond

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Emergency feed assistance for farmers, Strom Thurmond

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Emergency Feed Program, Strom Thurmond

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Emergency loans for peach growers in South Carolina, Strom Thurmond

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Extension of Camden's rural mail route, Strom Thurmond

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Farm disaster loan applications in South Carolina, Strom Thurmond

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Farmers Home Administration disaster loans, Strom Thurmond

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Foreign aid appropriations bill, Strom Thurmond

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Formosa Resolution, Strom Thurmond

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Fort Jackson hospital and Port Royal dredging projects, Strom Thurmond

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Hurricane warning system, Strom Thurmond

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Illness of President Eisenhower, Strom Thurmond

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Impact law payment to School District Number 4, North Charleston, Strom Thurmond

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Impact law payment to St. Andrews School District #10, Strom Thurmond

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Impact law payment to St. John's School District No. 9, Strom Thurmond

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Impact law payment to Summerville School District, Strom Thurmond

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Inspection and grading of oats in South Carolina, Strom Thurmond

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Introducing Bill Regarding Exceptions to Appellate Jurisdiction of United States Supreme Court and Court of Appeals, Strom Thurmond

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Introduction honoring Governor James F. Byrnes, Strom Thurmond

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Introduction of 90 Percent Farm Support Bill, Strom Thurmond

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Introduction of bill on cotton export and import, Strom Thurmond

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Introduction of farmer relief bill, Strom Thurmond

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Introduction of tariff agreements resolution, Strom Thurmond

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Legislative agenda for the 84th Congress, first session, Strom Thurmond

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Letter urging action on Senate Bill 1016, Strom Thurmond

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Loan to Denmark School District #2, Strom Thurmond

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Lone Star, S.C. rural mail route, Strom Thurmond

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McCormick, S.C. Water Bill, Strom Thurmond

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Memorial address on the Late Burnet R. Maybank before the National Rivers and Harbors Congress, Strom Thurmond

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Military transportation costs, Strom Thurmond

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Mixed fertilizer to be provided by Agricultural Conservation Program, Strom Thurmond

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Modification of acreage allotments by State Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committee, Strom Thurmond

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Naming of Future Teachers Of America high school club, Strom Thurmond

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National Defense Week statement, Strom Thurmond

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National Reserve Plan, Strom Thurmond

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Newspaper contribution to election to Senate, Strom Thurmond

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Nomination of former South Carolina senators for Senate Reception Room portraits, Strom Thurmond