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 1956
Thurmond announcing resignation from the Senate, Strom Thurmond
Thurmond charts 5-point plan for restoring state powers, Strom Thurmond
Vacancy on the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals, Strom Thurmond
Veterans Administration promotion, Strom Thurmond
Weekly radio and television report, Strom Thurmond
Weekly radio and television report, Strom Thurmond
Weekly radio report, Strom Thurmond
Weekly radio report, Strom Thurmond
Weekly radio report, Strom Thurmond
Weekly radio report., Strom Thurmond
Weekly radio report. Electoral College amendment, Strom Thurmond
Weekly radio report. Farm bill, Strom Thurmond
Weekly television and radio report, Strom Thurmond
Weekly television and radio report. Legislative plans for 84th Congress, 2nd session, Strom Thurmond
What price friends?, Strom Thurmond
Submissions from 1955
Additional farm aid, Strom Thurmond
Address at Annual Ladies Night Meeting of Hammerton Masonic Lodge No. 332, Strom Thurmond
Address at commencement exercises of Anderson College, Strom Thurmond
Address at commencement exercises of Lander College, Strom Thurmond
Address at memorial service for Burnet R. Maybank, Strom Thurmond
Address at Rural Electrification Administration meeting, Strom Thurmond
Address before Reserve Officers Association Departmental Meeting, Strom Thurmond
Address before South Carolina Farm Bureau, Strom Thurmond
Address before the Atlanta Chapter of the Reserve Officers Association, Strom Thurmond
Address before the New York Southern Society: The 1955 Model South, Strom Thurmond
Address by Senator Strom Thurmond in the United States Senate, Friday, 28 January 1955 at 2 PM, Strom Thurmond
Address on the Geneva Conference before the American Bar Association's regional meeting, Strom Thurmond
Address to Reserve Officers Association, Strom Thurmond
Agricultural Act of 1949, Strom Thurmond
Agriculture Department's cotton export policy, Strom Thurmond
Air Force Reserve air units, Strom Thurmond
Air Force Reserve Training Program, Strom Thurmond
Air Force Reserve unit at Spartanburg Memorial Airport, Strom Thurmond
Amended postal workers' uniform regulations permit cotton, Strom Thurmond
Amendments to Reciprocal Trade Agreements Bill, Strom Thurmond
Appointment of Simon E. Sobeloff to Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals, Strom Thurmond
Appointment of Simon E. Sobeloff to the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals, Strom Thurmond
Approval for Ridgewood Tuberculosis Sanitorium, Strom Thurmond
Army Corps of Engineers hurricane survey, Strom Thurmond
Article for publication in the Directors Digest, Strom Thurmond
Bill concerning additional rice acreage for South Carolina, Strom Thurmond
Bill relating to federal contract purchases, Strom Thurmond
Bill to Create Career Incentive in the Uniform Services, Strom Thurmond
Bill to curb court power over local schools, Strom Thurmond
Bush River Watershed Project, Strom Thurmond
Chesterfield County Memorial Hospital, Strom Thurmond
Comments at Washington Board of Trade dinner for new senators and congressmen, Strom Thurmond
Comments by Lyndon B. Johnson, Strom Thurmond
Conclusion honoring Governor James F. Byrnes, Strom Thurmond
Conference with Department of Agriculture officials on peach crop insurance, Strom Thurmond
Constitution and the Supreme Court, Strom Thurmond
Continuance of rural mail routes in eight S.C. communities, Strom Thurmond
Corps of Engineers hurricane work in South Carolina, Strom Thurmond
Cotton classification in South Carolina, Strom Thurmond
Cotton export bill, Strom Thurmond
Crop disaster relief, Senate Bill 1628, Strom Thurmond
Death of Ambassador John E. Peurifoy, Strom Thurmond
Death of the Honorable John W. Davis, Strom Thurmond
Defense Appropriations Bill, Strom Thurmond
Department of Defense Public Works and Family Housing authorization bill, Strom Thurmond
Disaster aid to South Carolina peach growers, Strom Thurmond
Emergency Farm Loan bill, Strom Thurmond
Emergency feed assistance for farmers, Strom Thurmond
Emergency Feed Program, Strom Thurmond
Emergency loans for peach growers in South Carolina, Strom Thurmond
Extension of Camden's rural mail route, Strom Thurmond
Farm disaster loan applications in South Carolina, Strom Thurmond
Farmers Home Administration disaster loans, Strom Thurmond
Foreign aid appropriations bill, Strom Thurmond
Formosa Resolution, Strom Thurmond
Fort Jackson hospital and Port Royal dredging projects, Strom Thurmond
Hurricane warning system, Strom Thurmond
Illness of President Eisenhower, Strom Thurmond
Impact law payment to School District Number 4, North Charleston, Strom Thurmond
Impact law payment to St. Andrews School District #10, Strom Thurmond
Impact law payment to St. John's School District No. 9, Strom Thurmond
Impact law payment to Summerville School District, Strom Thurmond
Inspection and grading of oats in South Carolina, Strom Thurmond
Introducing Bill Regarding Exceptions to Appellate Jurisdiction of United States Supreme Court and Court of Appeals, Strom Thurmond
Introduction honoring Governor James F. Byrnes, Strom Thurmond
Introduction of 90 Percent Farm Support Bill, Strom Thurmond
Introduction of bill on cotton export and import, Strom Thurmond
Introduction of farmer relief bill, Strom Thurmond
Introduction of tariff agreements resolution, Strom Thurmond
Legislative agenda for the 84th Congress, first session, Strom Thurmond
Letter urging action on Senate Bill 1016, Strom Thurmond
Loan to Denmark School District #2, Strom Thurmond
Lone Star, S.C. rural mail route, Strom Thurmond
McCormick, S.C. Water Bill, Strom Thurmond
Memorial address on the Late Burnet R. Maybank before the National Rivers and Harbors Congress, Strom Thurmond
Military transportation costs, Strom Thurmond
Mixed fertilizer to be provided by Agricultural Conservation Program, Strom Thurmond
Modification of acreage allotments by State Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committee, Strom Thurmond
Naming of Future Teachers Of America high school club, Strom Thurmond
National Defense Week statement, Strom Thurmond
National Reserve Plan, Strom Thurmond
Newspaper contribution to election to Senate, Strom Thurmond
Nomination of former South Carolina senators for Senate Reception Room portraits, Strom Thurmond