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 1955

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Nomination of Judge Harlan to the Supreme Court, Strom Thurmond

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Notes for Freedom Shrines address at Hand Junior High School, Columbia, South Carolina, Strom Thurmond

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Opposition to Housing Bill, Strom Thurmond

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Passage of textile resolution, Strom Thurmond

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Plans to improve the military reserve structure, Strom Thurmond

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Postal Pay Bill, Strom Thurmond

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President's New Military Reserve Plan, Strom Thurmond

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Price reduction of cotton, Strom Thurmond

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Proposed amendments to Reciprocal Trade Agreements Bill, Strom Thurmond

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Proposed bill to limit litigation promoted by tax-exempt money, Strom Thurmond

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Proposed introduction of farm resolution, Strom Thurmond

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Recent riots in Turkey against Greek citizens, Strom Thurmond

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Reciprocal Trade Agreements bill, Strom Thurmond

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Reciprocal Trade Bill Extension, Strom Thurmond

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Remarks for the American Cancer Society campaign, Strom Thurmond

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Remarks on CBS Capitol Cloakroom about education, Strom Thurmond

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Remarks on CBS Capitol Cloakroom about states rights, Strom Thurmond

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Remarks on military reserve program, Strom Thurmond

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Remarks on Senate Floor about South Carolina, Strom Thurmond

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Reporters' Roundup: Problems of the South, Strom Thurmond

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Report of National President of the Reserve Officers Association, Strom Thurmond

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Request for ban on alcohol aboard airliners, Strom Thurmond

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Request for investigation of textile tariff reductions, Strom Thurmond

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Restoration of funding for Fort Jackson and Charleston Air Force Base, Strom Thurmond

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Review of 1955 legislation for radio-TV addresses, Strom Thurmond

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Review of 1955 Senate legislation, Strom Thurmond

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Rural Electrification Administration deferment of payments, Strom Thurmond

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Rural Electrification Administration loan, Strom Thurmond

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Rural Electrification Administration loan, Strom Thurmond

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Rural Electrification Administration loan, Strom Thurmond

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Rural Electrification Administration loan, Strom Thurmond

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Rural Electrification Administration loan, Strom Thurmond

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Safe-Driving Day in Spartanburg County, Strom Thurmond

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Senate bill regarding cotton export program, Strom Thurmond

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Senate committee assignments for 84th Congress, first session, Strom Thurmond

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Senate office staff appointments, Strom Thurmond

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Senate staff appointment of Warren H. Abernathy, Strom Thurmond

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Senator Thurmond calls for open Big Four Conference, Strom Thurmond

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Set asides in government contract bidding, Strom Thurmond

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Small Business Administration loan, Strom Thurmond

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Small Business Administration loan, Strom Thurmond

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Small Business Administration loan, Strom Thurmond

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Small Business Administration loan, Strom Thurmond

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Small Business Administration loan, Strom Thurmond

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Small Business Administration loan, Strom Thurmond

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Small Business Administration loans, Strom Thurmond

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Small Business Administration loans, Strom Thurmond

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Small Business Administration loans, Strom Thurmond

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Small business drought disaster loans, Strom Thurmond

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Sparkman-Jones Rural Farm Housing Act, Strom Thurmond

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Speech before South Carolina State Grange, Strom Thurmond

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Statement about address before Newberry Electric Cooperative, Strom Thurmond

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Statement at States Rights League meeting, Strom Thurmond

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Statement before Senate Agriculture Committee, Strom Thurmond

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Statement before Senate Agriculture Sub-Committee on Interest Rates, Strom Thurmond

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Statement before the Reserve Officers Association National Council Banquet, Strom Thurmond

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Statement before the Senate Armed Services Committee on the Reserve Bill, Strom Thurmond

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Statement before the Senate Finance Committee on textile tariff, Strom Thurmond

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Statement before the Wiggins Committee on State Financing, Strom Thurmond

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Statement concerning remarks on reservists, Strom Thurmond

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Statement in favor of cotton acreage allotment, Strom Thurmond

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Statement on address before Laurens civic clubs, Strom Thurmond

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Statement on address before rural letter carriers, Strom Thurmond

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Statement on China's claims on Formosa, Strom Thurmond

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Statement on cotton export policy, Strom Thurmond

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Statement on Eisenhower's State of the Union address, 1955, Strom Thurmond

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Statement on letter to Tariff Commission, Strom Thurmond

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Statement on resolution about tariff reductions, Strom Thurmond

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Statement on speech to Richland County Legion Post, Columbia, SC, Strom Thurmond

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Statement on Tenth Anniversary of Death of Franklin D. Roosevelt, Strom Thurmond

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Statement on the twentieth anniversary of the Rural Electrification Administration, Strom Thurmond

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Statement on Trade Agreements Extension Act, Strom Thurmond

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Statement regarding Lyndon Johnson's illness, Strom Thurmond

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Statement to the House Armed Services Committee on H.R. 2967, Strom Thurmond

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Statement upon taking office as Senator, Strom Thurmond

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Strom Thurmond reports to the people, Vol. I, 1955 March 17-August 24, Strom Thurmond

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Supporting Florence, S.C. as new location for Atlantic Coast Line Railway offices, Strom Thurmond

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Support program for weathered cotton, Strom Thurmond

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Supreme Court decision on school segregation, Strom Thurmond

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Suspension of Japanese cotton goods exports, Strom Thurmond

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Tariff on textile products, Strom Thurmond

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Telegram to Eisenhower on Reserve Bill, Strom Thurmond

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Television Report, Strom Thurmond

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Television Report, Strom Thurmond

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Television service delays in Spartanburg, Strom Thurmond

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Textile tariff resolution introduction, Strom Thurmond

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Textile tariff situation, Strom Thurmond

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Thurmond aids Charleston veterans with housing purchase, Strom Thurmond

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Thurmond support for Symington arms control resolution, Strom Thurmond

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Tribute to General Charles P. Summerall, Strom Thurmond

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Trip-leasing regulations on farm products, Strom Thurmond

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TV and Radio Report, Strom Thurmond

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TV program on 1955 Reserve Act, Strom Thurmond

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Twentieth anniversary of the Senate-House Joint Recording Facilities, Strom Thurmond

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Vote in favor of income tax deduction, Strom Thurmond

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Weekly radio address, 1955-04-20, 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