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Jan 3, 2003 · E. Daniel. James Strom Thurmond, Sr. (December 5, 1902 – June 26, 2003) was a United States Senator from South Carolina for almost fifty years. He served from 1954 to 1964 as a Democrat and from 1964 to his death in 2003 as a Republican. He holds the record for length of service in the Senate, and he is the only major office holder in ...
Aug 30, 2023 · “If Strom Thurmond is serious about eliminating the Voting Rights Act, I’m going to fight it,” he said, according to a Wilmington News Journal story from 1980. “I’ll be visible in that fight.” The legislation ultimately passed the Senate in 1982 by a wide margin. Thurmond, who died in 2003 at the age of 100, was among the ...
Sep 28, 2012 · When Senator Strom Thurmond of South Carolina died in 2003 at the age of 100, he seemed to embody the term “political survivor.” Think of someone who began his career as a Roosevelt Democrat ...
Feb 22, 2024 · Mr. Biden, who gave a warm eulogy at Mr. Thurmond’s funeral in 2003 and apologized during the 2020 campaign for having fondly reminisced about working with Southern segregationists, offered a ...
Dec 15, 2002 · American racial politics of 1948, when Strom Thurmond ran for president, recalled in light of furor over Sen Trent Lott's praise of Thurmond at his 100th birthday celebration; photos (M)
James Strom Thurmond Jr. (born October 18, 1972) is a former United States Attorney for the District of South Carolina and 2nd Circuit Solicitor. He is one of four children born to long-serving United States Senator Strom Thurmond and Nancy (Moore) Thurmond.
