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John Cornelius Stennis (August 3, 1901 – April 23, 1995) was an American politician who served as a U.S. senator from the state of Mississippi. He was a Democrat who served in the Senate for over 41 years, becoming its most senior member for his last eight years.
USS John C. Stennis (CVN-74), named for Senator John C. Stennis of Mississippi, is the seventh of the Nimitz-class of nuclear-powered supercarriers in the United States Navy. She was commissioned on 9 December 1995.
Apr 24, 1995 · Senator John C. Stennis, a courtly Mississippi Democrat who served in the Senate longer than all but one other person in history, died today at St. Dominic-Jackson Memorial Hospital in Jackson,...
The author argues that the USS John C. Stennis, a nuclear aircraft carrier, should be renamed because of the senator's racist and anti-civil rights record. He cites historical sources and personal experiences to support his case and challenges the Navy's moral obligation to know its history.
John Cornelius Stennis served for more than forty-one years as a US senator from Mississippi. The son of Hampton Howell Stennis and Margaret Cornelia Adams Stennis, he was born on 3 August 1901 on a farm near De Kalb in Kemper County. Stennis earned degrees at Mississippi State University (1923) and the University of Virginia […]
Mar 15, 2024 · There's a renewed push by retired Navy servicemembers and current members to rename an aircraft carrier. The USS John C. Stennis is named after a segregationist senator.
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USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) is the seventh Nimitz-class nuclear-powered aircraft carrier and is named in honor of Senator John. C. Stennis of Mississippi.
