Directory of Thurmond, Strom Resources

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James Strom Thurmond (December 5, 1902 - June 26, 2003), known as Strom Thurmond, was the oldest and longest serving United States Senator, who represented South Carolina from 1954 to 1956 and 1957 to 1964 as a Democrat and from 1964 to 2003 as a Republican.

Resources in This Category

• AllPolitics: Strom Thurmond Becomes Longest-Serving US Senator - May 25, 1997

  http://www.cnn.com/ALLPOLITICS/1997/05/25/thurmond/
  Article commemorating the Senator's record as the oldest and longest serving member of the House.

• CBS News: Strom Thurmond 100 And Counting

  http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2002/12/04/politics/main531683.shtml
  Coverage of the octogenarian's birthday on Capitol Hill.

• FOXNEWS.com : Mourners Say Goodbye to Strom Thurmond

  http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,90741,00.html
  News coverage of the day before the funeral.

• NPR : Strom Thurmond, Senior Senator, Dead at 100

  http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1312280
  Offers a brief biography and links to past National Public Radio programs.

• SCIWAY: James Strom Thurmond - Governor 1947-1951

  http://www.sciway.net/hist/governors/thurmond.html
  Biographical and election information from the 1946 governor's race.

• The Smoking Gun: Archive

  http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/strom1.html
  Includes photos and a newsreel report from the 1948 presidential election.

• Wikipedia: Thurmond, Strom

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strom_Thurmond
  Includes biographical data, political timeline, and related links.

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