Thurmond, Strom (1902–)

27	July 2000 Readings/Article The great-grandfather of soul By James Brown SEE ALSO: Appreciation; Heroes; Thurmond, Strom PDF IMAGES
51-60	July 1984 Article Playing politics: Why the Democratic bosses conspired with Reagan, and do not care if they lose in November By Walter Karp SEE ALSO: Career in politics; The Democratic Party; 1981-1989; Political leadership; Power (Social sciences); Thurmond, Strom PDF IMAGES
30-40	December 1968 Washington report/Article Strom's dirty movies By John Corry SEE ALSO: Fortas, Abe; Committees; Freedom of speech; Nomination for chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, 1968; Obscenity (Law); Officials and employees; Selection and appointment; Thurmond, Strom; United States. Congress; United States. Supreme Court; Views on Abe Fortas; Views on U.S. Supreme Court PDF IMAGES

Sep 2003	Ratio of Strom Thurmond's age at his death in June to the average U.S. life expectancy in the year he was born: 2:1	Harper's Index Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Atlanta)
May 2001	Years before being nominated as South Carolina's U.S. attorney in January that Strom Thurmond's son graduated law school: 3	Harper's Index Source: University of South Carolina Law School (Columbia)
Jan 2001	Days after Al Gore's birth in 1948 that the States' Rights Party nominated Senator Strom Thurmond for president: 108	Harper's Index Source: Gore 2000 (Nashville, Tenn.)/Office of Senator Strom Thurmond (Washington)
Jun 1999	Number of pups that Bob Dole's dog Leader has sired with Strom Thurmond's dog Chelsea Marie: 8	Harper's Index Source: Office of Senator Strom Thurmond (Washington)

June 27, 2003	Strom Thurmond finally died.	Weekly Review By Roger D. Hodge Source: Associated Press
December 11, 2001	Senator Strom Thurmond turned 99; he told his colleagues that he loved them. “I appreciate every one of you, especially you ladies. You are good-looking.”	Weekly Review By Roger D. Hodge
October 9, 2001	Strom Thurmond collapsed on the floor of the Senate but refused to die.	Weekly Review By Roger D. Hodge
September 4, 2001	Senator Fritz Hollings of South Carolina told a newspaper that Senator Strom Thurmond, his 98-year-old colleague, is no longer “mentally keen” but stays in the Senate because “the poor fellow doesn't have any place to go.” Hollings also remarked that the Senate makes an excellent nursing home.	Weekly Review By Roger D. Hodge
January 9, 2001	Hillary Rodham Clinton was sworn in as the junior senator from New York; Strom Thurmond, the oldest senator in history, rose up and asked, “Can I hug you?” and then did.	Weekly Review By Roger D. Hodge

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