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.
Submissions from 1949
Reply as to Whether Governor Thurmond Would Sign Constitutional Amendments Ratified by the General Assembly, Strom Thurmond
Reply to press about intentions to not attend a dinner at which Vice President Barkley would speak, Strom Thurmond
Reply to Press Query on Reaction to Speech of Vice President Barkley at the National Democratic Party Dinner, Strom Thurmond
Reply to Question Concerning a Position on the Industrial Commission, Strom Thurmond
Reply to Questions from Mr. Geoffrey Birt, Alabama Journal, as to Whether or not Governor Thurmond Would Attend a Jackson Day Dinner, Strom Thurmond
Reply to United Press Question about Use of the Senate Filibuster Coalition to Consolidate Gains of the States' Rights Movement, Strom Thurmond
Report of Freight Rate Committee of Southern Governors' Conference, Strom Thurmond
Report Received From American Red Cross Concerning Red Cross Activities in South Carolina, Strom Thurmond
Request for veto of Act No. 127, Strom Thurmond
Request to reconsider and pass Act No. 1192, Strom Thurmond
Response to Announcement by Senator J. Howard McGrath that Future Political Appointments Depend on Loyalty to the Truman Organization, Strom Thurmond
Responsible Citizenship, Strom Thurmond
Review of industrial and agricultural progress in South Carolina during 1949, Strom Thurmond
Save Your Vision Week, Strom Thurmond
Shut-In Day, Strom Thurmond
Social Hygiene Day, Strom Thurmond
South Carolina sentiments regarding Charlotte, Strom Thurmond
Statement at Farmers Night Kiwanis meeting, Strom Thurmond
Statement Deploring the Purchase of Textile Machinery to be Sent Abroad so as to Foster Unfair Competition with American Textile Industries, Strom Thurmond
Statement for publication in the Textile South edition of Southern Textile News, Strom Thurmond
Statement for Southern Progress edition of American Wool and Cotton Reporter, Strom Thurmond
Statement for special South Carolina edition of the Railroad Journal, Strom Thurmond
Statement for Special Travel Issue of the Chicago Tribune, Strom Thurmond
Statement for Special Travel Issue of The Chicago Tribune, Strom Thurmond
Statement for Temperance Day program, Strom Thurmond
Statement for Use by Nash Airflyte Magazine, Welcoming Motorists to South Carolina, Strom Thurmond
Statement for Use by Nash Airflyte Magazine, Welcoming Motorists to South Carolina, Strom Thurmond
Statement for Yearbook of Jersey Breeders of North Carolina and South Carolina, Strom Thurmond
Statement on being asked to comment on Mr. Byrnes' statement that he might offer for Governor, Strom Thurmond
Statement on the passing of J.H. Fowles, Clerk of the State Senate, Strom Thurmond
Statement to South Carolina Public Health Association convention on reorganization of the State Board of Health, Strom Thurmond
Statement to the convention of the Carolinas Radio News Directors Association, Strom Thurmond
Swim For Health Week, Strom Thurmond
The Appointment of Miss Faith Clayton to the South Carolina Industrial Commission, Strom Thurmond
The Need for Raising Educational Standards in South Carolina, Strom Thurmond
Third Army Day, Strom Thurmond
Thomas Alva Edison Day, Strom Thurmond
Thurmond accepts plaque honoring South Carolina's progress in safe driving instruction in the state's high schools, Strom Thurmond
Transmittal of Reorganization Plan No. 1, Strom Thurmond
United Nations Day, Strom Thurmond
Upon Signing the Divorce Procedural Act, Strom Thurmond
Urging Full Support of New Recruiting Drive of S.C. National Guard, Strom Thurmond
Urging Safety Precautions for Christmas and New Year's Holidays, Strom Thurmond
Veto and request for veto, Act No. 212, Strom Thurmond
Veto of Act No. 1174, Strom Thurmond
Veto of Act No. 1192, Strom Thurmond
Veto of Act. No. 127, Strom Thurmond
Veto of Act No. 17, Strom Thurmond
Veto of Act No. 246, Strom Thurmond
White Cane Week, Strom Thurmond
Women's Army Corps Day, Strom Thurmond
Submissions from 1948
4-H Week, Strom Thurmond
Accepting the States' Rights Democratic Nomination as President of the United States, Strom Thurmond
Accomplishments of the 1948 General Assembly of South Carolina, Strom Thurmond
Accomplishments of the 1948 General Assembly of South Carolina (Final Draft)., Strom Thurmond
Address at Florida State Labor Day Celebration, Wildwood, Florida, Strom Thurmond
Address at Jacksonville, Florida, Strom Thurmond
Address at Labor Day Celebration, Fairfield, Alabama, Strom Thurmond
Address at Texarkana, Texas, Strom Thurmond
Address at West Palm Beach, Florida, Strom Thurmond
Address introducing Judge Horace C. Wilkinson, of Birmingham, Ala. to a Spartanburg, S.C., audience, Strom Thurmond
Address to be used by radio stations in Texas, transcribed at Birmingham, Ala., Strom Thurmond
Address to State Association of Soil Conservation District Supervisors, Strom Thurmond
Address to the Junior-Senior Banquet of Furman University, Greenville, South Carolina, May 15, 1949, Strom Thurmond
Air Force Day, Strom Thurmond
Air Mail Service Week, Strom Thurmond
Airport Funds Apportioned From U.S. Public Law 597., Strom Thurmond
American Newspaperboy Day, Strom Thurmond
Announcement of Thurmond's Address on Accomplishments of 1948 General Assembly to be Broadcasted on WIS (Radio), Strom Thurmond
Announcing the Resignation of Mr. W. Raymond Johnson as a Member of the South Carolina Industrial Commission, Strom Thurmond
Announcing the Resignation of William Lowndes Daniel, Jr., Executive Secretary, Strom Thurmond
Annual Message to the General Assembly, Strom Thurmond
Appointment of G.A. Buchanan, Jr., to the Board of Regents of the South Carolina State Hospital, Strom Thurmond
Appointment of the Emergency Fuel Oil Coordinator., Strom Thurmond
Appointments to the Selective Service Board, Strom Thurmond
Appreciation of Support of Democratic Party in South Carolina, Strom Thurmond
Approval by the U.S. Public Health Service of Steam Heating Plant and Alternations to Sewage Plant at the South Carolina Sanitarium., Strom Thurmond
A proclamation: State Singing Convention, 1948, Strom Thurmond
Army Day, Strom Thurmond
A Ship Channel from the Ocean to Port Royal, South Carolina., Strom Thurmond
At Dedication of Johnson Hagood Memorial Stadium, Strom Thurmond
Be Kind To Animals Week, Strom Thurmond
Bill of Rights Day, Strom Thurmond
Biography of Strom Thurmond, Strom Thurmond
Biography of Strom Thurmond, Strom Thurmond
Biography of Strom Thurmond, Strom Thurmond
Boys and Girls Week, Strom Thurmond
Boy Scout Week, Strom Thurmond