He attended Clemson College (now Clemson University), where he was a member of , graduating in 1923 with a degree in horticulture. I would stay just as you are, not another pound more, he said. Juliana Gertrude Thurmond WithX Whitmer; Paul Reynolds Thurmond Paternal grand-parents, uncles and aunts. Some remarks made by Mississippi Senator Trent Lott during the event were considered racially insensitive: "When Strom Thurmond ran for president, Mississippi voted for him. Essie Mae Washington-Williams, the biracial woman who revealed nine years ago she was the illegitimate daughter of former . Thurmond spokeswoman Genevieve Erny commented, "It's unfortunate that the media continue to portray him as in failing health, especially because the only reason the media is interested is a 50-50 split, and the repercussions that could have. Familia sa avea o strmoie englez i german. [166] Thurmond won a fifth term with 351,733 votes to Ravenel's 281,119. [94] Later that year, Thurmond attributed the 1967 USS Forrestal fire to being precipitated by communists,[95] and warned against enacting any of the three proposed Panama Canal treaties on the grounds that they would lead to Communist control of the waterway if enacted. "[244] In August 1988, Senator Robert Byrd presented the White House with a modified version of the Democratic proposal on Contra aid. It was her first trip to South Carolina, her first exposure to segregated trains and whites only drinking fountains. Informationen kan vre hentet fra Wikidata. Even some relatives of the late U.S. Sen. Strom Thurmond wondered if indeed their 64-year-old distinguished family member was carrying on with a 20-year-old coed, Nancy Moore. [341], "Senator Thurmond" redirects here. Johnston defeated Thurmond 186,180 votes to 158,904 votes (54% to 46%) in what would be Thurmond's first and only state electoral defeat. "[158] Speaking on the Panama Canal neutrality treaty, Thurmond said it was "the big giveaway of the century. [213] Also in 1981, Thurmond was one of the leaders in opposition to extending the Voting Rights Act,[214] and said parts of the law were discriminatory toward states' rights as well as too strict toward communities that had adhered to it in the past. Alias. He also filibustered against the landmark 1964 Civil Rights Act, and when President Lyndon Johnson signed that bill into law, Thurmond deserted the Democratic Party and endorsed Republican presidential candidate Barry Goldwater, who voted against the bill. Six months after Thurmond's death in 2003, Essie Mae Washington-Williams (19252013) publicly revealed she was his daughter. He was Strom Thurmond, son of a powerful lawyer in Edgefield, S.C. She was Carrie Butler, a part-time maid in the Thurmond house. He stepped down as Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee at the beginning of 1999, as he had pledged to do in late 1997. At Thurmond's hundredth birthday party in December 2002, Senate Minority Leader Trent Lott sparked controversy by praising Thurmond's 1948 candidacy for President and suggesting that the country would be better off if Thurmond had won, leading to Lott's resignation from his Leader post. Presidential politics have been changed by Strom Thurmond and what he did more than by anybody in this country in these recent years. [143], Throughout the 1970s, Thurmond took several actions against Soviet Union. identifiant Notable Names Database. Gia nh anh c t tin l ngi Anh v ngi c. "[118], In 1969, Time ran a story accusing Thurmond of receiving "an extraordinarily high payment for land". Strom Thurmond was born on December 5, 1902 in Edgefield, South Carolina, USA. Thurmond and his wife continued attending events together. Thurmond's 100th birthday was celebrated on December 5, 2002. [224], Running for a sixth full term in 1984,[225] Thurmond faced his first primary challenge in 20 years, from retired CIA agent Robert Cunningham, and won the Republican nomination on June 12, 1984. Thurmond responded to the plan by calling it unsatisfactory. She was 15. In June, upon her graduation, Thurmond hired her as his personal secretary. These scrapbooks are similar in content and include articles that mention the children, including Senator Thurmond's birthday celebrations and coverage . In April 1981, Thurmond stated that the U.S. could move some of its West Germany soldiers to the East German and Czechoslovak borders in an attempt to improve both morale and combat readiness. It doesnt discriminate. Civic Impulse, LLC. "[77] Following the election, Johnson continued to push through Civil Rights legislation, most notably the Voting Rights Act in 1965, which committed the federal government to enforce voting rights of citizens by the supervision of elections in states with noted record of voter suppression and disenfranchisement. Thurmond represented South Carolina in the United States Senate from 1954 until 2003, at first as a Democrat . La pareja tuvo cuatro hijos: Nancy Moore Thurmond (nacida cuando su padre tena 69 aos y asesinada en 1991 por un conductor ebrio), James Strom Thurmond Jr., Juliana Gertrude Thurmond Whitmer y Paul Reynolds Thurmond. Mystery surrounds the infamous burning of the Reichstag in 1933. 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[322] Thurmond adviser Harry Dent said, He played the key and strategic role in pioneering and paving the way for that change. [196] At the beginning of Reagan's term, Thurmond as the new chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee and the new president were seen as obstacles to any gun laws passing in the Senate. [310], According to NBC News in 2017, it was widely acknowledged around Congress that Thurmond inappropriately touched women throughout his career. Thurmond remarked that the issue was the only one expressed by members of the press,[272] even as polls showed "that the vast majority of South Carolinians believe it is far past time for him to retire. [51] In February 1960, Thurmond requested a quorum call that would produce at least half the membership of the Senate, the call being seen as one of the delay tactics employed by Southerners during the meeting. Nancy Janice Moore was the wife of Strom Thurmond. James Strom Thurmond Sr. , Carolina de Sud, SUA - d. 26 iunie 2003,[2][3][4][5] Edgefield , Carolina de Sud, SUA) a fost un politician american, ofier i avocat care a reprezentat Carolina de Sud n Senatul Statelor Unite ntre 1954 i 2003. After he died in 2003, Essie Mae Washington-Williams, then 78, a retired Los Angeles schoolteacher, revealed their kinship, and Thurmonds white family confirmed it. Im taking you to meet your father.. Feb. 5, 2013. At the time Rogers was the U.S. Attorney in South Carolina. [251] The following year, Thurmond sponsored legislation designed to impose "five rotating warning labels on alcoholic beverages cautioning pregnant women not to drink, warning that alcohol is addictive and can increase the risks of hypertension, liver disease and cancer, that it impairs a person's ability to drive a car or operate machinery, and that alcohol consumption can be hazardous in combination with some drugs. [38] On May 1, Thurmond's Senate campaign headquarters opened in Columbia, South Carolina with Ernest Craig serving as campaign leader and George McNabb in charge of public relations, both were on leave from their state positions in the governor's office. [295], Washington-Williams later said she intended to join the Daughters of the American Revolution, and did apply to join the United Daughters of the Confederacy, as she was eligible through her Thurmond ancestry. Throughout his long career, Thurmond maintained a guarded relationship with his black daughter. Thurmond ran for president in 1948 on a segregationist platform. This page was last edited on 1 March 2023, at 05:24. [286] In October 2000, Thurmond collapsed while lunching with a staff member and an acquaintance at a restaurant in Alexandria, Virginia and was admitted to Walter Reed; his spokeswoman Genevieve Erny stated that the collapse was found to have been unrelated to previous illnesses. Woodward, Bob; Scott Armstrong (September 1979). [43] In early 1956, he resigned from the Senate, keeping the promise he made two years earlier. Mrs. Thurmond knows this statistic firsthand. HistoryNet.com contains daily features, photo galleries and over 25,000 articles originally published in our nine magazines. [248] A week later, as the Senate opened debate on proposals aimed at ending both the supply of dangerous drugs as well as their demand, Thurmond offered changes to criminal law in the form of amendments that would include imposing the death penalty for drug traffickers guilty of murder and an expansion of the proposal that would add the death penalty for other federal crimes, such as espionage and hostage taking. Nancy Moore Thurmond; James Strom Thurmond Jr. Juliana Gertrude Thurmond Whitmer; Paul Reynolds Thurmond; Edit. 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