“It was political; it was nothing that was ever in his heart,” Williams said. “In his heart, he treats everyone the same.” Thurmond’s popularity in his state has remained immense ...

South Carolina Republican Strom Thurmond is the first sitting ... and transformed the American political landscape: He switched to the Republican Party." Thurmond's switch inspired many other ...

EDGEFIELD, S.C., June 27 (UPI) -- Strom Thurmond, whose political career ... became a D-Day paratroop hero and a leader of three political parties, including the States' Rights Party -- a splinter ...

When Strom Thurmond ... of the Republican Party, he became a presidential kingmaker and a key figure in turning courts back to the right. In this riveting, Faulknerian book, Bass and Thompson give the ...

WASHINGTON — There will be a big birthday cake with 100 candles blazing on Capitol Hill, assuming the fire marshal approves. There will be tubs of butter pecan ice cream -- his favorite ...

Strom Thurmond spent 100 years on this earth as a racist hypocrite, but also as the catalyst of a fundamental shift in United States politics, leading Southern voters into the Republican Party and ...

He ran for president in 1948 as a third party candidate committed ... The second, “Strom: The complicated personal and political life of Strom Thurmond,” was published in 2005.

After returning to civilian life, Thurmond resumed his political activities ... at Thurmond’s 100th birthday party: "I want to say this about my state: When Strom Thurmond ran for president ...

When party officials tapped a state lawmaker to run for the post, Thurmond ... political power virtually to the end, prevailing upon President Bush to appoint his 29-year-old son, Strom Jr ...