Washington, DC. Representative Albert Watson (left) and Senator Strom Thurmond (right) both of South Carolina and both former Democrats turned Republicans, get together after Congressman Watson was sworn into the House fro the second time this year. He first took the oath in January to start his second term as a Democrat. After House Democrats voted to strip him of his committee seniority for supporting Barry Goldwater, Congressman Watson resigned from the Party and Congress and won re-election (June 15) as a Republican in a special vote. Senator Thurmond bolted the Democratic Party on September 16, 1964 to work for the Presidential election of Goldwater, June 16, 1965

Item — Box: 8, Folder: 48M, image: 1887

Staff Only

Scope and Content Note

From the Series:

There are photographs of Thurmond with astronauts, entertainers, government officials, military officers, politicians, etc. Among the individuals appearing in this series are: Presidents Harry S. Truman through George Bush; Astronaut Alan Shepard; and foreign heads of state such as Anwar el-Sadat of Egypt and British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. Other individuals include James F. Byrnes, Barry Goldwater, Fritz Hollings, Herbert Hoover, Herman Talmadge, and Prince Charles of Great Britain. Some of the photographs were autographed by the individuals when they gave the photographs to Thurmond. There are photographs of Strom Thurmond attending conferences and conventions (such as the 1968 Republican National Convention in Miami, Florida), and taking trips to the Far East, Iran and Italy. Of special interest are photographs of the Anwar Sadat Funeral Trip in 1981. In addition, there are photographs of his visits to military bases such as Fort McPherson (Atlanta, Georgia), Fort Jackson (Columbia, South Carolina) and Edwards Air Force Base (California)

Removed from other series include such topics as the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee's Special Preparedness Investigating Subcommittee, Campaigns, the Richard B. Russell Dam Project and the Sparrow Bluff Project in Florence County, South Carolina.