Washington, DC. Miss South Carolina, Miss Peggy White of Fountain Inn, and guests on the Senate steps at the Capitol following a luncheon given in her honor by Senator Strom Thurmond and Congressman Robert T. Ashmore. Left to right: Mr. Ernest White of Fountain Inn, uncle of Miss SC; Congressman Albert Watson; Mrs. Ernest White of Fountain Inn, aunt of Miss SC; Congressman Tom Gettys; Senator Thurmond; Miss White; Congressman Ashmore; Mrs. R.E. White of Fountain Inn, mother of Miss SC; Mr. R.E. White of Fountain Inn, father of Miss SC; and Mrs. David McGill of Greenville, Chaperon of Miss SC to the Miss American Pageant, September 11, 1967

Item — Box: 9, Folder: 49, image: 1999

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.