Witchita, Kansas. The Board of Trustees meeting of the John P. Gaty Trust. Standing, left to right: Dr. George Benson, Director of the National Education Program; Jack Shane, Vice President of the Fourth National Bank of Witchita; Edgar Eisenhower, Attorney and brother of Dwight D. Eisenhower; A. Dwight Button, President of the Fourth National Bank of Witchita; Dean Clarence Manion, President of the 'Manion Forum'; an unidentified gentleman; William F. Buckley, Columnist and Publisher of the 'National Review'; and Senator Frank J. Lausche, Democrat from Ohio. Seated left to right: two unidentified gentlemen; Senator Barry Goldwater, Republican from Arizona; and Senator Strom Thurmond, Republican from South Carolina. (see 2016-2019, color), November, 1968
Scope and Content Note
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.
Dates
- November, 1968
Extent
From the Series: 20 Cubic Feet (43 document boxes, 3 flat boxes, 5 map folders)
Language of Materials
From the Series: English
Dimensions note
8 x 10
Creator
- From the Series: Thurmond, Strom, 1902-2003 (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Clemson University Libraries Special Collections and Archives Repository