'November 7, 1991-Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Back Row (left to right) General Colin Powell, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; General Reimer, Vice Chief of Staff; and Senator Sam Nunn. Front Row Senator Strom Thurmond speaking to the media in front of the Ridgway residence after he and Nunn had presented General Ridgway with the Congressiona; Gold Medal.' (color, is General Dennis Reimer, is General Matthew Bunker Ridgway-former Commnader of U.S. Assault Forces during Normandy invasion, former Commander of United Nations Forces in Korea, former Supreme Allied Commander of Allied Forces in Europe, former Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff, born 1895, age 96 )

Item — Box: 24, Folder: 141, image: 6440

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.