This rich, tell-all story combines academic precision with tabloid readability to portray the life of J. Strom Thurmond, one of America's most enduring political figures of modern times. A native of Edgefield County, South Carolina, Thurmond began his public service career in the 1920s. He enlisted in the United States Army and served during World War II, returning home a hero with high political ambitions. Elected governor of South Carolina in 1946 as a Democratic New Dealer, Thurmond ran for president in 1948 and captured the nation's attention as the segregationist and states' rights candidate of the Dixiecrats, a southern splinter of the national Democratic Party. His maverick political career continued in 1954 when he was elected to the United States Senate on a write-in campaign - the highest national office ever won on a write-in ballot. He began his senatorial career in 1955 and served continuously for forty-eight years - the longest Senate career and the oldest senator in American history. In 1965 Thurmond took his boldest political step when he broke from the Democrats and publicly.
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