Thurmond, Strom, State Fair, 1969, showing off gifts for Nixon [with Dolly Hamby and Nancy Thurmond]

Audiovisual Materials (2 linear feet) include photographs, five audio recordings, and a sizable number of slides. Highlights of the slides include McNair’s 1966 gubernatorial campaign, Nixon’s visits to South Carolina in 1960 and 1973, the 1968 Southern Governor’s Conference, and a Bradley, Graham, and Hamby open house in 1967. Four of the audio recordings (1/4-inch reels) are radio spots from the 1972 “minibottle” campaign. The final recording (a 2-inch reel) is Strom Thurmond's September 16, 1964 speech announcing his switch from the Democratic to Republican Party.