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A Look at the Life of Strom Thurmond

By Steve Inskeep

Published December 1, 2002 at 12:00 AM EST

Sen. Strom Thurmond (R-SC) turns 100 this week. The longest-serving U.S. senator is retiring after nearly 50 years. NPR's Steve Inskeep talks with his biographer, Nadine Cohodas.

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Steve Inskeep is a host of NPR's Morning Edition, as well as NPR's morning news podcast Up First.

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