Ronald Reagan: “I'd rather have a Judiciary Committee headed by Strom Thurmond than…”

On the recordOctober 27, 1986

I'd rather have a Judiciary Committee headed by Strom Thurmond than one run by Joe Biden or Teddy Kennedy.

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Republican · California

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Remarks at a Campaign Rally for Senator Jeremiah A. Denton in Birmingham, Alabama

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Ronald Reagan: “I'd rather have a Judiciary Committee headed by Strom Thurmond than one run by Joe Biden or Teddy Kennedy.”