Political Quotes

“Today the number 93 symbolizes a notable milestone in Senate history. It is the 93d day after Senator Strom Thurmond's 93d birthday, which was the same span of days and years reached by my venerable predecessor Senator Theodore Francis Green on the day of his retirement on January 3, 1961. Tomorrow, Senator Thurmond will be 93 years and 94 days old and he will assume Senator Green's mantle as the oldest sitting Senator in history. I join in extending hearty congratulations to Senator Thurmond on his remarkable durability and I wish him well in years to come. But I do hope we will not lose sight of the extraordinary long and distinguished career of the previous record holder. The career of Theodore Francis Green will always be an inspiration and a model for productive senior citizenship. He was a classic late bloomer whose political career did not really begin until he was 65 years old. And his most prolific years were in the two and a half decades that followed.”