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1. "Well here I was two years in the House and I guess I jumped the traces, and got into the race for the United States Senate"

Creator:

Romine, Ron

Collection:

William Jennings Bryan Dorn: In His Own Words

Institution:

University of South Carolina. South Carolina Political Collections

2. "I was going to depend on that campaign on what pulled me through on all my campaigns, no organization, no money, but on the stump"

Creator:

Romine, Ron

Collection:

William Jennings Bryan Dorn: In His Own Words

Institution:

University of South Carolina. South Carolina Political Collections

3. "It's just a plain question of votes. The black people had been disenfranchised and they couldn't vote"

Creator:

Romine, Ron

Collection:

William Jennings Bryan Dorn: In His Own Words

Institution:

University of South Carolina. South Carolina Political Collections

4. "The central figure of that time in Washington was President Harry Truman"

Creator:

Romine, Ron

Collection:

William Jennings Bryan Dorn: In His Own Words

Institution:

University of South Carolina. South Carolina Political Collections

5. "If you couldn't speak, you better stay out of the race for governor, senator, or congress"

Creator:

Romine, Ron

Collection:

William Jennings Bryan Dorn: In His Own Words

Institution:

University of South Carolina. South Carolina Political Collections

6. "He'd say now little boy blue, come blow your horn, and the people would all laugh of course this was a kind of mockery. It was sort of difficult to overcome to start out following all that carrying on"

Creator:

Romine, Ron

Collection:

William Jennings Bryan Dorn: In His Own Words

Institution:

University of South Carolina. South Carolina Political Collections

7. "Here was the Russian ambassador to the United Nations callin' lil' ol' Dorn the number one warmonger of the United States of America"

Creator:

Romine, Ron

Collection:

William Jennings Bryan Dorn: In His Own Words

Institution:

University of South Carolina. South Carolina Political Collections

8. "So this seemed like a new day, a new crowd, and the media covered us"

Creator:

Romine, Ron

Collection:

William Jennings Bryan Dorn: In His Own Words

Institution:

University of South Carolina. South Carolina Political Collections

9. "But I had to overcome some hurdles-one was the most difficult thing I have ever been confronted with politically"

Creator:

Romine, Ron

Collection:

William Jennings Bryan Dorn: In His Own Words

Institution:

University of South Carolina. South Carolina Political Collections

10. "Dorn this is the time, you'd better run"

Creator:

Romine, Ron

Collection:

William Jennings Bryan Dorn: In His Own Words

Institution:

University of South Carolina. South Carolina Political Collections