Episode 350 GEORGE H. W. BUSH 1992 The Changing of the Guard (Part 32) The South Carolina U. S. Senate Race : A Look at Ernest Hollings and Tommy Hartnett

George H.W. Bush 1992 The Changing of the Guard

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In 1992, South Carolina featured a heated Senate race that featured two very experienced and respected political figures in incumbent senator Ernest Hollings and his challenger former Congressman Tommy Hartnett. It would be the toughest challenge for Hollings in decades because not only was Hartnett a formidable challenger but the political dynamics in South Carolina were changing fast as the state grew more conservative and more Republican.

But Ernest Hollings was a towering political figure. He had been at the forefront of political crusades to feed the hungry, keep the military strong, protect manufacturing jobs, and stop the massive amounts of money flowing into political races. Holling's fit the bill that had often been how South Carolinian's described liking their politicians, "Ernest Hollings fought hard for what he believed in, even when he was wrong." That always appealed to people in the state even when they disagreed with the Senator.

His opponent in the race was former Representative Tommy Hartnett, the former congressman from the South Carolina First District, which included Charleston S.C. where the Senator was from too. Hartnett was a champion for fiscal responsibility, supported term limits for Congress, and fought to keep the budget under control. He had arrived in Washington D.c. as part of the Reagan Revolution in 1980 and served for six years in Congress before deciding to come home and run for Lieutenant Governor. After nearly, two and half decades in public life, first as South Carolina State House member, he lost the race for Lieutenant Governor and this was his attempt at a comeback.

This was an exciting race between two formidable men. In this episode, we will look at the careers of both men and their thoughts on Government and what they both feel is the problems our nation at the time faced. Many of those issues still plague us now. In the end, we will focus in on the legendary career of the incumbent, a man considered a giant of American Politics both at home and in Washington D.C. He became famous for his southern Charleston drawl, his towering physical frame, and his often blunt, fiery positions, on issues, always on the side of the little man he had been sent to the Senate to represent.

Then in our next episode we will present the South Carolina United States Senate debate and let me warn you, it will be exciting, but unless you are from South Carolina you may need an interpreter to understand them.

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Chapters

1. Ernest Hollings talks about FEMA - WCBD News 2 (00:00:00)

2. Music Intro (00:01:39)

3. Host Randal Wallace introduces the 1992 U. S. Senate in South Carolina race (00:02:04)

4. Ernest Hollings retirement video Biography (00:05:09)

5. [Ad] Boundless Insights - with Aviva Klompas (00:09:29)

6. (Cont.) Ernest Hollings retirement video Biography (00:10:10)

7. Host Randal Wallace interviews with Ernest Hollings (00:18:51)

8. Ernest Hollings on Stateline with Charles Beirbauer , edited segment SCETV (00:21:12)

9. 60 Minutes Rewind Ernest Hollings with Mike Wallace (00:29:42)

10. Host Randal Wallace talks about Hollings and introduces a retirement interview he gave about his Huffington Post articles (00:40:52)

11. LCV Cities Tour - Charleston former Senator Ernest "Fritz" Hollings (D-SC) - Segment (00:41:52)

12. Host Randal Wallace introduces former Congressman Tommy Hartnett (00:51:23)

13. Segment of C-Span exit interview with Congressman Tommy Hartnett (00:53:49)

14. Host Randal Wallace tells his most memorable story from the 1992 Senate campaign that ironically did not involve either candidate but our other Senator , Strom Thurmond instead (01:09:38)

15. Host Randal Wallace introduces the eulogy given at the funeral of Ernest Hollings by our South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster, who had also run against Hollings in the 1980s (01:14:59)

16. South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster delivers a eulogy for former South Carolina U. S. Senator Ernest Hollings (01:15:37)

17. Closing music (01:20:25)