A Look at the Life of Strom Thurmond By Steve Inskeep Published November 30, 2002 at 9:00 PM PST Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Listen • 6:09 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. Copyright 2002 NPR