John C. Stennis
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John Cornelius Stennis was an American politician who served as a U.S. senator from the state of Mississippi. He was a Democrat who served in the Senate for over 41 years, becoming its most senior mem
Stennis in 1984
Stennis being sworn into the U.S. Senate by Arthur Vandenberg, 1947. James Eastland, Mississippi's other Senator, stands behind Stennis.
Stennis celebrating a space shuttle engine test in 1978
Paul Laxalt, Mark Hatfield, and Stennis before a conference on the Emergency Jobs Act of 1983
USS John C. Stennis
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USS John C. Stennis, named for Senator John C. Stennis of Mississippi, is the seventh of the Nimitz-class of nuclear-powered supercarriers in the United States Navy.
John C. Stennis
…as an expression of the Nation's gratitude for the public service of the man we honor tonight, the Navy's next nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, CVN-74, will be christened the U.S.S. John C. Stennis [sic]." Based on his voting record, Stennis was an ardent supporter of racial segregation. In the 1950s…
USS John C. Stennis underway in the Pacific Ocean
USS John C. Stennis (Left) and the British Invincible-class HMS Illustrious (right) operating together, April 1998.
USS John C. Stennis arrives in Bremerton on 31 August 2007.
The final command-and-control mission for U.S. forces over Iraq, 18 December 2011