"When E. F. Hollings talks, nobody listens."
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Democratic Party (United States) politiciansMembers of the United States SenatePoliticians from South CarolinaUnited States presidential candidates, 1984Governors of South Carolina
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Alluding to the E. F. Hutton commercial of the 1980s, in reference to his unsuccessful presidential campaign in 1984.
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Ernest Hollings
1959 – 1963
Ernest "Fritz" Hollings (January 1, 1922 – April 6, 2019) was an American politician who served as a Democratic United States Senator from South Carolina from 1966 to 2005. He was also the 106th Governor of South Carolina (1959–1963) and the 77th Lieutenant Governor (1955–1959). Hollings served 38 years and 55 days in the Senate, which made him the 8th-longest-serving Senator in history. He served alongside Republican Strom Thurmond for 36 of those years, making them the longest-serving Senate d
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