United States Senator Joe Biden (D-DE) was the keynote speaker at the Galivants Ferry Stump on Monday, May 1, 2006 in Galivants Ferry, South Carolina. Former South Carolina Senator Ernest "Fritz" Hollings introduced Sen. Biden.
The Galivants Ferry Stump will be featured on C-SPAN's Road to the White House on
Sunday, May 7th at three times:
6:30pm,
9:30pm, and
12:30am.
This ninety-minute program will begin with a speech by Rudy Giuliani in Iowa. The last hour will be coverage of Biden at Galivants Ferry.
The Galivants Ferry Stump is the oldest and largest continuously held stump meeting in America, and will be at the traditional Pee Dee Farms, the community’s century-old general store. Galivants Ferry is on the National Registry of Historic Districts, and is located on Highway 501 where it crosses the Pee Dee River.
The 2006 Stump followed its traditional festival format of bluegrass music and clogging at 4:30 PM, with stump speeches beginning at 6:00 PM. In addition to Senator Biden, the 2006 Stump featured statewide, federal, and local candidates.
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