Fred Thompson's Conservative Stance

Fred Thompson

A former actor and Tennessee senator, Fred Thompson ran for the 2008 Republican nomination on a staunchly conservative platform emphasizing strong national defense. He advocated for a resolute approach to the Iraq War and robust counterterrorism measures, though his campaign struggled to gain momentum and withdrew early in 2008.

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Year	Fred Thompson
1942	Birth of Fred Thompson (Period: August 19, 1942, Location: Sheffield, Alabama, USA)
1955	Vietnam War (Age: 13 years old, Period: 1955–1975 (U.S. full-scale military intervention from early 1960s to 1973), Location: Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia)
1956	Lawrence County High School (Age: 13 years old, Period: Around 1956–1960, Location: Lawrenceburg, Tennessee, United States)
1959	Marriage (Fred Thompson, Sarah Elizabeth Lindsey, Age: 17 years old, Period: September 1959–1985, Location: Tennessee, USA)
1960	Employment after high school graduation (Age: 17 years old, Period: Around 1960, Location: Lawrenceburg, Tennessee, United States) Florence State College (now the University of North Alabama, Age: 17 years old, Period: Around 1960–early 1960s, Location: Florence, Alabama, United States) Memphis State University (now the University of Memphis, Age: 17 years old, Period: Early 1960s–1964, Location: Memphis, Tennessee, United States)
1964	Vanderbilt University Law School (Age: 21 years old, Period: 1964–1967, Location: Nashville, Tennessee, United States)
1967	Admission to the Tennessee bar (Age: 24 years old, Period: 1967, Location: Tennessee, USA)
1969	Appointment as Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Tennessee (Age: 26 years old, Period: 1969–1972, Location: Nashville, Tennessee, United States)
1972	Campaign manager for Senator Howard Baker (Age: 29 years old, Period: 1972, Location: Tennessee, USA) Participation in Senator Howard Baker's Re-election Campaign (Age: 29 years old, Period: 1972, Location: Tennessee, USA)
1973	Appointment as minority counsel to the Senate Watergate Committee (Age: 30 years old, Period: 1973–1974, Location: Washington, D.C., USA) Questions about impartiality in the Senate Watergate investigation (Age: 30 years old, Period: 1973–1975, Location: Washington, D.C., USA) Criticism over advance disclosure of information about the Watergate tapes (Age: 30 years old, Period: July 1973, Location: Washington, D.C., USA) Disclosure of information about the Watergate tapes to the White House (Age: 30 years old, Period: July 13–16, 1973, Location: Washington, D.C., USA)
1975	Criticism over lobbying activities and conflicts of interest (Age: 32 years old, Period: 1975–1993 and 2004–2006, Location: Washington, D.C., USA)
1977	Involvement in the pardon scandal during Tennessee Governor Ray Blanton's administration (Age: 34 years old, Period: 1977–1978, Location: Tennessee, USA)
1985	Acting debut in the film "Marie" (Age: 42 years old, Period: 1985, Location: United States)
1987	Appearance in the film "No Way Out" (Age: 44 years old, Period: 1987, Location: United States)
1990	Appearance in the film "The Hunt for Red October" (Age: 47 years old, Period: 1990, Location: United States) Gulf War (Age: 47 years old, Period: August 1990 – February 1991, Location: Kuwait, Iraq, Persian Gulf region)
1993	Appearance in the film "In the Line of Fire" (Age: 50 years old, Period: 1993, Location: United States)
1994	Criticism of his level of activity as a senator (Age: 51 years old, Period: 1994–2003, Location: Washington, D.C., USA) Election to the U.S. Senate (Age: 52 years old, Period: November 8, 1994, Location: Tennessee, USA)
1996	Investigation into 1996 presidential campaign finance issues (Age: 53 years old, Period: 1996–1998, Location: Washington, D.C., USA) Reelection to the U.S. Senate (Age: 54 years old, Period: November 5, 1996, Location: Tennessee, USA)
1997	Appointment as Chairman of the Senate Governmental Affairs Committee (Age: 54 years old, Period: January 1997–January 2001; January–June 2001, Location: Washington, D.C., USA)
2000	National co-chair of John McCain's presidential campaign (Age: 57 years old, Period: 2000, Location: Across the United States) 2000 Republican Party (Age: 57 years old, Period: 2000, Location: Across the United States)
2001	September 11 attacks (Age: 59 years old, Period: September 11, 2001, Location: New York City, New York; Arlington, Virginia; Shanksville, Pennsylvania)
2002	Appearance in the television series "Law & Order" (Age: 59 years old, Period: 2002–2007, Location: Television production locations, primarily in New York State, United States) Appointment as president of the Federal City Council (Age: 59 years old, Period: 2002–2005, Location: Washington, D.C., USA) Death of his daughter Elizabeth Betsy Thompson Panitch (Age: 59 years old, Period: January 30, 2002, Location: United States) Marriage (Fred Thompson, Jeri Kehn, Age: 59 years old, Period: June 29, 2002, Location: Naperville, Illinois, United States, First Congregational Church)
2003	Departure from the U.S. Senate (Age: 60 years old, Period: January 3, 2003, Location: Washington, D.C., USA) Iraq War (Age: 60 years old, Period: 2003 onward, Location: Iraq)
2004	Diagnosis of non-Hodgkin lymphoma (Age: 61 years old, Period: 2004, Location: United States) Concerns over conflicts of interest related to lobbying after leaving the Senate (Age: 61 years old, Period: 2004–2006, Location: Washington, D.C., USA)
2005	Support for Supreme Court Nominees under the George W. Bush Administration (Age: 62 years old, Period: 2005, Location: Washington, D.C., USA)
2006	Participation in Lewis Libby's legal defense fund (Age: 63 years old, Period: 2006–2007, Location: McLean, Virginia, and Washington, D.C., United States)
2007	2008 U.S. presidential campaign (Age: 65 years old, Period: September 5, 2007–January 22, 2008, Location: Across the United States) 2008 Republican Party (Age: 65 years old, Period: September 5, 2007–January 22, 2008, Location: Across the United States)
2008	Speech endorsing John McCain at the 2008 Republican National Convention (Age: 66 years old, Period: September 2, 2008, Location: St. Paul, Minnesota, USA) Republican Party (Age: 66 years old, Period: September 2, 2008, Location: St. Paul, Minnesota, USA)
2009	Radio host of "The Fred Thompson Show" (Age: 66 years old, Period: March 2, 2009–January 21, 2011, Location: United States)
2010	Publication of memoir "Teaching the Pig to Dance" (Age: 67 years old, Period: 2010, Location: United States) Appearance in the film "Secretariat" (Age: 67 years old, Period: 2010, Location: United States)
2012	Appearance in the film "Sinister" (Age: 69 years old, Period: 2012, Location: United States)
2014	Appearance in the film "Persecuted" (Age: 71 years old, Period: 2014, Location: United States)
2015	Non-Hodgkin lymphoma (Age: 72 years old, Period: Diagnosed in 2004; recurrence in 2015, Location: United States) Death of Fred Thompson (Age: 73 years old, Period: November 1, 2015, Location: Nashville, Tennessee, USA) Recurrence of non-Hodgkin lymphoma and death (Age: 73 years old, Period: November 1, 2015, Location: Nashville, Tennessee, United States)

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2004 Presidential Election	George W. Bush Karl Rove Dick Cheney Joe Lieberman John Kerry John Edwards Ralph Nader John McCain Howard Dean Wesley Clark Howard Fineman
2008 Presidential Election	John Edwards Ralph Nader John McCain Hillary Clinton Barack Obama Joe Biden Sarah Palin Rudy Giuliani Mitt Romney Mike Huckabee Ron Paul Fred Thompson Bob Barr Cynthia McKinney

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