He is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations.
Peter Maas wrote the book "Marie" about the Tennessee parole board scandal. Roger Donaldson directed the 1985 movie based on the book. Donaldson consulted with Thompson about who should portray Thompson in the movie. Thompson suggested that he should portray himself. Donaldson agreed, and thus began Thompson's acting career.
He was admitted to the Tennessee bar in 1967.
He chaired the Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs during his term in the U.S. Senate.
He was special counsel to the Senate Intelligence Committee in 1982.
He was special counsel to Tennessee Governor Lamar Alexander in 1980.
He worked as a shoe salesman, truck driver, and factory worker before becoming a lawyer.
He served in the U.S. Senate from Dec. 1994 to Jan. 2003 as a Republican from his home state of Tennessee.
He won a special election to the U.S. Senate in 1994.
He served as Minority Counsel to the Senate Watergate Committee.
He attended Memphis State University, where he earned his bachelor's degree in philosophy and political science in 1964.
He appears in archival footage of the Watergate hearings in Oliver Stone's movie "JFK" (1991).
He is 6'6" tall.
In 1964, he earned a degree in Philosophy and Political Science from Memphis State University.
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