![[OC] Every Historic Senate Filibuster (1957-2013) - Interactive Timeline Showing Duration, Party, and Topic](https://www.byteseu.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/8jw9y10ccl8g1-1326x1536.png "[OC] Every Historic Senate Filibuster (1957-2013) – Interactive Timeline Showing Duration, Party, and Topic")
I built an interactive visualization tracking the longest Senate filibusters in US history, from Strom Thurmond's record-breaking 24-hour speech against the Civil Rights Act to Cory Booker's recent marathon session. It's apolitical, but shows how dedicated people can be to their beliefs and ideals.
The site shows:
- Duration of each filibuster (with interactive bar chart)
- Senator name, party affiliation, and topic
- Clickable details for each event
- Links to Wikipedia for more context
Data sourced from Senate Historical Office, C-SPAN, and Wikipedia.
Built with React + TypeScript. Completely ad-free and donation-supported.
Tools: React, Recharts, TypeScript, Tailwind CSS
Posted by probably_platypus
4 Comments
Strom Thurmond’s filibuster (of the Civil Rights Act) in blue shows just how dramatically the two parties’ positions on civil rights and racism changed during the Republicans’ “[Southern strategy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_strategy)” shift, where the “Party of Lincoln” decided to become the Party of Racism, instead.
Cory Booker having the longest filibuster but literally having accomplished almost nothing during his career is top tier irony. Such a long filibuster just to give up. The record mattered to him more than the outcome.
It’s very apt that the senate keeps track of and lauds those who are able to waste the most time.
I know a thing or two about going on endless tangents, but how is it possible for someone to speak for 25 hours? Am I misunderstanding what a filibuster is?