US Senate votes to name courthouse after Fred Thompson
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The U.S. Senate has voted to name the new federal courthouse in Nashville after the late actor-politician Fred Thompson.
Sen. Lamar Alexander announced the Senate's vote Wednesday leaves the final decision up to President Donald Trump. The House passed the resolution in March.
Thompson, a former senator, died in 2015. Alexander succeeded him in office.
Thompson was a Tennessee-trained lawyer, prosecutor, hard-driving Senate counsel during the Watergate hearings, as well as a movie and TV actor and fleeting presidential hopeful in 2008. He commanded audiences with a booming voice, folksy charisma and a 6-foot-6 frame.
Thompson starred in the "Law & Order" TV series and appeared in at least 20 motion pictures including "The Hunt for Red October" and "Die Hard II" while also fostering a lobbying career in Washington.