US EditionHow Sen. Cory Booker prepared his body for record 25-hour-long speech
- New Jersey Senator Cory Booker, age 55, spoke for 25 hours and 5 minutes, setting a record.
- Booker's speech surpassed Strom Thurmond's 1957 record; he addressed harms from the Trump administration.
- The senator began his speech at 7 p.m. ET Monday, vowing to continue as long as physically able.
- Booker told CNN's Manu Raju, "I definitely started cramping up from lack of water" on Tuesday.
- Booker prepared by fasting and limiting water, but doctors suggest nutrition and sleep are essential for endurance.
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How to talk for a very, very long time
Most of us will never have to speak in public for 25 hours and 5 minutes straight the way that Sen. Cory Booker (D-New Jersey) did from March 31 into April 1. During his recording-breaking speech, the Garden State’s senior senator was not permitted to leave the floor without risking both the control and continuation of his speech. Even for an experienced politician or voice actor, this is simply a lot of time spent talking. According to voice a…
How Sen. Cory Booker prepared his body for record 25-hour-long speech
To physically prepare for the feat, Booker used “a lot of tactics,” he said, including fasting and curbing water intake in the days before to make sure he could stand for so long and wouldn’t have to take a bathroom break.
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