Following the death of John Glenn in December 2016, Hollings became the oldest living former United States senator.
f ɑ l oʊ ɪ ŋ WORD_BOUNDARY ð ə WORD_BOUNDARY d ɛ θ WORD_BOUNDARY ʌ v WORD_BOUNDARY d̠ʒ ɑ n WORD_BOUNDARY ɡ l ɛ n WORD_BOUNDARY ɪ n WORD_BOUNDARY d ɪ s ɛ m b ə ɹ WORD_BOUNDARY t uː WORD_BOUNDARY θ aʊ z ə n d WORD_BOUNDARY s ɪ k s t iː n WORD_BOUNDARY h ɑ l ɪ ŋ z WORD_BOUNDARY b ɪ k eɪ m WORD_BOUNDARY ð ɪ WORD_BOUNDARY oʊ l d ɪ s t WORD_BOUNDARY l ɪ v ɪ ŋ WORD_BOUNDARY f ɔ ɹ m ə ɹ WORD_BOUNDARY j uː n aɪ t ɪ d WORD_BOUNDARY s t eɪ t s WORD_BOUNDARY s ɛ n ə t ə ɹ WORD_BOUNDARY