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Henderson was assistant United States Postmaster General under Winton Malcolm "Red" Blount, Jr. (1921-2002) of [[Alabama]] during the administration of [[U.S. President]] [[Richard M. Nixon]]. In that capacity he persuaded the [[National Aeronautics and Space Administration]] and the [[Apollo 11]] [[astronaut]]s to photograph [[Moon|the moon]] for an image on a postage stamp. More than 140 million moon stamps were sold.<ref name=bio/>

Henderson was assistant United States Postmaster General under Winton Malcolm "Red" Blount, Jr. (1921-2002) of [[Alabama]] during the administration of [[U.S. President]] [[Richard M. Nixon]]. In that capacity he persuaded the [[National Aeronautics and Space Administration]] and the [[Apollo 11]] [[astronaut]]s to photograph [[Moon|the moon]] for an image on a postage stamp. More than 140 million moon stamps were sold.<ref name=bio/>

In 1970, Henderson was the unsuccessful Republican nominee for lieutenant governor of South Carolina. He lost to the [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] Earle Morris, Jr., of Pickens.. Henderson ran on the ticket headed by [[conservative]] [[U.S. Representative]] Albert William Watson(1922-1994) in the 1970 elections. Henderson said that family income in South Carolina under Democrat state government declined over the previous two decades from 45th to 47th position nationally. Henderson also noted that average wages were higher in [[North Carolina]] or Georgia than in South Carolina.<ref>''The Greenville News,'' September 15, 1970.</ref> Henderson trailed Watson's total vote by 4,491 (.7 of 1 percent); hence virtually all Republican voters backed their party candidates for governor and lieutenant governor. Henderson received 216,745 votes (45.2 percent); Morris, 254,745 (53.3 percent). An [[Independent voter|Independent]] held the remaining 7,320 votes (1.5 percent).<ref>Billy Hathorn, "The Changing Politics of Race: Congressman Albert William Watson and the South Carolina Republican Party, 1965-1970," ''South Carolina Historical Magazine'' Vol. 89 (October 1988), p. 237-238.</ref>

In 1970, Henderson was the unsuccessful Republican nominee for lieutenant governor of South Carolina. He lost to the [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] Earle Morris, Jr., of Pickens.. Henderson ran on the ticket headed by [[conservative]] [[U.S. Representative]][[Albert Watson]] in the 1970 elections. Henderson said that family income in South Carolina under Democrat state government declined over the previous two decades from 45th to 47th position nationally. Henderson also noted that average wages were higher in [[North Carolina]] or Georgia than in South Carolina.<ref>''The Greenville News,'' September 15, 1970.</ref> Henderson trailed Watson's total vote by 4,491 (.7 of 1 percent); hence virtually all Republican voters backed their party candidates for governor and lieutenant governor. Henderson received 216,745 votes (45.2 percent); Morris, 254,745 (53.3 percent). An [[Independent voter|Independent]] held the remaining 7,320 votes (1.5 percent).<ref>Billy Hathorn, "The Changing Politics of Race: Congressman Albert William Watson and the South Carolina Republican Party, 1965-1970," ''South Carolina Historical Magazine'' Vol. 89 (October 1988), p. 237-238.</ref>

Highly critical of Watson's campaign, ''The Greenville News'' noted that West won support from "every social, racial, and economic sector." It further urged the Republicans to field future candidates in the image of Henderson, rather than Watson.<ref>"Changing Politics of Race," p. 239.</ref>

Highly critical of Watson's campaign, ''The Greenville News'' noted that West won support from "every social, racial, and economic sector." It further urged the Republicans to field future candidates in the image of Henderson, rather than Watson.<ref>"Changing Politics of Race," p. 239.</ref>