Tuesday 26 June 2012

Everett Dirksen

Everett Dirksen

Everett McKinley Dirksen (January 4, 1896 – September 7, 1969) was an American politician of the Republican Party. He represented Illinois in the U.S. House of Representatives (1933–1949) and U.S. Senate (1951–1969). As Senate Minority Leader for over a decade, he played a highly visible and key role in the politics of the 1960s, including helping to write and pass the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Open Housing Act of 1968, both landmarks of civil rights legislation.

Everett Dirksen

Everett Dirksen

Everett Dirksen

Everett Dirksen

Everett Dirksen

Everett Dirksen

Everett Dirksen

Everett Dirksen

Everett Dirksen

 

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