Everett Dirksen
U.S. Congressperson
1896 – 1969
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Who was Everett Dirksen?
Everett McKinley Dirksen was an American politician of the Republican Party. He represented Illinois in the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate. As Senate Minority Leader for 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. He was also one of the Senate's strongest supporters of the Vietnam War and was known as "The Wizard of Ooze" for his oratorical style.
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- Born
- Jan 4, 1896
Pekin - Also known as
- Senator Everett McKinley Dirksen
- Dirksen, Senator Everett McKinley
- Everett McKinley Dirksen
- Senator Everett M. Dirksen
- Senator Everett Dirksen
- Senator Everett Dirksen of Illinois
- The Wizard of Ooze
- Parents
- Siblings
- Spouses
- Louella Dirksen
( - 1969/09/07)
- Louella Dirksen
- Children
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- University of Minnesota
- University of Minnesota Law School
- Died
- Sep 7, 1969
Washington, D.C.
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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