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Everett McKinley Dirksen (January 4, 1896 – September 7, 1969) was a Republican United States Congressman and Senator from Illinois. As Republican Senate leader 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 one of the Senate's strongest supporters of the Vietnam War.

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  • Everett Dirksen
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  • Everett McKinley Dirksen (January 4, 1896 – September 7, 1969) was a Republican United States Congressman and Senator from Illinois. As Republican Senate leader 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 one of the Senate's strongest supporters of the Vietnam War.
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Spouse
  • Louella Carver Dirksen
Name
  • Everett Dirksen
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Cause of Death
  • Complications stemming from treatment for lung cancer
Before
  • William F. Knowland
  • (California)
  • Scott W. Lucas
  • William E. Hull
Religion
  • Christian Reformed
Years
  • 1933(xsd:integer)
  • 1951(xsd:integer)
  • 1959(xsd:integer)
After
  • (Pennsylvania)
  • Hugh Scott
  • Leo E. Allen
  • Ralph Tyler Smith
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Occupation
  • Politician
Death
  • 1969(xsd:integer)
Birth
  • 1896(xsd:integer)
Nationality
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  • Everett McKinley Dirksen (January 4, 1896 – September 7, 1969) was a Republican United States Congressman and Senator from Illinois. As Republican Senate leader 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 one of the Senate's strongest supporters of the Vietnam War.
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