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Oral history transcript, George Christian and Harry Middleton, interview S-1, 4/1/1996 (Item)
  • if it was the least bit controversial. Sometimes he had the Southern Democrats; sometimes he didn't. Sometimes he had to pick off enough Republicans to get a program passed. Sometimes he had to make deals with Everett Dirksen or Gerald Ford to get enough votes
Oral history transcript (conversation), Lyndon B. Johnson and Ted Sorensen, interview S-VIII, 6/3/1963 (Item)
  • I'd let them see what these Republicans want to do about this thing. Because i,1hil e you get your message off tomorrow, my friend, probably Everett Dirksen and Dick Russell will be sitting around next Sunday over a mint julep with an understanding
Oral history transcript, Lyndon B. Johnson, interview S-IX, 8/12/1969, by William J. Jorden (Item)
  • . Senator Kennedy was not present -- Senator John Kennedy. Senator Dirksen was not. I think all three of us were sick at the time that the treaty was ratified 82-1, with only one vote against it Senator Langer from North Dakota. Senator Mansfield went out