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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, Robert S. McNamara, interview S-1 (I), 3/26/1993, by Robert Dallek (Item)
  • , and my feeling is that the historian trying to come to terms with Lyndon Johnson wants to hear him talking to Everett Dirksen on the telephone. And while one feels in a certain sense that, my goodness, here's this damn fool, on the other hand
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