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Folder, "July 24, 1967 - 6:07 p.m. Congressional leadership," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 1 (Item)
  • that police had uncovered 'factories for the manufacture of Molotiv cocktails,' but the location of such places was not given. At a news conference at which the statement was released, Senate GOP leader Everett Dirksen refused to identify the locations
Oral history transcript, Harold Barefoot Sanders, interview 3 (III), 11/3/1969, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)
  • normally think of. lve broke a filibuster with Dirksen's help. F: Do you have any idea how you got Dirksen's help? Unfortunately, he died before I could get to that. S: I don't remember. I know Nick did some--I'll tell you what we did
Oral history transcript, Warren Christopher, interview 1 (I), 10/31/1968, by T.H. Baker (Item)
  • , Tnurmond, on the one hand; a second element, the Republicans--Dirksen, Hruska, Scot t, Long; and the numerically largest group is the Tilore liberal Democratic group led by Senator Hart and nu~bering , and Dodd. &~d among it Senators Kennedy, Burdick
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 6/5/1968 (Wednesday) (Item)
  • Robert Kennedy is shot in Los Angeles; LBJ discusses gun control with Senator Mike Mansfield; LBJ calls Senators Dirksen & Aiken about agriculture; Lady Bird cancels appointments; Lady Bird works on telegrams for Rose & Ethel Kennedy; LBJ makes
Oral history transcript, Larry Temple, interview 3 (III), 6/26/1970, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)