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Title
Mansfield and Dirksen
Type
Text
Monograph
Contribution
Johnson, Marc C., 1953- (Author)
Subject
Mansfield, Mike, 1903-2001
Dirksen, Everett McKinley
United States. Congress. Senate--History--20th century . (LCSH)
United States. Congress. Senate--Majority leaders--History--20th century. (LCSH)
United States. Congress. Senate--Minority leaders--History--20th century. (LCSH)
Legislators--Montana--History--20th century (LCSH)
Legislators--Montana--Illinois--20th century (LCSH)
Civil rights--United States--History--20th century (LCSH)
Suffrage--United States--History--20th century (LCSH)
Environmental policy--United States--History--20th century (LCSH)
Language
English
Geographic Coverage
Classification
LCC: JK1161 .J64 2023 (Assigner: dlc) (Status: used by assigner)
DDC: 328.73/071 full (Assigner: dlc)(Source: 23/eng/20230307)
Supplementary Content
bibliography
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Content
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Summary
""The excavation of a cross-party political relationship that sheds light on the workings of the U.S. Senate during the 1960s. From divergent backgrounds and ideologies, Mike Mansfield of Montana and Everett Dirksen of Illinois were responsible for making the Senate work amid political upheaval. Their efforts resulted in a spate of surprisingly durable legislation around civil rights, voting rights, the environment, and social welfare"-Provided by publisher"-- Provided by publisher.
Table Of Contents
Introduction: a different senate
The Mansfield-Dirksen way
Butte and Pekin-political roots
Apprentice to leadership
Elements of leadership: eloquence, cornpone, substance, and humor
Highest aspirations-Moving to Senate Leadership
Elements of leadership: care and Feeding of the Press
One brief shining moment
Camelot's end.
An idea whose time has come
A great society and a bitch of a war
End of an era
Epilogue: The senate, Mansfield, and Dirksen.
Authorized Access Point
Johnson, Marc C., 1953- Mansfield and Dirksen
Admin Metadata
Generation Process: DLC marc2bibframe2 v2.5.0
Status: changed
Encoding Level: prepublication
Identified By: bf:Local, 22995995
Change Date: 2024-04-04T10:36:21
Creation Date: 2023-03-02
Description Language: English
Description Modifier: United States, Library of Congress
Description Authentication: Program for Cooperative Cataloging
Assigner: United States, Library of Congress