Everett Dirksen and his presidents

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"Everett McKinley Dirksen was one of the most colorful American politicians of the twentieth century and was considered by some the most powerful man in Congress. Now Byron Hulsey takes a new look at the senator from Illinois to show how his interactions with the White House made him a pivotal figure in American politics during the Cold War era."--BOOK JACKET.

subjects: Politics and government,  Legislators,  United States. Congress. Senate,  United States,  Biography,  Dirksen, everett mckinley, 1896-1969,  United states, politics and government, biography

People: Everett McKinley Dirksen

Places: United States

Times: 1945-1989