Everett Dirksen

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Politician
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Voting_Rights_Act_of_1965
gptkb:Civil_Rights_Act_of_1964
gptkbp:awards gptkb:award
Honorary Doctorate from Illinois State University
gptkbp:birth_date 1896-01-04
gptkbp:birth_place gptkb:Peoria,_Illinois
gptkbp:born gptkb:Pekin,_Illinois
gptkbp:children gptkb:Dirksen_family
gptkbp:death_date 1969-09-27
gptkbp:death_place gptkb:Washington,_D._C.
gptkbp:education gptkb:University_of_Illinois_Urbana-Champaign
gptkbp:full_name gptkb:Everett_Mc_Kinley_Dirksen
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Everett Dirksen
gptkbp:image Dirksen.jpg
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Republican_Party
American politics
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Abraham_Lincoln
gptkb:Dwight_D._Eisenhower
gptkb:Theodore_Roosevelt
gptkbp:known_for Oratory skills
Bipartisanship
Legislative leadership
gptkbp:legacy gptkb:Dirksen_Senate_Office_Building
Dirksen's role in civil rights legislation
Influence on future Republican leaders
gptkbp:military_branch gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:Native_American_tribe
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:The_Wizard_of_Ooze
gptkbp:notable_work gptkb:Voting_Rights_Act_of_1965
gptkb:Civil_Rights_Act_of_1964
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:legislation
gptkbp:office Senate Minority Leader
gptkbp:political_party gptkb:Republican_Party
gptkbp:political_position Conservative
Moderate
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Lyndon_B._Johnson
gptkbp:religion gptkb:church
gptkbp:served_in gptkb:election
gptkb:legislation
gptkbp:spouse Louise Dirksen
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Hugh_Scott
gptkbp:term_end 1969-09-27
gptkbp:term_start 1959-01-03