Senator Everett Dirksen

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Senator_Everett_Dirksen

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Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instance_of	gptkb:Politician
gptkbp:advocated_for	Civil Rights
gptkbp:affiliation	gptkb:National_Republican_Senatorial_Committee
gptkbp:birth_date	1896-01-04
gptkbp:birth_place	gptkb:Peoria,_Illinois
gptkbp:children	gptkb:Dirksen_family
gptkbp:death_date	1969-09-27
gptkbp:death_place	gptkb:Washington,_D._C.
gptkbp:district	gptkb:Illinois gptkb:Illinois's_16th_congressional_district
gptkbp:education	gptkb:University_of_Illinois_Urbana-Champaign
gptkbp:full_name	gptkb:Everett_Mc_Kinley_Dirksen
gptkbp:house_term_end	1949-01-03
gptkbp:house_term_start	1933-03-04
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Senator Everett Dirksen
gptkbp:image	Dirksen.jpg
gptkbp:influence	American politics
gptkbp:influenced	gptkb:Modern_Republican_Party
gptkbp:is_opposed_by	New Deal policies
gptkbp:known_for	Leadership in the Senate
gptkbp:legacy	gptkb:Dirksen_Senate_Office_Building
gptkbp:legislation	gptkb:National_Endowment_for_the_Arts gptkb:National_Endowment_for_the_Humanities gptkb:Voting_Rights_Act_of_1965 gptkb:Medicare gptkb:Federal-Aid_Highway_Act gptkb:Public_Broadcasting_Act_of_1967 gptkb:Social_Security_Amendments gptkb:Education_Amendments_of_1972 gptkb:Higher_Education_Act_of_1965 Environmental Protection Act.
gptkbp:military_service	gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkbp:nickname	gptkb:The_Wizard_of_Ooze
gptkbp:notable_quote	“ A billion here, a billion there, and pretty soon you're talking about real money.” “ The time has come for us to take a stand.”
gptkbp:notable_work	gptkb:Civil_Rights_Act_of_1964 gptkb:Tax_Reduction_Act_of_1964
gptkbp:office	gptkb:U._S._Senator
gptkbp:political_career	gptkb:1969 1943
gptkbp:political_party	gptkb:Republican_Party
gptkbp:predecessor	gptkb:Scott_W._Lucas
gptkbp:religion	gptkb:Baptist
gptkbp:role	Minority Leader of the U. S. Senate
gptkbp:served_in	gptkb:House_of_Representatives
gptkbp:signature	Dirksen Signature.png
gptkbp:spouse	Mary E. Dirksen
gptkbp:successor	gptkb:Charles_H._Percy
gptkbp:supported	gptkb:Vietnam_War
gptkbp:term_end	1969-09-27
gptkbp:term_start	1959-01-03
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Voting_Rights_Act_of_1960
gptkbp:bfsLayer	5