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Dirksen,
Everett McKinley (1896-1969), Papers
Remarks and Releases, 1930-69
6 .5 Linear Shelf Feet |
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 Series
consists of three divisions: remarks, releases, and
interviews;
radio-television; and model statements. The remarks,
releases, and interviews
section contains drafts and transcripts of speeches,
elected remarks in
Congress; interviews on radio and television; Republican
congressional
leadership press releases; weekly constituent newsletter, "The
Congressional
Front" (1933-46); weekly radio and television broadcasts
to constituents,
"Your Senator Reports" (after the mid-1950s);
weekly newspaper columns, "A
Senator's Notebook" (1968-69); and campaign speeches
and releases.
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Documents
in the remarks, releases, and interviews section before
1949
relate chiefly to "The Congressional Front ." This
newsletter included brief
observations on many subjects, including legislative
issues. Dirksen
generally avoided editorial comment or analysis in his
newsletter. Other
documents predating Dirksen's Senate career primarily
concern his campaigns in
1944 and 1950. This series does not include, for the
most part, items
appearing in the Congressional Record. |
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It
is also worth noting that Dirksen almost always spoke
extemporaneously or from brief outlines. As a result,
those remarks that were
not recorded or transcribed do not survive. The Notebooks
series of the
collection contains drafts and ideas for speeches personally
written by
Dirksen. Information about "A Senator's Notebook" is
located in the Personal
series, "Writings" subseries. |
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Topical
coverage in this section is extensive and includes the
following: Dirksen's activities, political issues, observations
about
individuals, pending legislation, domestic and foreign
policies, and
government operations. The remarks, releases, and interviews
are arranged
chronologically. A more detailed finding aid listing
each document
individually (excluding routine press releases) follows. |
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The
second section contains model statements used by the
staff to
respond to constituent inquiries. This section is organized
alphabetically by
subject : bipartisanship, Christmas wish, Constitution
and domestic
tranquility, biographical, eye problem, freedom, government
growth, Lincoln,
Pearl Harbor, politics, wars, and youth. A copy of the
Dirksen entries in the
Congressional Record index is also included in this section. |
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The
third division is the radio-television section (1950-68).
It
contains financial statements, general information, and
correspondence with
radio and television stations about such subjects as
programming and
scheduling, Federal Communications Commission regulations,
lists of stations
carrying Dirksen's weekly broadcasts, and invoices and
accounts with the
Senate Recording Studio. The financial statements and
general information
files are arranged chronologically. Station correspondence
is organized
alphabetically by name of the town in which the station
is located, within
each town by call letters, and then chronologically.
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Index
to a more detailed finding aid listing each document
individually
(excluding routine press releases).
Date Reference (left to right):
| Reference |
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Date |
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| 1930 |
March
18, 1933 - December 30, 1933 |
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| January
6, 1934 - October 1934 |
1935
- August 17, 1935 |
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| January
11, 1936 - December 8, 1936 |
January
9, 1937 - December 31, 1937 |
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| January
8, 1938 - October 21, 1938 |
January
7, 1939 - November 4, 1939 |
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| 1940
- November 23, 1940 |
January
4, 1941 - December 27, 1941 |
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| January
3, 1942 - December 26, 1942 |
1943
- December 28, 1943 |
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| 1944
- November 1944 |
1945
- December 29, 1945 |
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| 1946
- September 24, 1946 |
January
23, 1947 - November 18, 1947 |
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| June
7, 1948 - July 29, 1948 |
September
15, 1949 - December 30, 1949 |
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| 1950
- December 24, 1950 |
1951
- December 11, 1951 |
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| 1952
- October 19, 1952 |
1953
- September 14, 1953 |
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| 1954
- November 7, 1954 |
January
9, 1955 - November 30, 1955 |
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| ca.
1956 - October 31, 1956 |
1957
- November 13, 1957 |
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| ca.
1958 - December 14, 1958 |
February
2, 1959 - December 30, 1959 |
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| ca.
1960 - November 3, 1960 |
1961
- December 14, 1961 |
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| 1962
- ca. November 1962 |
1963
- December 13, 1963 |
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| ca.
1964 - December 10, 1964 |
ca.
1965 - November 30, 1965 |
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| ca.
1966 - December 3, 1966 |
ca.
1967 - December 28, 1967 |
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| ca.
1968 - December 11, 1968 |
1969
- October 1969 |
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| Model
Statements |
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* A special thanks to Irfan Asrar of IntellaDOC Document
Solutions for his assistance on the PDF documents. |
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Ray LaHood Collection 
