The Dirksen Congressional Center, Pekin, IL Interview with Senator Everett McKinley Dirksen and Representative Charles Halleck on NBC's Meet the Press January 8, 1961 1961-01-08 Brooks, Ned, 1901-1969; Spivak, Lawrence E. (Lawrence Edmund), 1900-1994 http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/ eng 87th (1961-1963) Everett McKinley Dirksen Papers Remarks and Releases. Interview Transcripts, 1940-1969. https://dirksencenter.org/collections/dirksen/collection/remarks-releases/ 1.8.61%20Meet%20the%20Press https://dirksencenter.org/sites/default/files/emd_interviews/1.8.61%20Meet%20the%20Press.pdf https://dirksencenter.org/sites/default/files/emd_interviews/1.8.61%20Meet%20the%20Press.pdf interviews Housing and Community Development; Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues; Congress; Social Welfare; Government Operations and Politics Halleck, Charles A. (Charles Abraham), 1900-1986; Harkness, Richard, 1907-1977; Dirksen, Everett McKinley; Bell, Jack, 1904-1975; Wilson, Lyle C. (Lyle Campbell), 1899-1967 This interview transcript records Everett McKinley Dirksen and Charles Halleck's appearance on Meet the Press. The two politicians field questions about the legislative agenda, the Kennedy Administration, and specific issues, including depressed areas and civil rights. Text