The Dirksen Congressional Center, Pekin, IL Interview with Senator Everett McKinley Dirksen on Ruth Hagy's College News Conference July 26, 1959 1959-07-26 Nystrom, Nancy J; Gawthrop, Louis C; Whedon, Peggy; Sinatre, Darlene; O'Connor, Holly; Williams, Jerry http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/ eng 86th (1959-1961) Everett McKinley Dirksen Papers Remarks and Releases. Interview Transcripts, 1940-1969. https://dirksencenter.org/collections/dirksen/collection/remarks-releases/ 7.26.59%20Ruth%20Hagy's%20College%20News%20Conference https://dirksencenter.org/sites/default/files/emd_interviews/7.26.59%20Ruth%20Hagy's%20College%20News%20Conference.pdf https://dirksencenter.org/sites/default/files/emd_interviews/7.26.59%20Ruth%20Hagy's%20College%20News%20Conference.pdf interviews Labor and Employment; International Affairs; Housing and Community Development; Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues; Government Operations and Politics; Economics and Public Finance Dirksen, Everett McKinley This interview transcripts records Everett McKinley Dirksen fielding questions from a panel of college students. Topics covered include the upcoming presidential election, inflation, Richard Nixon's visit to the Soviet Union, the Republican Party, and legislative issues. Text