The Dirksen Congressional Center, Pekin, IL Minutes of the Fifth Meeting of the Joint Republican Congressional Leaders February 23, 1961 1961-02-23 Trice, J. Mark, 1902-1987 https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/ eng 87th (1961-1963) Everett McKinley Dirksen Papers Republican Leadership File, 1915-1969, Joint Senate-House Republican Leadership Minutes, 1961-1968, Folder 11 https://dirksencenter.org/collections/dirksen/collection/minutes/ 02_23_1961 https://everettdirksen.dirksencenter.org/guides_emd/Minutes1961-1968/02_23_1961.pdf https://everettdirksen.dirksencenter.org/guides_emd/Minutes1961-1968/02_23_1961.pdf minutes (administrative records) Economics and Public Finance; Labor and Employment; Education; Agriculture and Food Harlow, Bryce Nathaniel, 1916-1987; Halleck, Charles A. (Charles Abraham), 1900-1986; Kuchel, Thomas H.; Brown, Clarence J., 1893-1965; Dirksen, Everett McKinley; Hoeven, Charles B. (Charles Bernard), 1895-1980; Byrnes, John W., 1913-1985; Arends, Leslie C. (Leslie Cornelius), 1895-1985 The meeting minutes provide an overview of the Republican leadership's discussions about upcoming legislation, including unemployment compensation, feed grains, and education. Text The Dirksen Congressional Center, Pekin, IL April 20, 1961 Joint Senate-House Republican Leadership Press Conference Transcript April 20, 1961 1961-04-20 Unknown https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/ eng 87th (1961-1963) Everett McKinley Dirksen Papers Republican Leadership File, 1915-1969, Joint Senate-House Republican Leadership Minutes, 1961-1968, Box 1 https://dirksencenter.org/collections/dirksen/specialfeatures/ EMD-Republican-Cong-Leadership-Series.-Press-Conf.-04_20_1961 https://dirksencenter.org/wp-content/uploads/EMD-Republican-Cong-Leadership-Series.-Press-Conf.-4_20_1961.pdf https://dirksencenter.org/wp-content/uploads/EMD-Republican-Cong-Leadership-Series.-Press-Conf.-4_20_1961.pdf Science, Technology, Communications; Labor and Employment; Commerce; Congress; Government Operations and Politics; International Affairs; Education; Economics and Public Finance Halleck, Charles A. (Charles Abraham), 1900-1986; Dirksen, Everett McKinley The official statement and press conference covers topics relating to the economy, such as structural unemployment, technology and the mechanization of industry, the Depressed Areas Bill, job retraining and the minimum wage, as well as the Bay of Pigs invasion Text The Dirksen Congressional Center, Pekin, IL Minutes of the Fourteenth Meeting of the Joint Republican Congressional Leaders May 1, 1961 1961-05-01 Brookshire, Harry https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/ eng 87th (1961-1963) Everett McKinley Dirksen Papers Republican Leadership File, 1915-1969, Joint Senate-House Republican Leadership Minutes, 1961-1968, Folder 15 https://dirksencenter.org/collections/dirksen/collection/minutes/ 05_01_1961 https://everettdirksen.dirksencenter.org/guides_emd/Minutes1961-1968/05_01_1961.pdf https://everettdirksen.dirksencenter.org/guides_emd/Minutes1961-1968/05_01_1961.pdf minutes (administrative records) Education; Government Operations and Politics; International Affairs Brown, Clarence J., 1893-1965; Humphreys, Robert, 1905-1965; Dirksen, Everett McKinley; Kuchel, Thomas H.; Harlow, Bryce Nathaniel, 1916-1987; Byrnes, John W., 1913-1985; Arends, Leslie C. (Leslie Cornelius), 1895-1985; Hoeven, Charles B. (Charles Bernard), 1895-1980; Saltonstall, Leverett, 1892-1979; Halleck, Charles A. (Charles Abraham), 1900-1986; Morton, Thruston B. (Thruston Ballard), 1907-1982; Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David), 1890-1969 The meeting minutes detail discussions held between the Joint Republican Leadership and former President Dwight D. Eisenhower. The discussion focused on upcoming legislation, the future of the Republican Party, and United States policy in regard to Laos and Cuba. Text The Dirksen Congressional Center, Pekin, IL Minutes of the Fifteenth Meeting of the Joint Republican Congressional Leaders May 11, 1961 1961-05-11 Brookshire, Harry https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/ eng 87th (1961-1963) Everett McKinley Dirksen Papers Republican Leadership File, 1915-1969, Joint Senate-House Republican Leadership Minutes, 1961-1968, Folder 16 https://dirksencenter.org/collections/dirksen/collection/minutes/ 05_11_1961 https://everettdirksen.dirksencenter.org/guides_emd/Minutes1961-1968/05_11_1961.pdf https://everettdirksen.dirksencenter.org/guides_emd/Minutes1961-1968/05_11_1961.pdf minutes (administrative records) Labor and Employment; International Affairs; Education Byrnes, John W., 1913-1985; Hoeven, Charles B. (Charles Bernard), 1895-1980; Dirksen, Everett McKinley; Saltonstall, Leverett, 1892-1979; Halleck, Charles A. (Charles Abraham), 1900-1986; Arends, Leslie C. (Leslie Cornelius), 1895-1985; Bridges, Styles, 1898-1961; Humphreys, Robert, 1905-1965; Brown, Clarence J., 1893-1965; Morton, Thruston B. (Thruston Ballard), 1907-1982; Kuchel, Thomas H. The meeting minutes outline the Republican leadership's discussion of the Federal Aid to Education legislation, the Geneva Conference on Nuclear Testing, and minimum wage. Text The Dirksen Congressional Center, Pekin, IL May 11, 1961 Joint Senate-House Republican Leadership Press Conference Transcript May 11, 1961 1961-05-11 Unknown https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/ eng 87th (1961-1963) Everett McKinley Dirksen Papers Republican Leadership File, 1915-1969, Joint Senate-House Republican Leadership Minutes, 1961-1968, Box 1 https://dirksencenter.org/collections/dirksen/specialfeatures/ EMD-Republican-Cong-Leadership-Series.-Press-Conf.-05_11_1961 https://dirksencenter.org/wp-content/uploads/EMD-Republican-Cong-Leadership-Series.-Press-Conf.-5_11_1961.pdf https://dirksencenter.org/wp-content/uploads/EMD-Republican-Cong-Leadership-Series.-Press-Conf.-5_11_1961.pdf Economics and Public Finance; Armed Forces and National Security; Education; Congress; Government Operations and Politics Dirksen, Everett McKinley; Halleck, Charles A. (Charles Abraham), 1900-1986 The official statement and press conference covers topics including nuclear test ban talks with the Soviet Union, minimum wage increase legislation and education legislation. Text The Dirksen Congressional Center, Pekin, IL May 26, 1961 Joint Senate-House Republican Leadership Press Conference Transcript May 26, 1961 1961-05-26 Unknown https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/ eng 87th (1961-1963) Everett McKinley Dirksen Papers Republican Leadership File, 1915-1969, Joint Senate-House Republican Leadership Minutes, 1961-1968, Box 1 https://dirksencenter.org/collections/dirksen/specialfeatures/ EMD-Republican-Cong-Leadership-Series.-Press-Conf.-05_26_1961 https://dirksencenter.org/wp-content/uploads/EMD-Republican-Cong-Leadership-Series.-Press-Conf.-5_26_1961.pdf https://dirksencenter.org/wp-content/uploads/EMD-Republican-Cong-Leadership-Series.-Press-Conf.-5_26_1961.pdf Education; Economics and Public Finance; Foreign Trade and International Finance; Congress; Law; Agriculture and Food; Armed Forces and National Security; Science, Technology, Communications; International Affairs; Government Operations and Politics Dirksen, Everett McKinley; Halleck, Charles A. (Charles Abraham), 1900-1986; Morton, Thruston B. (Thruston Ballard), 1907-1982 The official statement and press conference covers topics including the cost of New Frontier programs, the tractors-for-prisoners negotiations with Cuba, the Bay of Pigs, the Kennedy-Khrushchev summit, NASA funding, the federal budget deficit, education legislation and reaction to the Ev and Charlie Show. Text The Dirksen Congressional Center, Pekin, IL Minutes of the Twentieth Meeting of the Joint Republican Congressional Leaders June 28, 1961 1961-05-28 Trice, J. Mark, 1902-1987 https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/ eng 87th (1961-1963) Everett McKinley Dirksen Papers Republican Leadership File, 1915-1969, Joint Senate-House Republican Leadership Minutes, 1961-1968, Folder 18 https://dirksencenter.org/collections/dirksen/collection/minutes/ 06_28_1961 https://everettdirksen.dirksencenter.org/guides_emd/Minutes1961-1968/06_28_1961.pdf https://everettdirksen.dirksencenter.org/guides_emd/Minutes1961-1968/06_28_1961.pdf minutes (administrative records) Education; International Affairs Brown, Clarence J., 1893-1965; Bridges, Styles, 1898-1961; Byrnes, John W., 1913-1985; Arends, Leslie C. (Leslie Cornelius), 1895-1985; Saltonstall, Leverett, 1892-1979; Dirksen, Everett McKinley; Kuchel, Thomas H.; Hoeven, Charles B. (Charles Bernard), 1895-1980; Halleck, Charles A. (Charles Abraham), 1900-1986; Humphreys, Robert, 1905-1965; Miller, William E. (William Edward), 1914-1983 The meeting minutes reflect Republican leadership discussions regarding China and the United Nations, the Federal Aid to Education bill, and President John F. Kennedy's press conference concerning Berlin. Text The Dirksen Congressional Center, Pekin, IL Minutes of the Seventeenth Meeting of the Joint Republican Congressional Leaders June 8, 1961 1961-06-08 Trice, J. Mark, 1902-1987 https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/ eng 87th (1961-1963) Everett McKinley Dirksen Papers Republican Leadership File, 1915-1969, Joint Senate-House Republican Leadership Minutes, 1961-1968, Folder 17 https://dirksencenter.org/collections/dirksen/collection/minutes/ 06_08_1961 https://everettdirksen.dirksencenter.org/guides_emd/Minutes1961-1968/06_08_1961.pdf https://everettdirksen.dirksencenter.org/guides_emd/Minutes1961-1968/06_08_1961.pdf minutes (administrative records) Education; Taxation; International Affairs; Agriculture and Food Halleck, Charles A. (Charles Abraham), 1900-1986; Byrnes, John W., 1913-1985; Saltonstall, Leverett, 1892-1979; Miller, William E. (William Edward), 1914-1983; Kuchel, Thomas H.; Brown, Clarence J., 1893-1965; Dirksen, Everett McKinley; Arends, Leslie C. (Leslie Cornelius), 1895-1985; Harlow, Bryce Nathaniel, 1916-1987; Hoeven, Charles B. (Charles Bernard), 1895-1980; Humphreys, Robert, 1905-1965 The meeting minutes detail the Republican leadership's discussion of the meeting between President John F. Kennedy and Soviet Union leader Nikita Krushchev, the Geneva Conference on Nuclear Testing, and pending legislation. Text The Dirksen Congressional Center, Pekin, IL June 8, 1961 Joint Senate-House Republican Leadership Press Conference Transcript June 8, 1961 1961-06-08 Unknown https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/ eng 87th (1961-1963) Everett McKinley Dirksen Papers Republican Leadership File, 1915-1969, Joint Senate-House Republican Leadership Minutes, 1961-1968, Box 1 https://dirksencenter.org/collections/dirksen/specialfeatures/ EMD-Republican-Cong-Leadership-Series.-Press-Conf.-06_08_1961 https://dirksencenter.org/wp-content/uploads/EMD-Republican-Cong-Leadership-Series.-Press-Conf.-6_8_1961.pdf https://dirksencenter.org/wp-content/uploads/EMD-Republican-Cong-Leadership-Series.-Press-Conf.-6_8_1961.pdf Economics and Public Finance; Commerce; Congress; Agriculture and Food; Government Operations and Politics; Science, Technology, Communications; Armed Forces and National Security; Education; Taxation; International Affairs Dirksen, Everett McKinley; Halleck, Charles A. (Charles Abraham), 1900-1986 The official statement and press conference covers topics including the Kennedy-Khrushchev summit, Laos, nuclear test ban negotiations, the 1962 elections, Eisenhower foreign policy, agriculture prices, the Federal Communications Commission, transportation taxes and education legislation Text The Dirksen Congressional Center, Pekin, IL Minutes of the Eighteenth Meeting of the Joint Republican Congressional Leaders June 15, 1961 1961-06-15 Trice, J. Mark, 1902-1987 https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/ eng 87th (1961-1963) Everett McKinley Dirksen Papers Republican Leadership File, 1915-1969, Joint Senate-House Republican Leadership Minutes, 1961-1968, Folder 17 https://dirksencenter.org/collections/dirksen/collection/minutes/ 06_15_1961 https://everettdirksen.dirksencenter.org/guides_emd/Minutes1961-1968/06_15_1961.pdf https://everettdirksen.dirksencenter.org/guides_emd/Minutes1961-1968/06_15_1961.pdf minutes (administrative records) Housing and Community Development; Education; Economics and Public Finance; International Affairs Miller, William E. (William Edward), 1914-1983; Bridges, Styles, 1898-1961; Hoeven, Charles B. (Charles Bernard), 1895-1980; Halleck, Charles A. (Charles Abraham), 1900-1986; Harlow, Bryce Nathaniel, 1916-1987; Dirksen, Everett McKinley; Humphreys, Robert, 1905-1965; Brown, Clarence J., 1893-1965; Arends, Leslie C. (Leslie Cornelius), 1895-1985 The meeting minutes outline the leadership's discussions regarding foreign policy, the federal budget, and pending legislation pertaining to education and housing. Text The Dirksen Congressional Center, Pekin, IL Minutes of the Nineteenth Meeting of the Joint Republican Congressional Leaders June 22, 1961 1961-06-22 Trice, J. Mark, 1902-1987 https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/ eng 87th (1961-1963) Everett McKinley Dirksen Papers Republican Leadership File, 1915-1969, Joint Senate-House Republican Leadership Minutes, 1961-1968, Folder 18 https://dirksencenter.org/collections/dirksen/collection/minutes/ 06_22_1961 https://everettdirksen.dirksencenter.org/guides_emd/Minutes1961-1968/06_22_1961.pdf https://everettdirksen.dirksencenter.org/guides_emd/Minutes1961-1968/06_22_1961.pdf minutes (administrative records) International Affairs; Education; Government Operations and Politics Harlow, Bryce Nathaniel, 1916-1987; Dirksen, Everett McKinley; Humphreys, Robert, 1905-1965; Hoeven, Charles B. (Charles Bernard), 1895-1980; Arends, Leslie C. (Leslie Cornelius), 1895-1985; Halleck, Charles A. (Charles Abraham), 1900-1986; Saltonstall, Leverett, 1892-1979; Kuchel, Thomas H.; Brown, Clarence J., 1893-1965; Miller, William E. (William Edward), 1914-1983; Byrnes, John W., 1913-1985 The meeting minutes provide an overview on the Republican leadership's discussions surrounding the Federal Aid to Education legislation, the Tehran Conference, and the Civil Service Commission. Text The Dirksen Congressional Center, Pekin, IL June 22, 1961 Joint Senate-House Republican Leadership Press Conference Transcript June 22, 1961 1961-06-22 Unknown https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/ eng 87th (1961-1963) Everett McKinley Dirksen Papers Republican Leadership File, 1915-1969, Joint Senate-House Republican Leadership Minutes, 1961-1968, Box 1 https://dirksencenter.org/collections/dirksen/specialfeatures/ EMD-Republican-Cong-Leadership-Series.-Press-Conf.-06_22_1961 https://dirksencenter.org/wp-content/uploads/EMD-Republican-Cong-Leadership-Series.-Press-Conf.-6_22_1961.pdf https://dirksencenter.org/wp-content/uploads/EMD-Republican-Cong-Leadership-Series.-Press-Conf.-6_22_1961.pdf Government Operations and Politics; International Affairs; Congress; Education; Economics and Public Finance; Armed Forces and National Security; Science, Technology, Communications Dirksen, Everett McKinley; Halleck, Charles A. (Charles Abraham), 1900-1986 The official statement and press conference covers topics including education legislation, tractor-for-prisoner negotiations, Cuba policy, Berlin Crisis of 1961, and media attention to the "Ev and Charlie Show." Text The Dirksen Congressional Center, Pekin, IL June 28, 1961 Joint Senate-House Republican Leadership Press Conference Transcript June 28, 1961 1961-06-28 Unknown https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/ eng 87th (1961-1963) Everett McKinley Dirksen Papers Republican Leadership File, 1915-1969, Joint Senate-House Republican Leadership Minutes, 1961-1968, Box 1 https://dirksencenter.org/collections/dirksen/specialfeatures/ EMD-Republican-Cong-Leadership-Series.-Press-Conf.-06_28_1961 https://dirksencenter.org/wp-content/uploads/EMD-Republican-Cong-Leadership-Series.-Press-Conf.-6_28_1961.pdf https://dirksencenter.org/wp-content/uploads/EMD-Republican-Cong-Leadership-Series.-Press-Conf.-6_28_1961.pdf Armed Forces and National Security; International Affairs; Education; Congress; Science, Technology, Communications; Agriculture and Food Dirksen, Everett McKinley; Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David), 1890-1969; Halleck, Charles A. (Charles Abraham), 1900-1986 The official statement and press conference covers topics including the United Nations and China, the People's Republic of China, Dwight Eisenhower's views of education legislation, the death of columnist Ed Koterba, the school milk program, the farm bill, the Berlin Crisis of 1961, and nuclear test ban treaty negotiations Text The Dirksen Congressional Center, Pekin, IL July 13, 1961 Joint Senate-House Republican Leadership Press Conference Transcript July 13, 1961 1961-07-13 Unknown https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/ eng 87th (1961-1963) Everett McKinley Dirksen Papers Republican Leadership File, 1915-1969, Joint Senate-House Republican Leadership Minutes, 1961-1968, Box 1 https://dirksencenter.org/collections/dirksen/specialfeatures/ EMD-Republican-Cong-Leadership-Series.-Press-Conf.-07_13_1961 https://dirksencenter.org/wp-content/uploads/EMD-Republican-Cong-Leadership-Series.-Press-Conf.-7_13_1961.pdf https://dirksencenter.org/wp-content/uploads/EMD-Republican-Cong-Leadership-Series.-Press-Conf.-7_13_1961.pdf Science, Technology, Communications; Congress; Energy; International Affairs; Government Operations and Politics; Education; Armed Forces and National Security; Taxation; Commerce; Economics and Public Finance Dirksen, Everett McKinley; Halleck, Charles A. (Charles Abraham), 1900-1986 The official statement and press conference covers topics including the Berlin Crisis of 1961, proposed admission of the People's Republic of China to the United Nations, Mongolia policy, tax rebates for nuclear fallout shelters, proposed nuclear reactor construction, education legislation, and the state dinner for Pakistan's president held at Mt. Vernon Text The Dirksen Congressional Center, Pekin, IL July 27, 1961 Joint Senate-House Republican Leadership Press Conference Transcript July 27, 1961 1961-07-27 Unknown https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/ eng 87th (1961-1963) Everett McKinley Dirksen Papers Republican Leadership File, 1915-1969, Joint Senate-House Republican Leadership Minutes, 1961-1968, Box 1 https://dirksencenter.org/collections/dirksen/specialfeatures/ EMD-Republican-Cong-Leadership-Series.-Press-Conf.-07_27_1961 https://dirksencenter.org/wp-content/uploads/EMD-Republican-Cong-Leadership-Series.-Press-Conf.-7_27_1961.pdf https://dirksencenter.org/wp-content/uploads/EMD-Republican-Cong-Leadership-Series.-Press-Conf.-7_27_1961.pdf Government Operations and Politics; Armed Forces and National Security; Taxation; International Affairs; Labor and Employment; Education; Economics and Public Finance; Commerce; Congress Dirksen, Everett McKinley; Halleck, Charles A. (Charles Abraham), 1900-1986 The official statement and press conference covers topics including the Berlin Crisis of 1961, federal spending, unemployment and the distressed areas bill, education legislation, and a postal rate increase Text The Dirksen Congressional Center, Pekin, IL August 2, 1961 Joint Senate-House Republican Leadership Press Conference Transcript August 2, 1961 1961-08-02 Unknown https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/ eng 87th (1961-1963) Everett McKinley Dirksen Papers Republican Leadership File, 1915-1969, Joint Senate-House Republican Leadership Minutes, 1961-1968, Box 1 https://dirksencenter.org/collections/dirksen/specialfeatures/ EMD-Republican-Cong-Leadership-Series.-Press-Conf.-08_02_1961 https://dirksencenter.org/wp-content/uploads/EMD-Republican-Cong-Leadership-Series.-Press-Conf.-8_02_1961.pdf https://dirksencenter.org/wp-content/uploads/EMD-Republican-Cong-Leadership-Series.-Press-Conf.-8_02_1961.pdf Housing and Community Development; Energy; Health; International Affairs; Commerce; Social Welfare; Taxation; Economics and Public Finance; Armed Forces and National Security; Education; Congress; Government Operations and Politics; Transportation and Public Works Dirksen, Everett McKinley; Halleck, Charles A. (Charles Abraham), 1900-1986 The official statement and press conference covers topics including the Hanford Washington nuclear power plant, depressed areas legislation, federal spending, the foreign aid bill, the Peace Corps, Rule 22 and the Senate filibuster, and funding for the Department of Health, Education and Welfare Text The Dirksen Congressional Center, Pekin, IL Minutes of the Twenty-Fifth Meeting of the Joint Republican Congressional Leaders August 24, 1961 1961-08-24 Trice, J. Mark, 1902-1987 https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/ eng 87th (1961-1963) Everett McKinley Dirksen Papers Republican Leadership File, 1915-1969, Joint Senate-House Republican Leadership Minutes, 1961-1968, Folder 21 https://dirksencenter.org/collections/dirksen/collection/minutes/ 08_24_1961 https://everettdirksen.dirksencenter.org/guides_emd/Minutes1961-1968/08_24_1961.pdf https://everettdirksen.dirksencenter.org/guides_emd/Minutes1961-1968/08_24_1961.pdf minutes (administrative records) Education; Foreign Trade and International Finance; International Affairs Saltonstall, Leverett, 1892-1979; Hoeven, Charles B. (Charles Bernard), 1895-1980; Kuchel, Thomas H.; Halleck, Charles A. (Charles Abraham), 1900-1986; Humphreys, Robert, 1905-1965; Harlow, Bryce Nathaniel, 1916-1987; Dirksen, Everett McKinley; Arends, Leslie C. (Leslie Cornelius), 1895-1985 The meeting minutes detail Republican leadership's discussions surrounding the Berlin Crisis of 1961 and foreign aid and education aid legislation. Text The Dirksen Congressional Center, Pekin, IL August 24, 1961 Joint Senate-House Republican Leadership Press Conference Transcript August 24, 1961 1961-08-24 Unknown https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/ eng 87th (1961-1963) Everett McKinley Dirksen Papers Republican Leadership File, 1915-1969, Joint Senate-House Republican Leadership Minutes, 1961-1968, Box 1 https://dirksencenter.org/collections/dirksen/specialfeatures/ EMD-Republican-Cong-Leadership-Series.-Press-Conf.-08_24_1961 https://dirksencenter.org/wp-content/uploads/EMD-Republican-Cong-Leadership-Series.-Press-Conf.-8_24_1961.pdf https://dirksencenter.org/wp-content/uploads/EMD-Republican-Cong-Leadership-Series.-Press-Conf.-8_24_1961.pdf Armed Forces and National Security; Agriculture and Food; Education; Government Operations and Politics; Congress; International Affairs; Commerce; Foreign Trade and International Finance; Economics and Public Finance Dirksen, Everett McKinley; Halleck, Charles A. (Charles Abraham), 1900-1986 The official statement and press conference covers topics including Undersecretary of State Chester Bowles, U.S. foreign policy, exports to the Soviet Union, farm commodity sales to the Soviet Union, the Berlin Crisis of 1961, and the school aid bill Text The Dirksen Congressional Center, Pekin, IL Minutes of the Twenty-Sixth Meeting of the Joint Republican Congressional Leaders August 31, 1961 1961-08-31 Trice, J. Mark, 1902-1987 https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/ eng 87th (1961-1963) Everett McKinley Dirksen Papers Republican Leadership File, 1915-1969, Joint Senate-House Republican Leadership Minutes, 1961-1968, Folder 21 https://dirksencenter.org/collections/dirksen/collection/minutes/ 08_31_1961 https://everettdirksen.dirksencenter.org/guides_emd/Minutes1961-1968/08_31_1961.pdf https://everettdirksen.dirksencenter.org/guides_emd/Minutes1961-1968/08_31_1961.pdf minutes (administrative records) Economics and Public Finance; Armed Forces and National Security; International Affairs; Education Harlow, Bryce Nathaniel, 1916-1987; Hoeven, Charles B. (Charles Bernard), 1895-1980; Humphreys, Robert, 1905-1965; Miller, William E. (William Edward), 1914-1983; Saltonstall, Leverett, 1892-1979; Kuchel, Thomas H.; Byrnes, John W., 1913-1985; Brown, Clarence J., 1893-1965; Dirksen, Everett McKinley; Arends, Leslie C. (Leslie Cornelius), 1895-1985; Halleck, Charles A. (Charles Abraham), 1900-1986 The meeting minutes outline discussions by Republican leadership about Mongolia, nuclear testing, Federal Aid to Education legislation, and foreign aid. Text The Dirksen Congressional Center, Pekin, IL January 18, 1962 Joint Senate-House Republican Leadership Press Conference Transcript January 18, 1962 1962-01-18 Unknown https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/ eng 87th (1961-1963) Everett McKinley Dirksen Papers Republican Leadership File, 1915-1969, Joint Senate-House Republican Leadership Minutes, 1961-1968, Box 1 https://dirksencenter.org/collections/dirksen/specialfeatures/ EMD-Republican-Cong-Leadership-Series.-Press-Conf.-01_18_1962 https://dirksencenter.org/wp-content/uploads/EMD-Republican-Cong-Leadership-Series.-Press-Conf.-1_18_1962.pdf https://dirksencenter.org/wp-content/uploads/EMD-Republican-Cong-Leadership-Series.-Press-Conf.-1_18_1962.pdf Taxation; Finance and Financial Sector; Armed Forces and National Security; Housing and Community Development; Education; Congress; Economics and Public Finance; Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues; Government Operations and Politics; Social Welfare; International Affairs Halleck, Charles A. (Charles Abraham), 1900-1986; Dirksen, Everett McKinley The official statement and press conference covers topics including federal spending, New Frontier proposals, the Bay of Pigs, Laos policy, the Berlin Crisis of 1961, United Nations funding, the National Defense Education Act, and legislation creating the Department of Housing and Urban Development Text The Dirksen Congressional Center, Pekin, IL Interview with Senator Everett McKinley Dirksen and Representative Charles Halleck on NBC's Meet the Press February 3, 1963 1963-02-03 Brooks, Ned, 1901-1969 http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/ eng 88th (1963-1965) Everett McKinley Dirksen Papers Remarks and Releases. Interview Transcripts, 1940-1969. https://dirksencenter.org/collections/dirksen/collection/remarks-releases/ 2.3.63%20meet%20the%20press https://dirksencenter.org/sites/default/files/emd_interviews/2.3.63%20meet%20the%20press.pdf https://dirksencenter.org/sites/default/files/emd_interviews/2.3.63%20meet%20the%20press.pdf interviews International Affairs; Economics and Public Finance; Government Operations and Politics; Education Halleck, Charles A. (Charles Abraham), 1900-1986; Wicker, Tom; Agronsky, Martin; Craig, May, 1889?-1975; Evans, Rowland, 1921-2001; Dirksen, Everett McKinley This interview transcript records Everett McKinley Dirksen and Charles Halleck's appearance on Meet the Press. The two politicians field questions about the Republican Party, education, government spending, and Cuba. Text The Dirksen Congressional Center, Pekin, IL March 19, 1963 Joint Senate-House Republican Leadership Press Conference Transcript March 19, 1963 1963-03-19 Unknown https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/ eng 88th (1963-1965) Everett McKinley Dirksen Papers Republican Leadership File, 1915-1969, Joint Senate-House Republican Leadership Minutes, 1961-1968, Box 1 https://dirksencenter.org/collections/dirksen/specialfeatures/ EMD-Republican-Cong-Leadership-Series.-Press-Conf.-03_19_1963 https://dirksencenter.org/wp-content/uploads/EMD-Republican-Cong-Leadership-Series.-Press-Conf.-3_19_1963.pdf https://dirksencenter.org/wp-content/uploads/EMD-Republican-Cong-Leadership-Series.-Press-Conf.-3_19_1963.pdf Social Welfare; Government Operations and Politics; Economics and Public Finance; Taxation; Congress; Commerce; Education; International Affairs Halleck, Charles A. (Charles Abraham), 1900-1986; Dirksen, Everett McKinley The official statement and press conference covers topics including the national debt, a debt limit increase, inflation, federal spending, the youth opportunities bill, Puerto Rico statehood Text