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 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