The Dirksen Congressional Center, Pekin, IL Minutes of the Eighth Meeting of the Joint Republican Congressional Leaders March 16, 1961 1961-03-16 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 12 https://dirksencenter.org/collections/dirksen/collection/minutes/ 03_16_1961 https://everettdirksen.dirksencenter.org/guides_emd/Minutes1961-1968/03_16_1961.pdf https://everettdirksen.dirksencenter.org/guides_emd/Minutes1961-1968/03_16_1961.pdf minutes (administrative records) International Affairs; Economics and Public Finance Morton, Thruston B. (Thruston Ballard), 1907-1982; Kuchel, Thomas H.; Saltonstall, Leverett, 1892-1979; Halleck, Charles A. (Charles Abraham), 1900-1986; Humphreys, Robert, 1905-1965; Arends, Leslie C. (Leslie Cornelius), 1895-1985; Byrnes, John W., 1913-1985; Harlow, Bryce Nathaniel, 1916-1987; Hoeven, Charles B. (Charles Bernard), 1895-1980; Dirksen, Everett McKinley The meeting minutes detail the Republican leadership's discussion of the creation of the Peace Corps. Text The Dirksen Congressional Center, Pekin, IL Minutes of the Ninth Meeting of the Joint Republican Congressional Leaders March 23, 1961 1961-03-23 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 12 https://dirksencenter.org/collections/dirksen/collection/minutes/ 03_23_1961 https://everettdirksen.dirksencenter.org/guides_emd/Minutes1961-1968/03_23_1961.pdf https://everettdirksen.dirksencenter.org/guides_emd/Minutes1961-1968/03_23_1961.pdf minutes (administrative records) Labor and Employment; International Affairs; Agriculture and Food Humphreys, Robert, 1905-1965; Dirksen, Everett McKinley; Harlow, Bryce Nathaniel, 1916-1987; Bridges, Styles, 1898-1961; Arends, Leslie C. (Leslie Cornelius), 1895-1985; Byrnes, John W., 1913-1985; Halleck, Charles A. (Charles Abraham), 1900-1986; Kuchel, Thomas H.; Hoeven, Charles B. (Charles Bernard), 1895-1980; Brown, Clarence J., 1893-1965; Saltonstall, Leverett, 1892-1979; Morton, Thruston B. (Thruston Ballard), 1907-1982 The meeting minutes provide insight into Republican leadership discussions surrounding foreign policy, specifically related to Portugal, Congo, Angola, and Laos. Text The Dirksen Congressional Center, Pekin, IL Minutes of the Tenth Meeting of the Joint Republican Congressional Leaders March 29, 1961 1961-03-29 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 13 https://dirksencenter.org/collections/dirksen/collection/minutes/ 03_29_1961 https://everettdirksen.dirksencenter.org/guides_emd/Minutes1961-1968/03_29_1961.pdf https://everettdirksen.dirksencenter.org/guides_emd/Minutes1961-1968/03_29_1961.pdf minutes (administrative records) Economics and Public Finance; Labor and Employment; International Affairs Saltonstall, Leverett, 1892-1979; Arends, Leslie C. (Leslie Cornelius), 1895-1985; Byrnes, John W., 1913-1985; Hoeven, Charles B. (Charles Bernard), 1895-1980; Brown, Clarence J., 1893-1965; Humphreys, Robert, 1905-1965; Harlow, Bryce Nathaniel, 1916-1987; Morton, Thruston B. (Thruston Ballard), 1907-1982; Halleck, Charles A. (Charles Abraham), 1900-1986; Bridges, Styles, 1898-1961; Dirksen, Everett McKinley; Kuchel, Thomas H. The meeting minutes detail the Republican leadership's discussion of Laos and Communism. Text The Dirksen Congressional Center, Pekin, IL Minutes of the Eleventh Meeting of the Joint Republican Congressional Leaders April 6, 1961 1961-04-06 Brownrigg, William, III 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 14 https://dirksencenter.org/collections/dirksen/collection/minutes/ 04_06_1961 https://everettdirksen.dirksencenter.org/guides_emd/Minutes1961-1968/04_06_1961.pdf https://everettdirksen.dirksencenter.org/guides_emd/Minutes1961-1968/04_06_1961.pdf minutes (administrative records) Government Operations and Politics; International Affairs Arends, Leslie C. (Leslie Cornelius), 1895-1985; Morton, Thruston B. (Thruston Ballard), 1907-1982; Dirksen, Everett McKinley; Brown, Clarence J., 1893-1965; Saltonstall, Leverett, 1892-1979; Humphreys, Robert, 1905-1965; Halleck, Charles A. (Charles Abraham), 1900-1986; Byrnes, John W., 1913-1985; Harlow, Bryce Nathaniel, 1916-1987 The meeting minutes detail the Republican leadership's discussion of Laos and the Kennedy administration. Text The Dirksen Congressional Center, Pekin, IL Minutes of the Twelfth Meeting of the Joint Republican Congressional Leaders April 13, 1961 1961-04-13 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 14 https://dirksencenter.org/collections/dirksen/collection/minutes/ 04_13_1961 https://everettdirksen.dirksencenter.org/guides_emd/Minutes1961-1968/04_13_1961.pdf https://everettdirksen.dirksencenter.org/guides_emd/Minutes1961-1968/04_13_1961.pdf minutes (administrative records) Agriculture and Food; International Affairs Hoeven, Charles B. (Charles Bernard), 1895-1980; Dirksen, Everett McKinley; Humphreys, Robert, 1905-1965; Brown, Clarence J., 1893-1965; Byrnes, John W., 1913-1985; Arends, Leslie C. (Leslie Cornelius), 1895-1985; Kuchel, Thomas H.; Saltonstall, Leverett, 1892-1979; Morton, Thruston B. (Thruston Ballard), 1907-1982; Halleck, Charles A. (Charles Abraham), 1900-1986 The meeting minutes outline the Republican leadership's discussions surrounding China and the price of grain. Text The Dirksen Congressional Center, Pekin, IL Minutes of the Thirteenth Meeting of the Joint Republican Congressional Leaders April 20, 1961 1961-04-20 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 14 https://dirksencenter.org/collections/dirksen/collection/minutes/ 04_20_1961 https://everettdirksen.dirksencenter.org/guides_emd/Minutes1961-1968/04_20_1961.pdf https://everettdirksen.dirksencenter.org/guides_emd/Minutes1961-1968/04_20_1961.pdf minutes (administrative records) Labor and Employment Halleck, Charles A. (Charles Abraham), 1900-1986; Arends, Leslie C. (Leslie Cornelius), 1895-1985; Hoeven, Charles B. (Charles Bernard), 1895-1980; Brown, Clarence J., 1893-1965; Dirksen, Everett McKinley; Harlow, Bryce Nathaniel, 1916-1987; Saltonstall, Leverett, 1892-1979; Nixon, Richard M. (Richard Milhous), 1913-1994; Morton, Thruston B. (Thruston Ballard), 1907-1982; Byrnes, John W., 1913-1985; Humphreys, Robert, 1905-1965; Bridges, Styles, 1898-1961 The meeting minutes also reference an off-the-record statement by former President Richard M. Nixon. Text