The Dirksen Congressional Center, Pekin, IL Interview with Senator Everett McKinley Dirksen on NBC's Meet the Press August 7, 1966 1966-08-07 Newman, Edwin H.; Spivak, Lawrence E. (Lawrence Edmund), 1900-1994 http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/ eng 89th (1965-1967) Everett McKinley Dirksen Papers Remarks and Releases. Interview Transcripts, 1940-1969. https://dirksencenter.org/collections/dirksen/collection/remarks-releases/ 8.7.66%20meet%20the%20press https://dirksencenter.org/sites/default/files/emd_interviews/8.7.66%20meet%20the%20press.pdf https://dirksencenter.org/sites/default/files/emd_interviews/8.7.66%20meet%20the%20press.pdf interviews Armed Forces and National Security; Labor and Employment; Arts, Culture, Religion; International Affairs; Social Welfare; Government Operations and Politics; Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Kraslow, David; Bell, Jack, 1904-1975; Kenworthy, E. W., 1909-; Dirksen, Everett McKinley; Harkness, Richard, 1907-1977 This interview transcript records Senator Everett McKinley Dirksen's appearance on Meet the Press. He responds to questions regarding the prayer amendment, Vietnam, Civil Rights legislation, and an ongoing labor strike. Text