On the recordSeptember 8, 1969
He is a man to be remembered, as we remember the other giants of the Senate-the Websters and Calhouns, the Vandenbergs and the Tafts.
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presidency.ucsb.eduHe is a man to be remembered, as we remember the other giants of the Senate-the Websters and Calhouns, the Vandenbergs and the Tafts.
Eulogy at Memorial Services for Senator Dirksen of Illinois
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