Everett Dirksen, American lieutenant and politician (born 1896)

Everett Dirksen

American politician (1896–1969)

Everett McKinley Dirksen was an American politician. A Republican, he represented Illinois in the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate. As Senate Minority Leader from 1959 until his death in 1969, he played a highly visible and key role in the…