Joint Senate-House Republican Leadership Minutes, 1961-68

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Joint Senate-House Republican Leadership Minutes, 1961-68

The minutes of the Republican leadership during the presidential administrations of John Kennedy and Lyndon Johnson. In their original state, each session’s minutes generally include attendance, brief summaries of topics discussed, and background “fact sheets” for statements at press conferences following the meetings. The digitized document presented here include only the formal minutes. The press conferences following the leadership meetings achieved fame as the “Ev and Charlie” and “Ev and Jerry” shows. For audio samples and curricular materials associated with a small sample of these minutes, please visit “The 1960s: A Multi-Media View from Capitol Hill” at http://www.dirksencenter.org/emd_audio/index.htm.

Index to the Joint Senate-House Republican Leadership Minutes, 1961-68:

1961

1962

1963

1964

1965

1966

1967

1968

January 24, 1961
Minutes of the First Meeting of the Joint Republican Congressional Leaders Called for January 24, 1961, at 10:00 a.m. in the Office of the Senate Minority Leader, Senator Everett McKinley Dirksen

February 2, 1961
Minutes of the Second Meeting of the Joint Republican Congressional Leaders Called for February 2, 1961, at 9:00 a.m. in the Office of the Senate Minority Leader, Senator Everett McKinley Dirksen

February 9, 1961
Minutes of the Third Meeting of the Joint Republican Congressional Leaders Called for February 9, 1961, at 9:15 a.m. in the Office of the Senate Minority Leader, Senator Everett McKinley Dirksen

February 16, 1961
Minutes of the Fourth Meeting of the Joint Republican Congressional Leaders Called for February 16, 1961, at 9:00 a.m. in the Office of the Senate Minority Leader, Senator Everett McKinley Dirksen

February 23, 1961
Minutes of the Fifth meeting of the Joint Republican Congressional Leaders Called for February 23, 1961, at 8:30 a.m. in the Office of the Senate Minority Leader, Senator Everett McKinley Dirksen

March 2, 1961
Minutes of the Sixth Meeting of the Joint Republican Congressional Leaders Called for March 2, 1961, at 8:30 a.m. in the Office of the House Minority Leader, Congressman Charles A. Halleck

March 9, 1961
Minutes of the Seventh Meeting of the Joint Republican Congressional Leaders of March 9, 1961, at 8:30 a.m. in the Office of the House Minority Leader, Charles A. Halleck

March 16, 1961
Minutes of the Eighth Meeting of the Joint Republican Congressional Leaders Called for March 16, 1961, at 8:30 a.m. in the Office of the House Minority Leader, Congressman Charles A. Halleck

March 23, 1961
Minutes of the Ninth Meeting of the Joint Republican-Congressional Leaders Called for March 23, 1961, at 8:30 a.m. in the Office of the House Minority Leader, Congressman Charles A. Halleck

March 29, 1961
Minutes of the Tenth Meeting of the Joint Republican Congressional Leaders Called for March 29, 1961, at 8:30 a.m. in the Office of the House Minority Leader, Congressman Charles A. Halleck

April 6, 1961
Minutes of the Eleventh Meeting of the Joint Republican Congressional Leaders Called for April 6, 1961, at 8:30 a.m. in the Office of the Senate Minority Leader, Senator Everett McKinley Dirksen

April 13, 1961
Minutes of the Twelfth Meeting of the Joint Republican Congressional Leaders Called for April 13, 1961, at 8:30 a.m. in the Office of the Senate Minority Leader, Senator Everett McKinley Dirksen

April 20, 1961
Minutes of the Thirteenth Meeting of the Joint Republican Congressional Leaders Called for April 20, 1961, at 8:30 a.m. in the Office of the Senate Minority Leader, Senator Everett McKinley Dirksen

May 1, 1961
Minutes of the Fourteenth Meeting of the Joint Republican Leaders Called for May 1, 1961, at 9:30 a.m. in the Office of President Eisenhower at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania

May 11, 1961
Minutes of the Fifteenth Meeting of the Joint Republican Congressional Leaders Called for May 11, 1961, at 8:30 a.m. in the Office of the House Minority Leader, Congressman Charles A. Halleck

May 26, 1961
Minutes of the Sixteenth Meeting of the Joint Republican Congressional Leaders Called for May 26, 1961, at 8:30 a.m. in the Office of Senate Minority Leader, Everett M. Dirksen

June 8, 1961
Minutes of the Seventeenth Meeting of the Joint Republican Congressional Leaders Called for June 8, 1961, at 8:30 a.m. in the Office of Senate Minority Leader, the Honorable Everett McKinley Dirksen

June 15, 1961
Minutes of the Eighteenth Meeting of the Joint Republican Congressional Leaders Called for June 15, 1961, at 8:30 a.m. in the office of Senate Minority Leader, the Honorable Everett McKinley Dirksen

June 22, 1961
Minutes of the Nineteenth Meeting of the Joint Republican Congressional Leaders Called for June 22, 1961, at 8:30 a.m. in the Office of the Senate Minority Leader, the Honorable Everett McKinley Dirksen

June 28, 1961
Minutes of the Twentieth Meeting of the Joint Republican Congressional Leaders Called for June 28, 1961, at 1:30 p.m. in the Office of the Senate Minority Leader, the Honorable Everett McKinley Dirksen

July 13, 1961
Minutes of the Twenty-First Meeting of the Joint Republican Congressional Leaders Called for July 13, 1961, at 8:30 a.m. in the Office of the House Minority Leader, Congressman Charles A. Halleck

July 27, 1961
Minutes of the Twenty-Second Meeting of the Joint Republican Congressional Leaders Called for July 27, 1961, at 8:30 a.m. in the Office of the House Minority Leader, Congressman Charles A. Halleck

August 2, 1961
Minutes of the Twenty-Third Meeting of the Joint Republican Congressional Leaders Called for August 2, 1961 at 2:00 p.m. in the Office of Senate Minority Leader, the Honorable Everett McKinley Dirksen

August 15, 1961
Minutes of the Twenty-Fourth Meeting of the Joint Republican Congressional Leaders Called for August 15, 1961 at 9:00 a.m. in the Office of Senate Minority Leader, the Honorable Everett McKinley Dirksen

August 24, 1961
Minutes of the Twenty-Fifth Meeting of the Joint Republican Congressional Leaders Called for August 24, 1961 at 8:30 a.m. in the Office of Senate Minority Leader, the Honorable Everett McKinley Dirksen

August 31, 1961
Minutes of the Twenty-Sixth Meeting of the Joint Republican Congressional Leaders Called for August 31, 1961 at 8:30 a.m. in the Office of Senate Minority Leader, the Honorable Everett McKinley Dirksen

September 15, 1961
Minutes of the Twenty-Seventh Meeting of the Joint Republican Congressional Leaders Called for September 15, 1961, at 8:30 a.m. in the Office of the House Minority Leader, Congressman Charles A. Halleck

January 18, 1962
Minutes of the Twenty-Eighth Meeting of the Joint Republican Congressional Leaders Called for January 18, 1962, at 8:30 a.m. in the Office of the Senate Minority Leader, the Honorable McKinley Dirksen

January 30, 1962
Minutes of the Twenty-Ninth Meeting of the Joint Republican Congressional Leaders Called for January 30, 1962, at 8:30 a.m. in the Office of the Senate Minority Leader, the Honorable Everett McKinley Dirksen

March 15, 1962
Minutes of the Thirty-Third Meeting of the Joint Republican Congressional Leaders Called for March 15, 1962, at 8:30 a.m. in the Office of the Senate Minority Leader, the Honorable Everett McKinley Dirksen

March 22, 1962
Minutes of the Thirty-Fourth Meeting of the Joint Republican Congressional Leaders Called for March 22, 1962, at 8:30 a.m. in the Office of the Senate Minority Leader, the Honorable Everett McKinley Dirksen

March 28, 1962
Minutes of the Thirty-Fifth Meeting of the Joint Republican Congressional Leaders Called for March 28, 1962, at 9:00 a.m. in the office of the Senate Minority Leader, the Honorable Everett McKinley Dirksen

April 12, 1962
Minutes of the Thirty-Sixth Meeting of the Joint Republican Congressional Leaders Called for April 12, 1962, at 8:30 a.m. in the Office of the House Minority Leader, the Honorable Charles A. Halleck

April 18, 1962
Minutes of the Thirty-Seventh Meeting of the Joint Republican Congressional Leaders, Called for April 18, 1962, at 9:00 a.m. in the Office of the Senate Minority Leader, the Honorable Everett McKinley Dirksen

May 3, 1962
Minutes of the Thirty-Eighth Meeting of the Joint Republican Congressional Leaders Called for May 3, 1962, at 9:30 a.m. in the Office of the House Minority Leader, the Honorable Charles A. Halleck

May 10, 1962
Minutes of the Thirty-Ninth Meeting of the Joint Republican Congressional Leaders Called for May 10, 1962, at 9:30 a.m. in the Capitol Office of the House Minority Leader, HE 203, the Honorable Charles A. Halleck

May 28, 1962
Minutes of the Fortieth Meeting of the Joint Republican Congressional Leaders Called for Monday, May 28, 1962, at 9:30 a.m. in the Capitol Office (HE 203) of the House Minority Leader, the Honorable Charles A. Halleck

June 11, 1962
Minutes of the Forty-First Meeting of the Joint Republican Congressional Leaders Called for Monday, June 11, 1962, at 9:30 a.m. in the Capitol Office (P-48) of the Senate Minority Leader, the Honorable Everett McKinley Dirksen

June 29, 1962
Minutes of the Forty-Third Meeting of the Joint Republican Congressional Leaders Called for Friday, June 29, 1962, at 9:30 a.m. in the Capitol Office (P-48) of the Senate Minority Leader, the Honorable Everett McKinley Dirksen

July 10, 1962
Minutes of the Forty-Fourth Meeting of the Joint Republican Congressional Leaders Called for Tuesday, July 10, 1962, at 9:30 a.m. in the Capitol Office (HE 203) of the House Minority Leader, the Honorable Charles A. Halleck

July 19, 1962
Minutes of the Forty-FIfth Meeting of the Joint Republican Congressional Leaders Called for Thursday, July 19, 1962, at 9:30 a.m. in the Capitol Office (HE 203) of the House Minority Leader, the Honorable Charles A. Halleck

July 31, 1962
Minutes of the Forty-Sixth Meeting of the Joint Republican Congressional Leaders Called for Tuesday, July 31, 1962, at 9:30 a.m. in the Capitol Office (HE 203) of the House Minority Leader, the Honorable Charles A. Halleck

August 8, 1962
Minutes of the Forty-Seventh Meeting of the Joint Republican Congressional Leaders Called for Wednesday, August 8, 1962, at 9:30 a.m. in the Capitol Office (P-48) of the Senate Minority Leader, the Honorable Everett McKinley Dirksen

August 16, 1962
Minutes of the Forty-EIghth Meeting of the Joint Republican Congressional Leaders Called for Thursday, August 16, 1962, at 9:30 a.m. in the Capitol Office (P-48) of the Senate Minority Leader, the Honorable Everett McKinley Dirksen

September 7, 1962
Minutes of the Fiftieth Meeting of the Joint Republican Congressional Leaders Called for Friday, September 7, 1962, at 9:30 a.m. in the Capitol Office (HE 203) of the House Minority Leader, the Honorable Charles A. Halleck

October 5, 1962
Minutes of the Fifty-First Meeting of the Joint Republican Congressional Leaders Called for Friday, October 5, 1962, at 9:30 a.m. in the Capitol Office (P-48) of the Senate Minority Leader, the Honorable Everett McKinley Dirksen

February 7, 1963
Minutes of the Fifty-Second Meeting of the Joint Republican Congressional Leaders Called for Thursday, February 7, 1963, at 3:00 p.m. in the Capitol Office (S-230) of the Senate Minority Leader, the Honorable Everett McKinley Dirksen

February 26, 1963
Minutes of the Fifty-Third Meeting of the Joint Republican Congressional Leaders Called for Tuesday, February 26, 1963, at 9:30 a.m. in the Capitol Office (H-230) of the House Minority Leader, Charles A. Halleck

March 13, 1963
Minutes of the Fifty-Fourth Meeting of the Joint Republican Congressional Leaders Called for Wednesday, March 13, 1963, at 9:30 a.m. in the Capitol Office (H-230) of the House Minority Leader, the Honorable Charles A. Halleck

March 19, 1963
Minutes of the Fifty-Fifth Meeting of the Joint Republican Congressional Leaders Ca lled for Tuesday, March 19, 1963, at 9:30 a.m. in the Capitol Office (H-202) of the House Minority Leader, the Honorable Charles A. Halleck

March 28, 1963
Minutes of the Fifty-Sixth Meeting of the Joint Republican Congressional Leaders Called for Thursday, March 28, 1963, at 9:30 a.m. in the capitol office (H-202) of the House Minority Leader, the Honorable Charles A. Halleck

April 9, 1963
Minutes of the Fifty-Seventh Meeting of the Joint Republican Congressional Leaders Called for Tuesday, April 9, 1963, at 9:00 a.m. in the Capitol Office (S-230) of the Senate Minority Leader, the Honorable Everett McKinley Dirksen

May 1, 1963
Minutes of the Fifty-Eighth Meeting of the Joint Republican Congressional Leaders Called for Wednesday, May 1, 1963, at 9:00 a.m. in the Capitol Office (S-230) of the Senate Minority Leader, the Honorable Everett McKinley Dirksen

May 9, 1963
Minutes of the Fifty-Ninth Meeting of the Joint Republican Congressional Leaders Called for Thursday, May 9, 1963, at 8:30 a.m. in the Capitol Office (H-202) of the House Minority Leader, the Honorable Charles A. Halleck

May 23, 1963
Minutes of the Sixtieth Meeting of the Joint Republican Congressional Leaders Called for Thursday, May 23, 1963, at 9:00 a.m. in the Capitol Office (H-202) of the House Minority Leader, the Honorable Charles A. Halleck

June 12, 1963
Minutes of the Sixty-First Meeting of the Joint Republican Congressional Leaders Called for Wednesday, June 12, 1963, at 9:30 a.m. in the Capitol Office (S. 230) of the Senate Minority Leader, the Honorable Everett McKinley Dirksen

June 27, 1963
Minutes of the Sixty-Second Meeting of the Joint Republican Congressional Leaders Called for Thursday, June 27, 1963, at 9:00 a.m. in the Capitol Office (S. 230) of the Senate Minority Leader, the Honorable Everett McKinley Dirksen

July 11, 1963
Minutes of the Sixty-Third Meeting of the Joint Republican Congressional Leaders Called for Thursday, July 11, 1963, at 9:00 a.m. in the Capitol Office (H-202) of the House Minority Leader, the Honorable Charles A. Halleck

July 18, 1963
Minutes of the Sixty-Fourth Meeting of the Joint Republican Congressional Leaders Called for THursday, July 18, 1963, at 9:00 a.m. in the Capitol Office (H-202) of the House Minority Leader, the Honorable Charles A. Halleck

August 1, 1963
Minutes of the Sixty-Fifth Meeting of the Joint Republican Congressional Leaders Called for Thursday, August 1, 1963, at 9:15 a.m. in the Capitol Office (S. 230) of the Senate Minority Leader, the Honorable Everett McKinley Dirksen

August 22, 1963
Minutes of the Sixty-Seventh Meeting of the Joint Republican Congressional Leaders Called for Thursday, August 22, 1963, at 9:00 a.m. in the Capitol Office (S. 230) of the Senate Minority Leader, the Honorable Everett McKinley Dirksen

September 18, 1963
Minutes of the Sixty-Eighth Meeting of the Joint Republican Congressional Leaders Called for Wednesday, September 18, 1963, at 9:00 a.m. in the Capitol Office (H-202) of the House Minority Leader, the Honorable Charles A. Halleck

October 10, 1963
Minutes of the Sixty-Ninth Meeting of the Joint Republican Congressional Leaders Called for Thursday, October 10, 1963, at 11:00 a.m. in the Capitol Office (S-230) of the Senate Minority Leader, the Honorable Everett McKinley Dirksen

November 7, 1963
Minutes of the Seventy-First Meeting of the Joint Republican Congressional Leaders Called for Thursday, November 7, 1963, at 9:00 a.m. in the Capitol Office (H-202) of the House Minority Leader, the Honorable Charles A. Halleck

November 21, 1963
Minutes of the Seventy-Second Meeting of the Joint Republican Congressional Leaders Called for Thursday, November 21, 1963, at 9:00 a.m. in the Capitol Office (H-202) of the House Minority Leader, the Honorable Charles A. Halleck

November 26, 1963
Minutes of the Seventy-Third Meeting of the Joint Republican Congressional Leaders Called, Off the Record, for Tuesday, November 26, 1963, at 10:30 a.m. in the Capitol Office (H-202) of the House Minority Leader, the Honorable Charles A. Halleck

December 19, 1963
Minutes of the Seventy-Fourth Meeting of the Joint Republican Congressional Leaders Called for Thursday, December 19, 1963, at 2:00 p.m. in the Capitol Office (S-230) of the Senate Minority Leader, the Honorable Everett McKinley Dirksen

January 28, 1964
Minutes of the Seventy-Fifth Meeting of the Joint Republican Congressional Leaders Called for Tuesday, January 28, 1964, at 9:00 a.m. in the Capitol Office (H-202) of the House Minority Leader, the Honorable Charles A. Halleck

February 20, 1964
Minutes of the Seventy-Sixth Meeting of the Joint Republican Congressional Leaders Called for Thursday, February 20, 1964, at 9:00 a.m. in the Capitol Office (S-230) of the Senate Minority Leader, the Honorable Everett McKinley Dirksen

February 27, 1964
Minutes of the Seventy-Seventh Meeting of the Joint Republican Congressional Leaders Called for Thursday, February 27, 1964, at 9:00 a.m. in the Capitol Office (S-230) of the Senate Minority Leader, the Honorable Everett McKinley Dirksen

March 12, 1964
Minutes of the Seventy-Eighth Meeting of the Joint Republican Congressional Leaders Called for Thursday, March 12, 1964, at 9:00 a.m. in the Capitol Office (H-202) of the House Minority Leader, the Honorable Charles A. Halleck

March 25, 1964
Minutes of the Seventy-Ninth Meeting of the Joint Republican Congressional Leaders Called for Wednesday, March 25, 1964, at 9:30 a.m. in the Capitol Office (H-202) of the House Minority Leaders, Honorable Charles A. Halleck

April 21, 1964
Minutes of the Eightieth Meeting of the Joint Republican Congressional Leaders Called for Tuesday, April 21, 1964, at 9:00 a.m. in the Capitol Office (S-230) of the Senate Minority Leader, the Honorable Everett McKinley Dirksen

May 7, 1964
Minutes of the Eighty-First Meeting of the Joint Republican Congressional Leaders Called for Thursday, May 7, 1964, at 9:00 a.m. in the Capitol Office (H-202) of the House Minority Leader, the Honorable Charles A. Halleck

May 26, 1964
Minutes of the Eighty-Second Meeting of the Joint Republican Congressional Leaders Called for Tuesday, May 26, 1964, at 9:00 a.m. in the Capitol Office (H-202) of the House Minority Leader, the Honorable Charles A. Halleck

June 2, 1964
Minutes of the Eighty-Third Meeting of the Joint Republican Congressional Leaders Called for Tuesday, June 2, 1964, at 9:00 a.m. in the Capitol Office (S-230) of the Senate Minority Leader, the Honorable Everett McKinley Dirksen

June 11, 1964
Minutes of the Eighty-Fourth Meeting of the Joint Republican Congressional Leaders Called for Thursday, June 11, 1964, at 9:00 a.m. in the Capitol Office (S-230) of the Senate Minority Leader, the Honorable Everett McKinley Dirksen

June 26, 1964
Minutes of the Eighty-Fifth Meeting of the Joint Republican Congressional Leaders Called for Friday, June 26, 1964, at 9:00 a.m. in the Capitol Office (S-230) of the Senate Minority Leader, the Honorable Everett McKinley Dirksen

July 2, 1964
Minutes of the Eighty-Sixth Meeting of the Joint Republican Congressional Leaders Called for Thursday, July 2, 1964, at 9:00 a.m. in the Capitol Office (S-230) of the Senate Minority Leader, the Honorable Everett McKinley Dirksen

July 29, 1964
Minutes of the Eighty-Seventh Meeting of the Joint Republican Congressional Leaders Called for Wednesday, July 29, 1964, at 9:00 a.m. in the Capitol Office (H-202) of the House Minority Leader, the Honorable Charles A. Halleck

August 20, 1964
Minutes of the Eighty-EIghth Meeting of the Joint Republican Congressional Leaders Called for Thursday, August 20, 1964, at 9:00 a.m. in the Capitol Office (S-230) of the Senate Minority Leader, the Honorable Everett McKinley Dirksen

September 3, 1964
Minutes of the EIghty-Ninth Meeting of the Joint Republican Congressional Leaders Called for Thursday, September 3, 1964, at 9:00 a.m. in the Capitol Office (H-202) of the House Minority Leader, the Honorable Charles A. Halleck

September 23, 1964
Minutes of the Ninetieth Meeting of the Joint Republican Congressional Leaders Called for Wednesday, September 23, 1964, at 9:00 a.m. in the Capitol Office (H-202) of the House Minority Leader, the Honorable Charles A. Halleck

January 11, 1965
Minutes of the Ninety-First Meeting of the Joint Republican Congressional Leaders Called for Monday, January 11, 1965, at 9:00 a.m. in the Capitol Office (H-202) of the House Minority Leader, the Honorable Gerald R. Ford, Jr.

February 4, 1965
Minutes of the Fifty-Second Meeting of the Joint Republican Congressional Leaders Called for Thursday, February 7, 1963, at 3:00 p.m. in the Capitol Office (S-230) of the Senate Minority Leader, the Honorable Everett McKinley Dirksen

March 4, 1965
Minutes of the Ninety-Third Meeting of the Joint Senate-House Republican Leadership Called for Thursday, March 4, 1965, at 9:00 a.m. in the Capitol Office (H-202) of the House Minority Leader, the Honorable Gerald R. Ford, Jr.

March 8, 1965
Minutes of the Ninety-Fourth Meeting of the Joint Senate-House Republican Leadership Called for Monday, March 8, 1965, at 9:00 a.m. in the Capitol Office (H-202) of the House Minority Leader, the Honorable Gerald R. Ford, Jr.

March 9, 1965
Minutes of the Ninety-Fifth Meeting of the Joint Senate-House Republican Leadership Called for Tuesday, March 9, 1965, at 9:30 a.m. in the Capitol Office (H-202) of the House Minority Leader, the Honorable Gerald R. Ford, Jr.

March 18, 1965
Minutes of the Ninety-Sixth Meeting of the Joint Senate-House Republican Leadership Called for THursday, March 18, 1965, at 9:30 a.m. in the Capitol Office (H-202) of the House Minority Leader, the Honorable Gerald R. Ford, Jr.

May 20, 1965
Minutes of the Ninety-Seventh Meeting of the Joint Senate-House Republican Leadership Called for Thursday, May 20, 1965, at 9:00 a.m. in the Capitol Office (H-202) of the House Minority Leader, the Honorable Gerald R. Ford, Jr.

May 27, 1965
Minutes of the Ninety-Eighth Meeting of the Joint Senate-House Republican Leadership Called for Thursday, May 27, 1965, at 9:00 a.m. in the Capitol Office (H-202) of the House Minority Leader, the Honorable Gerald R. Ford, Jr.

June 15, 1965
Minutes of the One Hundred and Twenty-Fourth Meeting of the Joint Senate-House Republican Leadership Called for Wednesday, June Fifteenth, 1966, at 2:00 p.m. in the Capitol Office (S-230) of the Senate Minority Leader, the Honorable Everett McKinley Dirksen

June 18, 1965
Minutes of the Ninety-Ninth Meeting of the Joint Senate-House Republican Leadership Called for Friday, June 18, 1965, at 9:00 a.m. in the Capitol Office (S-230) of the Senate Minority Leader, the Honorable Everett McKinley Dirksen

June 24, 1965
Minutes of the One Hundredth Meeting of the Joint Senate-House Republican Leadership Called for Thursday, June Twenty-Fourth, 1965, at 3:00 p.m. in the Capitol Office (S-230) of the Senate Minority Leader, the Honorable Everett McKinley Dirksen

July 1, 1965
Minutes of the One Hundred and First Meeting of the Joint Senate-House Republican Leadership Called for Thursday, July First, 1965, at 9:00 a.m. in the Capitol Office (H-202) of the House Minority Leader, the Honorable Gerald R. Ford

July 15, 1965
Minutes of the One Hundred and Second Meeting of the Joint Senate-House Republican Leadership Called for Thursday, July Fifteenth, 1965, at 9:00 a.m. in the Capitol Office (H-202) of the House Minority Leader, the Honorable Gerald R. Ford

July 22, 1965
Minutes of the One Hundred and Third Meeting of the Joint Senate-House Republican Leadership Called for Thursday, July Twenty-Second, 1965, at 9:00 a.m. in the Capitol Office (H-202) of the House Minority Leader, the Honorable Gerald R. Ford

July 29, 1965
Minutes of the One Hundred and FOurth Meeting of the Joint Senate-House Republican Leadership Called for Thursday, July 29, 1965, in the Office (H-202) of the House Minority Leader, the Honorable Gerald R. Ford

August 5, 1965
Minutes of the One Hundred and Fifth Meeting of the Joint Senate-House Republican Leadership Called for Thursday, August Fifth, 1965, at 9:00 a.m. in the Capitol Office (S-230) of the Senate Minority Leader, the Honorable Everett McKinley Dirksen

August 11, 1965
Minutes of the One Hundred and Sixth Meeting of the Joint Senate-House Republican Leadership Called for Thursday, August Eleventh, 1965, at 9:00 a.m. in the Capitol Office (S-230) of the Senate Minority Leader, the Honorable Everett McKinley Dirksen

August 26, 1965
Minutes of the One Hundred and Seventh Meeting of the Joint Senate-House Republican Leadership Called for Thursday, August Twenty-Sixth, 1965, at 9:00 a.m. in the Capitol Office (S-230) of the Senate Minority Leader, the Honorable Everett McKinley Dirksen

September 2, 1965
Minutes of the One Hundred and Eighth Meeting of the Joint Senate-House Republican Leadership Called for Thursday, September Second, 1965, at 9:00 a.m. in the Capitol Office (H-202) of the House Minority Leader, the Honorable Gerald R. Ford

September 9, 1965
Minutes of the One Hundred and Ninth Meeting of the Joint Senate-House Republican Leadership Called for Thursday, September Ninth, 1965, at 9:00 a.m. in the Capitol Office (H-202) of the House Minority Leader, the Honorable Gerald R. Ford

September 30, 1965
Minutes of the One Hundred and Tenth Meeting of the Joint Senate-House Republican Leadership Called for THursday, September Thirtieth, 1965, at 9:00 a.m. in the Capitol Office (H-202) of the House Minority Leader, the Honorable Gerald R. Ford

October 23, 1965
Minutes of the One Hundred and ELeventh Meeting of the Joint Senate-House Republican Leadership Called for Saturday, October Twenty-Third, 1965, at 9:00 a.m. in the Capitol Office (S-230) of the Senate Minority Leader, the Honorable Everett McKinley Dirksen.

February 2, 1966
Minutes of the One Hundred and Thirteenth Meeting of the Joint Senate-House Republican Leadership Called for Wednesday, February Second, 1966, at 3:00 p.m. in the Capitol Office (S-230) of the Senate Minority Leader, the Honorable Everett McKinley Dirksen

February 15, 1966
Minutes of the One Hundred and Fourteenth Meeting of the Joint Senate-House Republican Leadership Called for Tuesday, February Fifteenth, 1966, at 3:30 p.m. in the Capitol Office (S-230) of the Senate Minority Leader, the Honorable Everett McKinley Dirksen

February 23, 1966
Minutes of the One Hundred and Fifteenth Meeting of the Joint Senate-House Republican Leadership Called for Wednesday, February 23, 1966, at 3:00 p.m. in the Capitol Office (S-230) of the Senate Minority Leader, the Honorable Everett McKinley Dirksen

March 1, 1966
Minutes of the One Hundred and Sixteenth Meeting of the Joint Senate-House Republican Leadership Called for Tuesday, March First, 1966, at 3:30 p.m. in the Capitol Office (H-202) of the House Minority Leader, the Honorable Gerald R. Ford

March 9, 1966
Minutes of the One Hundred and Seventeenth Meeting of the Joint Senate-House Republican Leadership Called for Wednesday, March Ninth, 1966, at 1:30 p.m. in the Capitol Office (H-202) of the House Minority Leader, the Honorable Gerald R. Ford

March 16, 1966
Minutes of the One Hundred and Eighteenth Meeting of the Joint Senate-House Republican Leadership Called for Wednesday, March Sixteenth, 1966, at 3:00 p.m. in the Capitol Office (H-202) of the House Minority Leader, the Honorable Gerald R. Ford

March 30, 1966
Minutes of the One Hundred and Nineteenth Meeting of the Joint Senate-House Republican Leadership Called for Wednesday, March Thirtieth, 1966, at 2:00 p.m. in the Capitol Office (H-202) of the House Minority Leader, the Honorable Gerald R. Ford

April 6, 1966
Minutes of the One Hundred and Twentieth Meeting of the Joint Senate-House Republican Leadership Called for Wednesday, April Sixth, 1966, at 2:00 p.m. in the Capitol Office (8-230) of the Senate Minority Leader, the Honorable Everett McKinley Dirksen

April 20, 1966
Minutes of the One Hundred and Twenty-First Meeting of the Joint Senate-House Republican Leadership Called for Wednesday, April Twentieth, 1966, at 2:30 p.m. in the Capitol Office (S-230) of the Senate Minority Leader, the Honorable Everett McKinley Dirksen

June 1, 1966
Minutes of the One Hundred and Twenty-Second Meeting of the Joint Senate-House Republican Leadership Called for Wednesday, June First, 1966, at 3:00 p.m. in the Capitol Office (S-230) of the Senate Minority Leader, the Honorable Everett McKinley Dirksen

June 8, 1966
Minutes of the One Hundred and Twenty-Third Meeting of the Joint Senate-House Republican Leadership Called for Wednesday, June Eighth, 1966, at 2:00 p.m. in the Capitol Office (S-230) of the Senate Minority Leader, the Honorable Everett McKinley Dirksen

July 21, 1966
Minutes of the One Hundred and Twenty-Fifth Meeting of the Joint Senate-House Republican Leadership Called for Thursday, July Twenty-First, 1966, at 3:00 p.m. in the Capitol Office (S-230) of the Senate Minority Leader, the Honorable Everett McKinley Dirksen

July 27, 1966
Minutes of the One Hundred and Twenty-Sixth Meeting of the Joint Senate-House Republican Leadership Called for Wednesday, July Twenty-Seventh, 1966, at 2:00 p.m. in the Capitol Office (S-230) of the Senate Minority Leader, the Honorable Everett McKinley Dirksen

August 4, 1966
Minutes of the One Hundred and Twenty-Seventh Meeting of the Joint Senate-House Republican Leadership Called for Thursday, August Fourth, 1966, at 9:30 a.m. in the Capitol Office (S-230) of the Senate Minority Leader, the Honorable Everett McKinley Dirksen

August 10, 1966
Minutes of the One Hundred and Twenty-Eighth Meeting of the Joint Senate-House Republican Leadership Called for Wednesday, August Tenth, 1966, at 2:00 p.m. in the Capitol Office (S-230) of the Senate Minority Leader, the Honorable Everett McKinley Dirksen

August 25, 1966
Minutes of the One Hundred and Twenty-Ninth Meeting of the Joint Senate-House Republican Leadership Called for Thursday, August Twenty-Fifth, 1966, at 1:30 p.m. in the Capitol Office (S-230) of the Senate Minority Leader, the Honorable Everett McKinley Dirksen

August 31, 1966
Minutes of the One Hundred and THirtieth Meeting of the Joint Senate-House Republican Leadership Called for Wednesday, August Thirty-First, 1966, at 3:00 p.m. in the Capitol Office (S-230) of the Senate Minority Leader, the Honorable Everett McKinley Dirksen

September 14, 1966
Minutes of the One Hundred and Thirty-First Meeting of the Joint Senate-House Republican Leadership Called for Wednesday, September Fourteenth, 1966, at 3:00 p.m. in the Capitol Office (S-230) of the Senate Minority Leader, the Honorable Everett McKinley Dirksen

September 21, 1966
Minutes of the One Hundred and Thirty-Second Meeting of the Joint-Senate House Republican Leadership Called for Wednesday, September Twenty-First, 1966, at 3:30 p.m. in the Capitol Office (S-230) of the Senate Minority Leader, the Honorable Everett McKinley Dirksen

October 5, 1966
Minutes of the One Hundred and Thirty-Third Meeting of the Joint Senate-House Republican Leadership Called for Wednesday, October Fifth, 1966, at 2:00 p.m. in the Capitol Office (S-230) of the Senate Minority Leader, the Honorable Everett McKinley Dirksen

October 12, 1966
Minutes of the One Hundred and Thirty-Fourth Meeting of the Joint Senate-House Republican Leadership Called for Wednesday, October Twelfth, 1966, at 2:15 p.m. in the Capitol Office (S-230) of the Senate Minority Leader, the Honorable Everett McKinley Dirksen

January 26, 1967
Minutes of the One Hundred and Thirty-Fifth Meeting of the Republican Leadership of the Congress Called for Thursday, January Twenty-Sixth, 1967, at 2:00 p.m. in the Capitol Office (H-202) of the House Minority Leader, the Honorable Gerald R. Ford

February 1, 1967
Minutes of the One Hundred and Thirty-Sixth Meeting of the Republican Leadership of the Congress Called for Wednesday, February First, 1967, at 2:00 p.m. in the Capitol Office (S-230) of the Senate Minority Leader, the Honorable Everett McKinley Dirksen

February 23, 1967
Minutes of the One Hundred and Thirty-Seventh Meeting of the Republican Leadership of the Congress Called for Thursday, February Twenty-Third, 1967, at 2:00 p.m. in the Capitol Office (S-230) of the Senate Minority Leader, the Honorable Everett McKinley Dirksen

March 16, 1967
Minutes of the One Hundred and Thirty-Eight Meeting of the Republican Leadership of the Congress Called for Thursday, March Sixteenth, 1967, at 1:30 p.m. in the Capitol Office (H-202) of the House Minority Leader, the Honorable Gerald R. Ford

March 22, 1967
Minutes of the One Hundred and Thirty-Ninth Meeting of the Republican Leadership of the Congress Called for Wednesday, March Twenty-Second, 1967, at 2:00 p.m. in the Capitol Office (H-202) of the House Minority Leader, the Honorable Gerald R. Ford

April 6, 1967
Minutes of the One Hundred and Fortieth Meeting of the Republican Leadership of the Congress Called for Thursday, April Sixth, 1967, at 2:30 p.m. in the Capitol Office (S-230) of the Senate Minority Leader, the Honorable Everett McKinley Dirksen

April 19, 1967
Minutes of the One Hundred and Forty-First Meeting of the Republican Leadership of the Congress Called for Wednesday, April Nineteenth, 1967, at 1:30 p.m. in the Capitol Office (S-230) of the Senate Minority Leader, the Honorable Everett McKinley Dirksen

May 10, 1967
Minutes of the One Hundred and Forty-Second Meeting of the Republican Leadership of the Congress Called for Wednesday, May Tenth, 1967, at 1:30 p.m. in the Capitol Office (H-202) of the House Minority Leader, the Honorable Gerald R. Ford

May 24, 1967
Minutes of the One Hundred and Forty-Third Meeting of the Republican Leadership of the Congress Called for Wednesday, May Twenty-Fourth, 1967, at 3:00 p.m. in the Capitol Office (H-202) of the House Minority Leader, the Honorable Gerald R. Ford

June 7, 1967
Minutes of the One Hundred and Forty-Fourth Meeting of the Republican Leadership of the Congress Called for Wednesday, June Seventh, 1967, at 1:30 p.m. in the Capitol Office (S-230) of the Senate Minority Leader, the Honorable Gerald R. Ford

July 11, 1967
Minutes of the One Hundred and Forty-Fifth Meeting of the Republican Leadership of the Congress Called for Tuesday, July 11, 1967, at 3:30 p.m. in the Capitol Office (S-230) of the Senate Minority Leader, the Honorable Everett McKinley Dirksen

August 2, 1967
Minutes of the One Hundred and Forty-Sixth Meeting of the Republican Leadership of the Congress Called for Wednesday, August Second, 1967, at 2:00 p.m. in the Capitol Office of the House Minority Leader, the Honorable Gerald R. Ford

August 23, 1967
Minutes of the One Hundred and Forty-Seventh Meeting of the Republican Leadership of the Congress Called for Wednesday, August Twenty-Third, 1967, at 1:30 p.m. in the Capitol Office of the House Minority Leader, the Honorable Gerald R. Ford

August 28, 1967
Minutes of the One Hundred and Forty-Eighth Meeting of the Republican Leadership of the Congress Called for Monday, August Twenty-Eighth, 1967, at 2:30 p.m. in the Capitol Office (H-202) of the House Minority Leader, the Honorable Gerald R. Ford

September 20, 1967
Minutes of the One Hundred and Forty-Ninth Meeting of the Republican Leadership of the Congress Called for Wednesday, September Twentieth, 1967, at 1:30 p.m. in the Capitol Office (S-230) of the Senate Minority Leader, the Honorable Everett McKinley Dirksen

October 5, 1967
Minutes of the One Hundred and Fiftieth Meeting of the Republican Leadership of the Congress Called for Wednesday, October Fifth, 1967, at 1:30 p.m. in the Capitol Office (H-202) of the House Minority Leader, the Honorable Gerald R. Ford

October 25, 1967
Minutes of the One Hundred and Fifty-First Meeting of the Republican Leadership of the Congress Called for Wednesday, October Twenty-Fifth, 1967, at 1:30 p.m. in the Capitol Office (H-202) of the House Minority Leader, the Honorable Gerald R. Ford

November 2, 1967
Minutes of the One Hundred and Fifty-Second Meeting of the Republican Leadership of the Congress Called for Wednesday, November Second, 1967, at 2:30 p.m. in the Capitol Office (S-230) of the Senate Minority Leader, the Honorable Everett McKinley Dirksen

November 15, 1967
Minutes of the One Hundred and Fifty-Third Meeting of the Republican Leadership of the Congress Called for Wednesday, November Fifteenth, 1967, at 3:00 p.m. in the Capitol Office (S-230) of the Senate Minority Leader, the Honorable Everett McKinley Dirksen

December 6, 1967
Minutes of the One Hundred and Fifty-Fourth Meeting of the Republican Leadership of the Congress Called for Wednesday, December Sixth, 1967, at 1:30 p.m. in the Capitol Office (H-202) of the House Minority Leader, the Honorable Gerald R. Ford

December 13, 1967
Minutes of the One Hundred and Fifty-Fifth Meeting of the Republican Leadership of the Congress Called for Wednesday, December Thirteenth, 1967, at 1:30 p.m. in the Capitol Office (H-202) of the House Minority Leader, the Honorable Gerald R. Ford

January 15, 1968
Minutes of the One Hundred and Fifty-Sixth Meeting of the Republican Leadership of Congress Called for Monday, January Fifteenth, 1968, at 3:00 p.m. in the Capitol Office (S-230) of the Senate Minority Leader, the Honorable Everett McKinley Dirksen

January 16, 1968
Minutes of the One Hundred and Fifty-Seven Meeting of the Republican Leadership of the Congress Called for Tuesday, January Sixteenth, 1968, at 11:00 a.m. in the Capitol Office (H-202) of the House Minority Leader, the Honorable Gerald R. Ford

January 17, 1968
Minutes of the One Hundred and Fifty-Eighth Meeting of the Republican Leadership of the Congress Called for Wednesday, January Seventeenth, 1968, at 10:00 a.m. in the Capitol Office (S-230) of the Senate Minority Leader, the Honorable Everett McKinley Dirksen

January 18, 1968
Minutes of the One Hundred and Fifty-Ninth Meeting of the Republican Leadership of the Congress Called for Thursday, January Eighteenth, 1968, at 2:00 p.m. in the Capitol Office (H-202) of the House Minority Leader, the Honorable Gerald R. Ford

February 20, 1968
Minutes of the One Hundred and Sixtieth Meeting of the Republican Leadership of the Congress Called for Tuesday, February Twentieth, 1968, at 4:00 p.m. in the Capitol Office (S-230) of the Senate Minority Leader, the Honorable Everett McKinley Dirksen

February 28, 1968
Minutes of the One Hundred and Sixty-First Meeting of the Republican Leadership of the Congress Called for Wednesday, February Twenty-Eighth, 1968, at 1:30 p.m. in the Capitol Office (S-124) of the Consultant to the Leadership, John B. Fisher

March 13, 1968
Minutes of the One Hundred and Sixty-Second Meeting of the Republican Leadership of the Congress Called for Wednesday, March Thirteenth, 1968, at 2:00 p.m. in the Capitol Office (H-202) of the House Minority Leader, the Honorable Gerald R. Ford

April 2, 1968
Minutes of the One Hundred and Sixty-Third Meeting of the Republican Leadership of the Congress Called for Tuesday, April Second, 1968, at 3:30 p.m. in the Capitol Office (8-230) of the Senate Minority Leader, the Honorable Everett McKinley Dirksen

May 1, 1968
Minutes of the One Hundred and Sixty-Fourth Meeting of the Republican Leadership of the Congress Called for Wednesday, May First, 1968, at 5:00 p.m. in the Capitol Office (H-202) of the House Minority Leader, the Honorable Gerald R. Ford

May 8, 1968
Minutes of the One Hundred and Sixty-Fifth Meeting of the Republican Leadership of the Congress Called for Wednesday, May Eighth, 1968, at 2:30 p.m. in the Capitol Office (S-230) Senate Minority Leader, the Honorable Everett McKinley Dirksen

June 5, 1968
Minutes of the One Hundred and Sixty-Sixth Meeting of the Republican Leadership of the Congress Called for Thursday, June Fifth, 1968, at 1:30 p.m. in the Capitol Office (S-230) of the Senate Minority Leader, the Honorable Everett McKinley Dirksen

June 12, 1968
Minutes of the One Hundred and Sixty-Seventh Meeting of the Republican Leadership of the Congress Called for Wednesday, June Twelfth, 1968, at 1:30 p.m. in the Capitol Office of the Senate Minority Leader (S-230), the Honorable Everett McKinley Dirksen

July 17, 1968
Minutes of the One Hundred and Sixty-Eighth Meeting of the Republican Leadership of the Congress Called for Wednesday, July Seventeenth, 1968, at 1:30 p.m. in the Capitol Office of the House Minority Leader (H-202), the Honorable Gerald R. Ford

September 11, 1968
Minutes of the One Hundred and Sixty-Ninth Meeting of the Republican Leadership of the Congress Called for Wednesday, September Eleventh, 1968, in the Capitol Office (S-230) of the Senate Minority Leader, the Honorable Everett McKinley Dirksen

Collection Guide

The Everett McKinley Dirksen Collection consists of five major groups of material: reference volumes, still photographs, audiovisual items, memorabilia, and papers. Each group is described individually in finding aids housed at The Center. Arrangement varies according to type of record.

The Dirksen Papers, the largest of the five divisions, consist predominately of files accumulated during Everett Dirksen's years as a U.S. Senator, 1951-69. Several smaller additions to the main collection include material spanning other years of Dirksen's life.

Major file groups encompass campaigns and politics, public works, legislation, constituent correspondence and casework, patronage, congressional leadership activities, remarks and releases, and clippings. Each of these sections, and smaller ones as well, are described in more detail in The Center's finding aids.

List of Collection Series

Appointment/Guestbooks, 1951-70
4.0 linear shelf feet
Office and personal appointment books and office guest sign-in books.

Chicago Office File, 1880-1972
99.0 linear shelf feet
Constituent casework, Illinois patronage, inter-office memoranda, and, notably, political and campaign files for Dirksen's four Senate campaigns and his other political activities. Includes personal files of the office's director, Harold E. Rainville.

Clippings File, 1930-70
7 linear shelf feet

Dirksen Information file, 1933-present
1 linear shelf foot
Created by Center staff, this file contains copies of articles about Dirksen, the Congressional Record index to his remarks, the New York Times Index of references to him, and the Reader's Guide to Periodical Literature citations to Dirksen. For more information about Dirksen, click here for an online version of the bibliographical essay that appears in his memoir, The Education of a Senator.

Dirksen, Louella Carver, 1933-76
2 linear shelf feet
Information regarding Mrs.Dirksen's participation in various service and political organizations, letters of condolence upon Senator Dirksen's death, notes and drafts for The Honorable Mr. Marigold.

Films, 1951-69
681 films
Bulk of films are Your Senator Reports, Dirksen's weekly television broadcast. Also documentaries and miscellany. Selected films have been converted to videotape.

Financial Records, 1928-62
2.5 linear shelf feet
Bank statements, canceled checks, invoices, and ledger pages for the most part dealing with political campaigns.

Form Letters, 1951-69
In order to reply to constituents, the Dirksen office created a library of responses arranged alphabetically by subject within each year. Having these online will give viewers a quick snapshot of the legislative workload and, in a sense, Dirksen's style of representation and constituent service. The folder numbers in the list below designate the folders of the Chicago Office File in which the originals are located.

Legislative File, 1933-70
24 linear shelf feet
Copies of bills introduced, co-sponsored, or amended by Dirksen and his voting records.

Memorabilia, 1918-74
ca. 1,500 items

Newsletters: Congressional Front, 1933-46
From his first week in office in the House of Representatives through 1946, Congressman Everett Dirksen personally composed and typed weekly newsletters (while Congress was in session) to his constituents in central Illinois. Congressional Front, as it was called, covered the personalities, politics, and policies of Congress and the federal government.

Notebooks, 1932-69
4 linear shelf feet
More than 12,500 pages of outlines and texts, reference materials, and other documents collected by Dirksen and kept in a set of personal notebooks.

Pamphlets and Periodicals, 1916-69
1 linear shelf foot

Patronage, 1939-70  RESTRICTED
4.5 linear shelf feet
Material related to applicants for federal jobs and judicial appointments.  Closed to research.

Personal, 1864-1969
2 linear shelf feet
Scattered correspondence and information about Dirksen's medical condition, memoir, and recordings.

Photographs, ca. 1860-1975
10 linear shelf feet

Politics, 1928-69
11 linear shelf feet
Correspondence and material related to Dirksen's campaigns and political activities, including his participation in Republican National Conventions.

Public Works File, 1931-70
55.5 linear shelf feet
The record of federally-funded projects (community projects, depressed areas, highways, and rivers and harbors) in Illinois and Dirksen's involvement in them.

Remarks and Releases, 1941-69
6.0 linear shelf feet
Drafts and transcripts of speeches; selected remarks in Congress (The Center does not have copies of the Congressional Record featuring Dirksen speeches on the floor), interviews of radio and television; Republican leadership press releases; weekly constituent newsletters; transcripts of Your Senator Reports; and, Dirksen's newspaper column. Unfortunately, Dirksen rarely composed his remarks in advance; in many cases no record of them survives.

Republican Leadership File, 1916-69
4.0 linear shelf feet
The Joint Senate-House Republican Leadership Minutes and Statements section documents the meetings of Republican congressional leaders, 1961-68. A second section pertains to the National Republican Senatorial Committee, 1949-59, which Dirksen chaired, 1952-54.

Joint Senate-House Republican Leadership Minutes, 1961-68
The minutes of the Republican leadership during the presidential administrations of John Kennedy and Lyndon Johnson. In their original state, each session’s minutes generally include attendance, brief summaries of topics discussed, and background “fact sheets” for statements at press conferences following the meetings. The digitized document presented here include only the formal minutes. The press conferences following the leadership meetings achieved fame as the “Ev and Charlie” and “Ev and Jerry” shows. For audio samples and curricular materials associated with a small sample of these minutes, please visit “The 1960s: A Multi-Media View from Capitol Hill” http://www.dirksencenter.org/emd_audio/index.htm.

Working Papers, 1857-1969
41 linear shelf feet
Topically arranged reference file for legislation, selected constituent cases, speeches, and other matters.  The bulk contains information concerning legislation between 1964 and 1969. Topics receiving relatively substantial attention include civil rights, foreign trade, Internal Revenue Code amendments, attempts to repeal Section 14(b) of the Taft-Hartley Act, Dirksen's prayer amendment and reapportionment amendment, and the activities of the Trading With the Enemy Act subcommittee.