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Mike Mansfield and Everett Dirksen, April 27, 1964


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Image of Mike Mansfield and Everett Dirksen, April 27, 1964
Senate party floor leaders Mike Mansfield and Everett Dirksen (pictured) prepared for what promised to be a complicated and contentious debate. They selected party whips Hubert Humphrey and Thomas Kuchel to serve as the floor managers for H.R. 7152.
credit: U.S. Senate Historical Office