Everett Dirksen
Everett Dirksen
Everett McKinley Dirksenwas an American politician of the Republican Party. He represented Illinois in the House of Representativesand the Senate...
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth4 January 1896
CityPekin, IL
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I've decided to be a dull, morose bore at these press meetings. It's the only safe course. You give me no choice. I tell a joke and you convert it into an international incident. I coin a whimsical term and you make it appear I am at odds with the President. I indulge in some polite banter and you interpret it as a split in the Party.
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A billion here and a billion there, and soon you're talking about real money.
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A billion here, a billion there, sooner or later it adds up to real money.