Word: celler
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...pass the 1964 civil rights bill, Johnson thundered. "This time, on this issue," he cried, rising to a climax, "there must be no delay, or no hesitation, or no compromise with our purpose!" Slowly at first, then like a great wave, the applause grew. After a long minute. Emanuel Celler of New York, dean of the House and a longtime civil libertarian, jumped to his feet, bringing others in the chamber to their feet with him, Democrats first, then Republicans. For 30 seconds they stood, pouring out a Niagara of applause...
Weiner encouraged students to write home requesting letters from friends and relatives. He thinks that this would place the greatest possible pressure on local Congressmen. Weiner appealed specifically to New York residents, reminding them that Rep. Emmanuel Celler (D-N.Y.) and seven other Brooklyn Congressmen had voted against the January resolution...
National Debate. The hardy perennial among proposed amendments calls for equal rights for men and women, a 450-time loser since 1926. The late Senator Estes Kefauver was author of 35 proposals, but the heavyweight champion is New York Democrat Emanuel Celler, at last count author of 49 amendments. By contrast, Senator Lyndon Johnson originated none...
...usual nap time, and it took a little while before the call was put through. Finally, Carl Albert, majority leader of the House of Representatives, was able to say: "Mr. President, I'm here with the new minority leader, Jerry Ford, and the dean of the House, Manny Celler, to report that the House is organized and ready for business." "That's fine," said Lyndon Johnson...
...fiery Rules session, Brooklyn Democrat Emanuel Celler, Judiciary Committee chairman, sputtered angrily about the treatment he was getting from Smith, but was even more dismayed at the potential effect of Tuck's bill. "If you can take away jurisdiction over reapportionment today," Celler said, "tomorrow you can take away jurisdiction over civil rights, and the next day over antitrust cases." Countered Tuck: "This may be a harsh method, but I know no other way to see the right thing done...