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Senate Majority Leader Bill Knowland fumed, but he could not stop the atomic-energy-bill filibuster, apparently was ready to sit back and let it run down under the friction of exhaustion. Across the aisle, Minority Leader Lyndon Johnson slumped quietly in his chair and let the hot air blow over his well-brushed head. Finally, under pressure from his Texas constituents and conservative Democrats, Johnson acted...
Shaking with rage, Bill Knowland barked: "Is the Senator from West Virginia questioning the patriotism of the President of the U.S.?" Neely denied that he was and added: "You are reflecting on yourself, sir ... Are you ashamed...
...Second Night. At 12.39 a.m. next day, as the talk droned on, Knowland introduced a closure petition by which debate could be shut off on a two-thirds vote. It was Knowland's only available weapon, and with it he served notice of his determination to harass the filibusterers. They rejoined by demanding a quorum call at 12:50, another at 3:46. The quorum calls gave the orators a respite while the sergeant-at-arms routed Senators out of their beds at home or off their cots in the Capitol...
...evening Democratic Leader Lyndon Johnson, who had been conspicuously silent, proposed that all agree to a limitation of debate. Characteristically, Morse objected. Nevertheless, with Johnson telling his Democrats that it was time to show some sense of responsibility, the filibustered were not likely to hold out much longer. Bill Knowland, clearly frazzled but somewhat encouraged, decided to let the Senators take Sunday...
When the recess bell sounded at 11:48 p.m. Saturday, the Senate, but for a 25-minute break in Friday's wee hours, had been in session for a record-shattering 85 hours, 33 minutes. At that point, the filibuster had only one major effect: it exploded Knowland's fond hopes for a Senate adjournment at month...