Word: rosee
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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RICHARD TADD Rose Bay, New South Wales, Australia...
Only an hour remained before the critical vote. Now Majority Leader Mike Mansfield of Montana rose, and in soft tones spoke in favor of cloture; if approved by two-thirds of the Senators present and voting, it would bring to an end the longest filibuster in Senate history. "The Senate," Mansfield said, "now stands at the crossroads of history, and the time for decision is at hand...
Russell gave way to Minnesota Democrat Hubert Humphrey, the Johnson Administration's floor manager for the bill. In his lapel Humphrey wore a red rose like a battle standard. "The Constitution of the United States is on trial," he said. "The question is whether we will have two types of citizenship in this nation, or first-class citizenship...
Dirksen jabbed an index finger at his colleagues on both sides of the aisle. His voice rose to a slightly higher pitch, taking on an extra tone of persuasiveness. The Senate, he said, had a "covenant with the people. For many years each political party has given major consideration to a civil rights plank in its platform. Were these pledges so much campaign stuff, or did we mean it? Were these promises on civil rights but idle words for vote-getting purposes, or were they a covenant meant to be kept? If all this was mere pretense, let us confess...
...Paid West German Chancellor Ludwig Erhard the compliment of receiving him at the first state dinner ever held in the White House Rose Garden...