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American politician and diplomat (1903–2001)
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was passed by the United States Congress — a bipartisan coalition of both Democrats and Republicans in the House and Senate — and was signed into law by Democratic Preside...
The 1975 Senate change lowering cloture to 60 votes is portrayed in the documents as a driven by multiple senators rather than a single architect. Contemporary accounts and later summaries credit a co...
In 1975 the Senate rewrote cloture practice: it reduced the votes needed to end debate to while preserving a stricter requirement for amendments to the Senate’s Standing Rules. The change emerged from...
The Voting Rights Act of 1965 was passed by both chambers of the United States Congress — the House of Representatives and the Senate — and was signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson on August...
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was sponsored and driven through Congress primarily by Democratic leaders—most notably House Democrat Emanuel Celler in the House and Senate Majority Leader Mike Mansfield...
The House passed H.R. 7152 on February 10, 1964; the Senate after a 72‑day fight, including a filibuster, approved its amended version on June 19 by 73–27 and the House then accepted the Senate amendm...