Dirksen
Americannoun
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Sen. Dirksen was a character and so, in certain ways and at opportune moments, is Mr. Alexander.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
They need a sizable guaranteed income, great health care and a comfortable living until they freeze in a blank stare and drool from a podium in the Dirksen Senate Office Building.
From Salon ● Aug. 15, 2025
As the late Republican Senate leader Everett Dirksen supposedly said, “A billion here, a billion there, and pretty soon you’re talking real money.”
From Seattle Times ● May 12, 2023
To complete the setback levee project in West Sacramento, the city had to relocate roughly a dozen households near the river, said Paul Dirksen, the flood protection planner for the city.
From New York Times ● Jan. 5, 2023
Dirksen said, “I better get in touch with him.”
From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin
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