Read the bio below and try to give details on everett dirksen 's: - jr/sr - title - party - deputy - succeeded - birth date - branch - birthname - order - leader - death date - spouse - term end - serviceyears - death place - birth place - state - nationality - alma mater - preceded - battles - allegiance - term start - image - religion - rank Bio: everett mckinley dirksen -lrb- january 4 , 1896 -- september 7 , 1969 -rrb- was an american politician of the republican party . he represented illinois in the u.s. house of representatives -lrb- 1933 -- 1949 -rrb- and u.s. senate -lrb- 1951 -- 1969 -rrb- . as senate minority leader for a decade , he played a highly visible and key role in the politics of the 1960s , including helping to write and pass the civil rights acts of 1964 and 1968 , both landmarks of civil rights legislation . he was one of the senate 's strongest supporters of the vietnam war and was known as '' the wizard of ooze '' for his oratorical style .
- jr/sr is united states senator- title is senate minority leader- party is republican- deputy is thomas -rrb- kuchel hugh d. scott , jr. -lrb- whips- succeeded is ralph kuchel leo e. allen tyler smith hugh d. scott , jr. thomas- birth date is 4 january 1896- branch is united states army- birthname is everett mckinley dirksen- order is senate representatives from illinois 's 16th district minority whip member of the u.s. house of- leader is william f. knowland- death date is 07 september 1969- spouse is louella carver dirksen- term end is september 3 , 1959 january 3 , 1949 7 , 1969 september 7 , 1969 january- serviceyears is 1918-1919- death place is walter reed general hospital washington , d.c. , u.s.- birth place is pekin , illinois , u.s.- state is illinois- nationality is american- alma mater is university of minnesota law school- preceded is scott e. hull w. lucas william f. knowland leverett saltonstall william- battles is world war i- allegiance is united states of america- term start is january 3 , 1957 march 4 , 1933 3 , 1951 january 3 , 1959 january- image is everettdirksen.jpg border- religion is christian reformed- rank is second lieutenant