Joseph Taylor Robinson,also known as Joe T. Robinson,was an American politician from Arkansas. A member of the Democratic Party,he represented Arkansas in the United States Senate from 1913 to 1937,serving for four years as Senate Majority Leader and ten as Minority Leader. He previously served as the state's 23rd governor,and was also the Democratic vice presidential nominee in the 1928 presidential election.
James Paul Clarke was a lawyer and politician from the Arkansas Delta during the Progressive Era. He served in public office over a period of almost 30 years,rising from the Arkansas General Assembly to Attorney General of Arkansas and later 18th Governor of Arkansas,ending his career in the United States Senate. In a period of Democratic Party hegemony known as the "Solid South",Clarke blended positions of the budding Populist movement,such as free silver and railroad regulation,with white supremacy and his gifted skills as an orator to popularity and electoral success.
Contempt of Congress is the act of obstructing the work of the United States Congress or one of its committees. Historically,the bribery of a U.S. senator or U.S. representative was considered contempt of Congress. In modern times,contempt of Congress has generally applied to the refusal to comply with a subpoena issued by a congressional committee or subcommittee—usually seeking to compel either testimony or the production of requested documents.
The 107th United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government,composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington,D.C.,from January 3,2001,to January 3,2003,during the final weeks of the Clinton presidency and the first two years of the George W. Bush presidency. The apportionment of seats in this House of Representatives was based on the 1990 United States census.
James Kimbrough Jones was a Confederate Army veteran,plantation owner,lawyer,US Congressional Representative,United States Senator and chairman of the Democratic National Committee from Arkansas.
The 1968 United States Senate elections were elections for the United States Senate. Held on November 5,the 34 seats of Class 3 were contested in regular elections. They coincided with the presidential election of the same year. The Republicans picked up five net seats in the Senate. This saw Republicans win a Senate seat in Florida for the first time since Reconstruction.
John James "Whispering Willie" Williams was an American businessman and politician from Millsboro,Delaware. He was a member of the Republican Party and served four terms as U.S. senator from Delaware from 1947 to 1970.
The 1966 United States House of Representatives elections was an election for the United States House of Representatives on November 8,1966,to elect members to serve in the 90th United States Congress. They occurred in the middle of President Lyndon B. Johnson's second term. As the Vietnam War continued to escalate and race riots exploded in cities across the country,Johnson's popularity had fallen,and the opposition Republican Party was able to gain a net of 47 seats from Johnson's Democratic Party,which nonetheless maintained a clear majority in the House. This was also the first election that occurred after the Voting Rights Act of 1965 became law,and the first time since 1870 that a Republican won a House seat in Arkansas,and the first since 1876 that they did so in South Carolina.
The 85th United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government,composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington,D.C. from January 3,1957,to January 3,1959,during the fifth and sixth years of Dwight Eisenhower's presidency. The apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives was based on the 1950 United States census.
The 83rd United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the federal government of the United States in Washington,D.C. from January 3,1953,until January 3,1955,during the last two weeks of the Truman administration,with the remainder spanning the first two years of Dwight Eisenhower's presidency. It was composed of the Senate and the House of Representatives. The apportionment of seats in the House was based on the 1950 U.S. census.
The 74th United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government,composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington,D.C.,from January 3,1935,to January 3,1937,during the third and fourth years of Franklin D. Roosevelt's presidency. The apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives was based on the 1930 United States census.
The 87th United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government,composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington,D.C. from January 3,1961,to January 3,1963,during the final weeks of Dwight D. Eisenhower's presidency and the first two years of John Kennedy's presidency. The apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives was based on the 1950 United States census,along with two seats temporarily added in 1959.
The 89th United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government,composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington,D.C.,from January 3,1965,to January 3,1967,during the second and third years of Lyndon B. Johnson's presidency. The apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives was based on the 1960 United States census.
The 88th United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government,composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington,D.C.,from January 3,1963,to January 3,1965,during the final months of the presidency of John F. Kennedy,and the first years of the presidency of his successor,Lyndon B. Johnson. The apportionment of seats in this House of Representatives was based on the 1960 United States census,and the number of members was again 435.
The 79th United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government,composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington,D.C.,from January 3,1945,to January 3,1947,during the last months of Franklin D. Roosevelt's presidency,and the first two years of Harry Truman's presidency. The apportionment of seats in this House of Representatives was based on the 1940 United States census.
James David Walker was an attorney and Democratic Party politician from Arkansas who represented the state in the U.S. Senate from 1879 to 1885. Two of his uncles likewise served in Congress,as Finis McLean served Kentucky in the House of Representatives and John McLean represented Illinois in both the House and Senate.
Floyd Millard Riddick was a Parliamentarian of the United States Senate from 1964 to 1974,and is most famous for developing Riddick's Senate procedure. He sat immediately below the presiding officer in the Senate chamber,providing information on precedents and advising other senators on parliamentary procedure. He is famous for discussions of the censures of Joseph McCarthy and Thomas Dodd,the contested election between John A. Durkin and Louis Wyman,and the preparations for a planned impeachment trial of Richard Nixon. He is also famous for advocating the change in the rules of cloture.
Hugh Anderson Dinsmore was an American lawyer and politician who served six terms as and a U.S. Representative from Arkansas from 1893 to 1905.
The 1966 United States Senate election in Mississippi was held on November 8,1966.
