This series explores the relationships between the Congress and the Supreme Court and the Presidency.An online collection of early educational public radio content from the National Association of Educational Broadcasters (NAEB).
https://www.unlockingtheairwaves.org/programs/your-congress-today/
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Congressman's constituency
House Speaker Sam Rayburn and Sen. Everett Dirksen discuss opinion polls and the wisdom of following the wishes of the majority.
Congressmen & administrative agencies
Rep. John McCormack ("There's a greater law than manmade law; there's the law of God") and Rep. William Bray ("We have found some agencies that certainly far outlived their usefulness for many years.")
Congressman & Supreme Court
Sen. James O. Eastland ("The court has wrapped a blanket of immunity around the Communist conspiracy in this country") and Sen. Wayne Morse
Congressman's lobbies
Sen. Hubert Humphrey ("Any contribution to any lobby of $50 or more ought to be registered") and Sen. Homer E. Capehart
Congressman's party
Sen. Frank Lausche ("Never oppose a cause that is good even though it is sponsored by the opposing political party...) and Rep. Charles Halleck
Congressman & President
This program presents interviews with Senator Richard Russell ("Congress has lost a great deal of prestige over the past 25 years") and Representative Joseph W. Martin ("Pres. Eisenhower is not the forceful, fighting type of either of the Roosevelts").
Congressman's lobbies
Sen. Hubert Humphrey ("Any contribution to any lobby of $50 or more ought to be registered") and Sen. Homer E. Capehart
Congressman's party
Sen. Frank Lausche ("Never oppose a cause that is good even though it is sponsored by the opposing political party...) and Rep. Charles Halleck
Congressman & President
This program presents interviews with Senator Richard Russell ("Congress has lost a great deal of prestige over the past 25 years") and Representative Joseph W. Martin ("Pres. Eisenhower is not the forceful, fighting type of either of the Roosevelts").
Congressmen & administrative agencies
Rep. John McCormack ("There's a greater law than manmade law; there's the law of God") and Rep. William Bray ("We have found some agencies that certainly far outlived their usefulness for many years.")
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