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March 24, 1998

Senate Leader Lecture

Mike Mansfield, who served as Majority Leader from 1961 to 1977, spoke about civility in the U.S. Senate during his tenure. He quoted… read more

Mike Mansfield, who served as Majority Leader from 1961 to 1977, spoke about civility in the U.S. Senate during his tenure. He quoted extensively from a speech on the floor he never made because he planned to make it on November 22, 1963. He said that the quality of a Senate must should not be measured the number of bills passed and that Senate leaders must try to be themselves and not emulate the supposed some predefined qualities of leadership. close

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Trent Lott U.S. Senator [R] Mississippi
Mike Mansfield U.S. Senator (Former) [D] Montana

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U.S. Capitol | Old Senate ChamberU.S. Capitol | Old Senate Chamber

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Program ID:: 102636-1
Category:: Public Affairs Event
Format:: Speech
Location:: Washington, District of Columbia, United States
First Aired:: Mar 24, 1998 | 6:02pm EST | C-SPAN 2
Last Aired:: Jul 07, 2006 | 7:02pm EDT | C-SPAN 3

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Mar 24, 1998 | 6:02pm EST | C-SPAN 2
Mar 29, 1998 | 6:57pm EST | C-SPAN 1
Mar 30, 1998 | 2:08am EST | C-SPAN 1
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Jul 07, 2006 | 10:01am EDT | C-SPAN 3
Jul 07, 2006 | 1:58pm EDT | C-SPAN 3
Jul 07, 2006 | 7:02pm EDT | C-SPAN 3

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