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Indianapolis Resident Calls for Treason Trial
In a brief letter a constituent calls on Senator Bayh to see participants of an Michigan teach-in and alleged fundraiser for the Viet Cong be tried for treason.
Katzenbach letter of Feb 18, 1965
On February 18, the day S. J. Res. 1 was to be the pending order of business in the Senate, press reports made Bayh and his staff aware that Everett Dirksen might join Roman Hruska’s effort to replace the resolution with an enabling amendment only,…
Letter from Sen. Ken Keating to Sen. Birch Bayh
A key barrier was Senator Ken Keating of New York, who had favored an enabling amendment rather than one specifying procedures in the event of Presidential disability. On March 26 he sent Bayh a letter with a detailed analysis of S. J. Res. 139,…
Memorandum to Senator Birch Bayh
A staff memorandum to Senator Birch Bayh (D-IN) summarizes the Cigarette Labeling Act as reported by the Commerce Committee and proposed amendments.
Memorandum to Senator Birch Bayh about Vietnam and USSR
A memorandum to Senator Bayh briefing him on a meeting with Cyrus Eaton, who recently returned from a trip to the Soviet Union. His conclusions are summarized in the memo indicating the situation is very grave noting a high probability that the…
Military spouse Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri
Writing from Fort Leonard Wood in Missouri, an Army Chaplain spouse relates the complex emotions her husband is encountering during his service in Vietnam. She shares details from his letters home with Senator Bayh.
New draft version of S. 1666 memorandum
A memorandum to Senator Birch Bayh (D-IN) from his legislative department staff explained the changes to a new draft of S. 1666, a bill to amend the Administrative Procedure Act of 1946. The draft was being considered by the Subcommittee on…
Note from Tydings to Bayh
As further amendments were proposed, it became clear to Sam Ervin and others of divergent positions that they were setting a dangerous precedent in allowing amendments to a proposed constitutional amendment on the Senate floor. When Bayh began to…
Photograph at a presidential succession hearing
After/before Presidential succession hearing in Old Senate Office Building committee room: Rep. William McCulloch (R-OH); Rep. Emmanuel Celler (D-NY); Sen. Birch Bayh (D-IN)
Photograph of Constitutional Amendment Hearings group
Constitutional Amendment Hearings group, standing: Senator Birch Bayh (D-IN); Al Reshar; Leo Fentres; Margie Conaway; Senator Robert Kennedy (D-MA); Mr. Conoway; Mrs. Cal Weber