In this undated memo, Everett Dirksen (R-IL), the Minority Leader of the Senate, placed himself on record as opposing Bayh’s amendment. Dirksen stated that the proposed constitutional amendment was too detailed and filled with ambiguities. He supported a broad amendment establishing Congress’s power to address presidential disability but believed the specifics should be addressed by statutes.

Dirksen, Everett McKinley. "S.J. Res. 1, Summary of My Position - Senator Everett McKinley Dirksen." S.J. Res. 1Summary of My Position - Senator Everett McKinley Dirksen, ca. 1965; “Pres. Inability-S.J. 1-Dirksen Opinion 1965” folder, Box 16; Subcommittee on Constitutional Amendments, Senate Committee on the Judiciary; 89th Congress; Records of the U.S. Senate, RG 46; National Archives.. Accessed 02 May 2024. https://acsc.lib.udel.edu/items/show/48.