Carl Thomas Curtis (March 15, 1905–January 24, 2000) was an American politician from the U.S. state of Nebraska. Events 44 BC - Julius Caesar, Dictator of the Roman Republic, is stabbed to death by Marcus Junius Brutus, Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Events 41 - Gaius Caesar (Caligula, known for his eccentricity and cruel Despotism, is Assassinated by his disgruntled 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A US state is any one of the fifty subnational entities of the United States of America that share Sovereignty with the federal government Nebraska ( is a state located on the Great Plains of the Midwestern United States and He served as a Republican in the U.S. House of Representatives (1939-1954) and later the Senate (1954-1979). The United States House of Representatives is one of the two chambers of the United States Congress; the other is the Senate. Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) The United States Senate is the Upper house of the bicameral United States Congress, the Lower house being the House of Representatives Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar)
Curtis was born on his family's farm in Kearney County. Kearney County is a County located in the US state of Nebraska. He attended public schools and later attended Nebraska Wesleyan University, where he was a member of Theta Chi. Nebraska Wesleyan University (NWU, is a private, Coeducational University located in Lincoln Nebraska. Theta Chi Fraternity (ΘΧ is an international college fraternity. He studied law on his own and passed the bar exam. He began practicing law in Kearney County and served as the county attorney from 1931 to 1934. Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
Curtis was elected to the House of Representatives in 1938 on an anti-Franklin D. Roosevelt and New Deal platform. Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The New Deal was the name that United States President Franklin D He served in the House from 1939 until 1954, being reelected every two years. Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) Curtis ran for the Senate from Nebraska in 1954 and won the election; he was reelected three more times to six-year times, serving from 1955 to 1979. Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) He voted for the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Origins The bill was introduced by President John F Kennedy in his civil rights speech of June 11 1963, in which he asked for legislation "giving Curtis was loyal to the Republican Party, particularly supporting its anti-communist stances and fiscal conservatism, which included opposition to social programs such the New Deal and Lyndon B. Johnson's Great Society. Anti-communism refers to opposition to Communism. Historically the word "communism" has been used to refer to several types of communal social organization and Conservatism is a term used to describe political philosophies that favour Tradition, where tradition refers to various religious cultural or nationally defined The Great Society was also a 1960s band featuring Grace Slick, and a 1914 book by English social theorist Graham Wallas.
Curtis was a close ally of both Barry Goldwater and Richard Nixon. He served as floor leader during the 1964 Republican National Convention, when Goldwater won the nomination. The 1964 National Convention of the Republican Party of the United States took place in the Cow Palace, San Francisco California, on July 13
He supported Nixon's Vietnam War escalation policy and remained loyal to him even during the height of the Watergate scandals, when Nixon was forced to resign as President. The Vietnam War, also known as the Second Indochina War, or the Vietnam Conflict, occurred in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia The Watergate scandals were a series of Political scandals during the presidency of Richard Nixon that resulted in the Indictment of several of Nixon's The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by Curtis served as chairman of the Senate Republican Conference from 1975 to 1979. The Senate Republican Conference is the formal organization of the (currently 49 Republican Senators in the United States Senate. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar)
Following his retirement, Curtis moved to Lincoln, where he practiced law, served as an officer of conservative lobby American Freedom Coalition, and gave occasional interviews to the media. The City of Lincoln ( Umóⁿhoⁿ: Nískithe Tʰóⁿwoⁿgthoⁿ ˈnĩskiˡðe ˌtʰãwãŋgˡðã meaning "Salt Village" for Salt Creek which was the Following his death, he was praised on the Senate floor in a speech delivered by Strom Thurmond, a contemporary of Curtis's who was also elected to the Senate in 1954. James Strom Thurmond ( December 5, 1902 – June 26, 2003) was an American politician who served as governor of South Carolina and
| United States House of Representatives | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Oren S. Copeland |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Nebraska's 1st congressional district January 3, 1939 – January 1, 1955 |
Succeeded by Phillip Hart Weaver |
| United States Senate | ||
| Preceded by Hazel Abel |
United States Senator (Class 2) from Nebraska January 1, 1955 – January 3, 1979 Served alongside: Roman Hruska, Edward Zorinsky |
Succeeded by J. James Exon |
| Party political offices | ||
| Preceded by Norris Cotton |
Chairman of the Senate Republican Conference 1975 – 1979 |
Succeeded by Bob Packwood |
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