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Though a partisan Democrat, Long struck up a close friendship with at least two Republican senators, [[Clifford Hansen]] of Wyoming and [[Bob Dole]] of [[Kansas]]. Hansen, in an interview long after he had left Washington, said that Long, with whom he served on the Finance Committee, took a special interest in western ranchers and how they were impacted by the tax code and federal regulations. After a divorce from their first wives, Long and Dole both married women from [[North Carolina]], Carolyn Elizabeth Bason (1922–2015), and [[Elizabeth Dole]], respectively, and maintained a close friendship over the years. In 1980, Dole cut a commercial for the Long senatorial campaign, when Long was opposed by Woody Jenkins. Oddly, in 1996, Jenkins narrowly lost the Senate race to Landrieu while Dole, as the Republican presidential nominee, was losing Louisiana to U.S. President [[Bill Clinton]]. In 1981, Dole succeeded Long as chairman of the Finance Committee when the Republicans gained a Senate majority for the first time since 1954.

Though a partisan Democrat, Long struck up a close friendship with at least two Republican senators, [[Clifford Hansen]] of Wyoming and [[Bob Dole]] of [[Kansas]]. Hansen, in an interview long after he had left Washington, said that Long, with whom he served on the Finance Committee, took a special interest in western ranchers and how they were impacted by the tax code and federal regulations. After a divorce from their first wives, Long and Dole both married women from [[North Carolina]], Carolyn Elizabeth Bason (1922–2015), and [[Elizabeth Dole]], respectively, and maintained a close friendship over the years. In 1980, Dole cut a commercial for the Long senatorial campaign, when Long was opposed by Woody Jenkins. Oddly, in 1996, Jenkins narrowly lost the Senate race to Landrieu while Dole, as the Republican presidential nominee, was losing Louisiana to U.S. President [[Bill Clinton]]. In 1981, Dole succeeded Long as chairman of the Finance Committee when the Republicans gained a Senate majority for the first time since 1954.

Long voted against the [[Civil Rights Act of 1957]],<ref>https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/85-1957/s75</ref> the [[Civil Rights Act of 1960]],<ref>https://www.govtrack.us/congress/vo</ref> the [[Civil Rights Act of 1964]],<ref>https://www.govtrack.us/congress/vo</ref> the [[Voting Rights Act of 1965]],<ref>https://www.govtrack.us/congress/vo</ref> the confirmation of [[Thurgood Marshall]],<ref>https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/90-1967/s176</ref> and the [[Civil Rights Act of 1968]].<ref>https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/90-1968/s346</ref>

Long voted against the [[Civil Rights Act of 1957]],<ref>https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/85-1957/s75</ref> the [[Civil Rights Act of 1960]],<ref>https://www.govtrack.us/congress/vo</ref> the [[Civil Rights Act of 1964]],<ref>https://www.govtrack.us/congress/vo</ref> the [[Voting Rights Act of 1965]],<ref>https://www.govtrack.us/congress/vo</ref> the confirmation of [[Thurgood Marshall]],<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/90-1967/s176 CONFIRMATION OF NOMINATION OF THURGOOD MARSHALL, THE FIRST NEGRO APPOINTED TO THE SUPREME COURT.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved June 2, 2021.</ref> and the [[Civil Rights Act of 1968]].<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/90-1968/s346 TO PASS H.R. 2516, A BILL TO PROHIBIT DISCRIMINATION IN SALE OR RENTAL OF HOUSING, AND TO PROHIBIT RACIALLY MOTIVATED INTERFERENCE WITH A PERSON EXERCISING HIS CIVIL RIGHTS, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved June 2, 2021.</ref>

==Death and Legacy==

==Death and Legacy==