Changes

Jump to navigation Jump to search
Line 42: Line 42:  
In 1954, Saltonstall was among twenty-two Senate Republicans who voted for the censure of his [[Wisconsin]] colleague [[Joseph McCarthy]],<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/83-1954/s271 S. RES. 301. PASSAGE.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved June 20, 2021.</ref> who investigated and exposed [[communist]] infiltration of the [[United States Army]] and the [[Department of State]].
 
In 1954, Saltonstall was among twenty-two Senate Republicans who voted for the censure of his [[Wisconsin]] colleague [[Joseph McCarthy]],<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/83-1954/s271 S. RES. 301. PASSAGE.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved June 20, 2021.</ref> who investigated and exposed [[communist]] infiltration of the [[United States Army]] and the [[Department of State]].
   −
Saltonstall voted for the [[Civil Rights Act]]s of [[Civil Rights Act of 1957|1957]],<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/85-1957/s75 HR. 6127. CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1957.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved June 20, 2021.</ref> 1960,<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/86-1960/s284 HR. 8601. PASSAGE OF AMENDED BILL.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved June 20, 2021.</ref> [[Civil Rights Act of 1964|1964]],<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/88-1964/s409 HR. 7152. PASSAGE.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved June 20, 2021.</ref> the [[Voting Rights Act of 1965]],<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/89-1965/s78 TO PASS S. 1564, THE VOTING RIGHTS ACT OF 1965.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved June 19, 2021.</ref> and the [[24th Amendment]] to the Constitution.<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/87-1962/s226 S.J. RES. 29. APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION BANNING THE POLL TAX AS PREREQUISITE FOR VOTING IN FEDERAL ELECTIONS.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved June 19, 2021.</ref>
+
Saltonstall ran for the Republican nomination for president in 1948, but finished last.{{fact}}
   −
Saltonstall ran for the Republican nomination for president in 1948, but finished last.
+
Saltonstall voted for the [[Civil Rights Act]]s of [[Civil Rights Act of 1957|1957]],<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/85-1957/s75 HR. 6127. CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1957.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved June 20, 2021.</ref> 1960,<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/86-1960/s284 HR. 8601. PASSAGE OF AMENDED BILL.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved June 20, 2021.</ref> [[Civil Rights Act of 1964|1964]],<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/88-1964/s409 HR. 7152. PASSAGE.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved June 20, 2021.</ref> the [[Voting Rights Act of 1965]],<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/89-1965/s78 TO PASS S. 1564, THE VOTING RIGHTS ACT OF 1965.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved June 19, 2021.</ref> and the [[24th Amendment]] to the Constitution.<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/87-1962/s226 S.J. RES. 29. APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION BANNING THE POLL TAX AS PREREQUISITE FOR VOTING IN FEDERAL ELECTIONS.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved June 19, 2021.</ref> He supported conservative [[Barry Goldwater]] in the [[United States presidential election, 1964|1964 presidential election]].<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1964/07/26/archives/goldwater-gains-in-moderate-wing-some-middleroad-gop-congressmen.html]. ''GOLDWATER GAINS IN MODERATE WING; Some Middle‐Road G.O.P. Congressmen Now Give Him Nominal Support''. Retrieved June 22, 2021.</ref>
    
==Personal life and family==
 
==Personal life and family==
SkipCaptcha
35,519

edits

Navigation menu