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'''''The Ev and Charlie Show''''' refers to joint weekly press conferences held between 1961 and 1964 by [[Republican Party|Republican]] leaders of the [[U.S. Senate]] and the [[U.S. House of Representatives]]. The "Ev" is Senate Minority Leader [[Everett Dirksen]] of [[Illinois]], who died in office in 1969. The ''Charlie'' is House Minority Leader, [[Charles A. Halleck]] of [[Indiana]]. Both were adamant [[conservatives]] within their party.
'''''The Ev and Charlie Show''''' refers to joint weekly press conferences held between 1961 and 1964 by [[Republican Party|Republican]] leaders of the [[U.S. Senate]] and the [[U.S. House of Representatives]]. The "Ev" is Senate Minority Leader [[Everett Dirksen]] of [[Illinois]], who died in office in 1969. The ''Charlie'' is House Minority Leader, [[Charles A. Halleck]] of [[Indiana]]. Both were adamant [[conservatives]] within their party.
Dirksen and Halleck held the press conferences during the administration of [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] [[John F. Kennedy]]. The first one was just several days following Kennedy's inauguration, where reporters took a lighthearted view; Tom Wicker, a reporter for ''[[The New York Times]]'', thus coined the term ''The Ev and Charlie Show''.
With Dirksen being humorous and Halleck more serious, the latter initially resented the publicity of the press conferences though went along with the show. They were soon dubbed famous American duos akin to "corned beef and cabbage" as well as "ham and eggs" for their personality, becoming well-known figures on the national level.
With Dirksen being humorous and Halleck more serious, the latter initially resented the publicity of the press conferences though went along with the show. They were soon dubbed famous American duos akin to "corned beef and cabbage" as well as "ham and eggs" for their personality, becoming well-known figures on the national level.
''[[The New York Times]]'' reported in 1962 that the show was opposed by Republican congressman William H. Ayres of [[Ohio]].<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1962/11/15/archives/republican-scores-evcharlie-show.html REPUBLICAN SCORES 'EV-CHARLIE SHOW']. ''The New York Times''. Retrieved May 15, 2021.</ref>
''[[The New York Times]]'' reported in 1962 that the show was opposed by Republican congressman William H. Ayres of [[Ohio]].<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1962/11/15/archives/republican-scores-evcharlie-show.html REPUBLICAN SCORES 'EV-CHARLIE SHOW']. ''The New York Times''. Retrieved May 15, 2021.</ref>
The conferences ended in 1965, when later [[U.S. President]] [[Gerald Ford]], a [[Moderate Republican]] from [[Michigan]], unseated Halleck in the Republican conference to become the new minority leader. Ford remained minority leader until tapped for the vice presidency in 1973. He soon moved up to president with [[Richard Nixon]]'s resignation. In 1974, he then tapped [[Nelson Rockefeller]], another Moderate Republican and former [[New York]] [[governor]], to succeed Ford as vice president.
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