90th United States Congress

90th United States Congress
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Congress	90th
Session year	1967
Session num	1st
Start	January 3, 1967
End	January 3, 1969
President	Lyndon B. Johnson
Vice-president	Hubert Humphrey
House-speaker	John William McCormack
House-majority	Democratic
Senate-president	Hubert Humphrey
Senate-presidentpro	Carl Hayden
Senate-majority	Democratic

90th United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from January 3, 1967, to January 3, 1969, during the last two years of the presidency of Lyndon B. Johnson. The apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives was based on the 1960 United States Census and the membership of the Supreme Court of the United States included Earl Warren, Hugo Black, William O. Douglas, Tom C. Clark, John Marshall Harlan, William J. Brennan Jr., Byron White, and Abe Fortas. The Congress also saw the involvement of notable figures such as Robert F. Kennedy, Ted Kennedy, Hubert Humphrey, and Richard Nixon.

● Composition

The 90th Congress was composed of Democratic and Republican members, with the Democrats holding a majority in both the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. The Senate had 64 Democratic members, including Mike Mansfield, Russell B. Long, and George Smathers, and 36 Republican members, including Everett Dirksen, Thomas Kuchel, and Jacob Javits. The House of Representatives had 248 Democratic members, including John William McCormack, Carl Albert, and Hale Boggs, and 187 Republican members, including Gerald Ford, Melvin Laird, and Leslie C. Arends. Other notable members included Adam Clayton Powell Jr., Shirley Chisholm, and Barbara Jordan.

● Major Events

The 90th Congress saw several major events, including the Six-Day War between Israel and its Arab neighbors, the Tet Offensive in Vietnam, and the Assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.. The Congress also dealt with the aftermath of the Detroit riot and the Newark riot, and the emergence of the Counterculture of the 1960s, including the Summer of Love in San Francisco. The Supreme Court of the United States issued several significant decisions, including Loving v. Virginia and In re Gault, and the NASA program continued to advance with the Apollo 7 mission. Other notable events included the Pueblo incident and the Prague Spring.

● Party Summary

The party summary of the 90th Congress showed that the Democratic Party had a majority in both the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. The Democrats had 64 seats in the Senate, including those held by Ted Kennedy, Robert Byrd, and Walter Mondale, and 248 seats in the House, including those held by John William McCormack, Carl Albert, and Hale Boggs. The Republican Party had 36 seats in the Senate, including those held by Everett Dirksen, Thomas Kuchel, and Jacob Javits, and 187 seats in the House, including those held by Gerald Ford, Melvin Laird, and Leslie C. Arends. Other parties, including the Libertarian Party and the American Independent Party, also had representation.

● Leadership

The leadership of the 90th Congress included John William McCormack as the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, Carl Albert as the House Majority Leader, and Gerald Ford as the House Minority Leader. In the Senate, Mike Mansfield served as the United States Senate Majority Leader, Everett Dirksen served as the United States Senate Minority Leader, and Hubert Humphrey served as the President pro tempore of the United States Senate. Other notable leaders included Lyndon B. Johnson, Richard Nixon, and Spiro Agnew.

● Members

The 90th Congress had several notable members, including Robert F. Kennedy, Ted Kennedy, Hubert Humphrey, and Richard Nixon. Other notable members included Adam Clayton Powell Jr., Shirley Chisholm, and Barbara Jordan, as well as Gerald Ford, Melvin Laird, and Leslie C. Arends. The Congress also included members such as Jacob Javits, John Lindsay, and Nelson Rockefeller, who played important roles in shaping the legislative agenda. Additionally, members like George McGovern, Eugene McCarthy, and Allard Lowenstein were involved in the Anti-war movement.

● Major Legislation

The 90th Congress passed several major pieces of legislation, including the Public Broadcasting Act of 1967, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, and the Fair Housing Act. The Congress also passed the Wholesome Meat Act, the Federal Cigarette Labeling and Advertising Act, and the National Trails System Act. Other notable legislation included the Higher Education Act of 1968 and the Gun Control Act of 1968, which were signed into law by Lyndon B. Johnson. The Congress also considered legislation such as the Civil Rights Act of 1968 and the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968.

● Elections

The 1968 elections saw the election of Richard Nixon as President of the United States, with Spiro Agnew as his running mate. The elections also saw the election of several new Senators, including Ted Kennedy, Bob Dole, and Howard Baker. The House elections saw the election of several new members, including George H.W. Bush, Donald Rumsfeld, and Pete du Pont. The elections were marked by the Assassination of Robert F. Kennedy and the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, which was marred by protests and violence. Other notable elections included the California gubernatorial election, 1966 and the New York City mayoral election, 1969.

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