Nicknames
"Fightin' Bob"
Who is Robert La Follette Sr.?
One of his major legislative accomplishments was the "Family and Medical Leave Act.
Who is Ted Kennedy?
He won the popular vote in 1876.
Who is Samuel Tilden?
He was killed in the "Battle of Balls Bluff."
Who is Edward Dickinson Baker?
The first African American to serve a full Senate term.
Who is Blanche K. Bruce?
The "Great Compromiser"
Who is Henry Clay?
Compromise of 1820 and 1850
He created the Judiciary Act of 1789, and helped author the Great Compromise.
Who is Oliver Ellsworth?
The first Senator to orbit the Earth.
Who is John Glenn?
He was kicked off the VP ticket after receiving electroshock therapy.
Who is Thomas Eagleton?
Who is Tammy Duckworth?
Grrrrrr, the "Tiger of the Senate"
Who is Wayne Morse?
One of his major legislative accomplishments was the "Violence Against Women Act."
Who is "Sleepy Joe" Biden?
She was appointed to the Senate by her own father in 2002.
Who is Lisa Murkowski?
He said "I knew Jack Kennedy, I served with Jack Kennedy, Jack Kennedy was a friend of mine. Senator, you're no Jack Kennedy."
Who is Lloyd Bentsen?
The first and only Senator to receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
Who is Dan Inouye?
The "Conscience of the Senate"
Who is Philip Hart?
He proposed the "14 Reservations" during the Treaty of Versailles debate.
Who is Henry Cabot Lodge?
Published a folk album called the "Mountain Fiddler"
Who is Robert Byrd?
He had an affair with Kate Chase, and was confronted by her husband Senator William Sprague.
Who is Roscoe Conkling?
The first Senator with significant Native American ancestry.
Who is Charles Curtis?
The "Silent Senator," who created the Grand Canyon National Park.
Who is Carl Hayden?
He sponsored the "High-Performance Computing Act," which helped early internet expansion.
Who is Al Gore?
He was killed in a duel with his brother-in-law?
Who is Armistead Mason?
Who is Alexander Burr?
The first Senator born in Japan.
Who is Mazie Hirono?