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'''Carl Thomas Curtis''' ([[March 15]], [[1905]]–[[January 24]], [[2000]]) was an [[United States of America|American politician]] from the [[U.S. state]] of [[Nebraska]]. He served as a [[United States Republican Party|Republican]] in the [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. House of Representatives]] ([[1939]]-[[1954]]) and later the [[United States Senate|Senate]] ([[1939]]-[[1979]]). |
'''Carl Thomas Curtis''' ([[March 15]], [[1905]]–[[January 24]], [[2000]]) was an [[United States of America|American politician]] from the [[U.S. state]] of [[Nebraska]]. He served as a [[United States Republican Party|Republican]] in the [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. House of Representatives]] ([[1939]]-[[1954]]) and later the [[United States Senate|Senate]] ([[1939]]-[[1979]]). |
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==Early life== |
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Curtis was born on his family's farm in [[Kearney County, Nebraska]]. He attended |
Curtis was born on his family's farm in [[Kearney County, Nebraska|Kearney County]]. He attended public schools and later attended [[Nebraska Wesleyan University]], where he was a member of [[Theta Chi]]. He studied law on his own and passed the bar exam. He began practicing law in Kearney County and served as the country attorney from [[1931]] to [[1934]]. |
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==Political career== |
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Curtis was elected to the House of Representatives in [[1938]] on an anti-[[Franklin D. Roosevelt]] and [[New Deal]] platform. He served in the House from [[1939]] until [[1954]], being reelected every two years. Curtis ran for the Senate from Nebraska in [[1954]] and won the election; he was reelected three more times to six-year times, serving from [[1955]] to [[1979]]. He voted for the [[Civil Rights Act of 1964]]. Curtis was loyal to the Republican Party, particularly supporting its [[anti-communism|anti-communist]] stances and fiscal [[conservatism]], which included opposition to social programs such the New Deal and [[Lyndon B. Johnson]]'s [[Great Society]]. |
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He was elected to the [[United States House of Representatives]] from a Nebraska district in [[1938]] on a campaign to oppose the [[New Deal]] policies of President [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]]. Curtis served in the House from [[1939]] until [[1954]], being reelected every two years. |
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Curtis was a close ally of both [[Barry Goldwater]] and [[Richard Nixon]]. He served as floor leader during the [[1964 Republican National Convention]], when Goldwater won the nomination. |
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Curtis ran for the [[United States Senate]] from Nebraska from 1954 and won. He was reelected three times and served from [[1955]] to [[1979]]. He voted for the [[Civil Rights Act of 1964]]. |
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He supported Nixon's [[Vietnam War]] escalation policy and remained loyal to him even during the height of the [[Watergate]] scandals, when Nixon was forced to resign as [[President of the United States|President]]. Curtis served as chairman of the [[Senate Republican Conference]] from [[1975]] to [[1979]]. |
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Curtis was loyal to the Republican Party's platform, particularly supporting its anti[[communist]] stances and fiscal [[conservatism]], which included opposition to social programs such as Roosevelt's New Deal and the [[Great Society]] programs of [[Lyndon Johnson]]. |
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Curtis was a close ally of both [[Barry Goldwater]] and [[Richard Nixon]]. He served as floor leader during the [[1964]] nomination of Goldwater at the [[Republican National Convention]]. He supported Nixon's handling of the [[Vietnam War]], and remained loyal to him even during the height of the [[Watergate]] scandals, during which Nixon was forced to resign as [[President of the United States|President]], a position which few politicians even in the Republican Party took. |
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| ⚫ | Following his retirement, Curtis moved to [[Lincoln, Nebraska|Lincoln]], where he practiced law and gave occasional interviews to the media. Following his death, he was praised on the Senate floor in a speech delivered by [[Strom Thurmond]], a contemporary of Curtis's who was also elected to the Senate in 1954 and held right-wing views. |
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Curtis served as chairman of the [[Senate Republican Conference]] from [[1975]] to 1979. |
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Carl Thomas Curtis (March 15, 1905–January 24, 2000) was an American politician from the U.S. state of Nebraska. He served as a Republican in the U.S. House of Representatives (1939-1954) and later the Senate (1939-1979).
Early life
Curtis was born on his family's farm in Kearney County. He attended public schools and later attended Nebraska Wesleyan University, where he was a member of Theta Chi. He studied law on his own and passed the bar exam. He began practicing law in Kearney County and served as the country attorney from 1931 to 1934.
Political career
Curtis was elected to the House of Representatives in 1938 on an anti-Franklin D. Roosevelt and New Deal platform. He served in the House from 1939 until 1954, being reelected every two years. Curtis ran for the Senate from Nebraska in 1954 and won the election; he was reelected three more times to six-year times, serving from 1955 to 1979. He voted for the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Curtis was loyal to the Republican Party, particularly supporting its anti-communist stances and fiscal conservatism, which included opposition to social programs such the New Deal and Lyndon B. Johnson's Great Society.
Curtis was a close ally of both Barry Goldwater and Richard Nixon. He served as floor leader during the 1964 Republican National Convention, when Goldwater won the nomination.
He supported Nixon's Vietnam War escalation policy and remained loyal to him even during the height of the Watergate scandals, when Nixon was forced to resign as President. Curtis served as chairman of the Senate Republican Conference from 1975 to 1979.
Retirement
Following his retirement, Curtis moved to Lincoln, where he practiced law and gave occasional interviews to the media. Following his death, he was praised on the Senate floor in a speech delivered by Strom Thurmond, a contemporary of Curtis's who was also elected to the Senate in 1954 and held right-wing views.