4 quotes by Norris H. Cotton (1900-1989), American (The New York Times)

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Norris H. Cotton

I don't propose to let either the NAM [National Association of Manufacturers] or labor unions hand me a bill and say: "Take it or leave it.

Norris was a member of the U. S. House of Representatives when the Taft-Hartley Act was debated. The pressure was intense. He told union leaders in his district:

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It was the saddest day of my life.

On the morning of August 4, 1974, hours before his resignation in disgrace, President Richard M. Nixon called the Senator to say good-bye.

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If I have to invade the sacred precincts of the White House to find out what is behind this paralysis of the Senate, I will.

In response to Administration tactics to delay a vote on the Church-Cooper proposal to limit American involvement in Cambodia after June 30, 1970, Senator Cotton asserted:

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During the eight years that Dwight Eisenhower was President ... even to the last year of his incumbency, if I happened to be with a group of senators and others greeting him, I had to tell him my name.

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Norris H. Cotton

Born: May 11, 1900
Died: February 24, 1989
Nationality: American
Profession: The New York Times

Biography

Norris Henry Cotton was an American politician from the state of New Hampshire. A member of the Republican Party, he served as a U.S. Representative and subsequently as a U.S. Senator.

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