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Charles Abraham Halleck (August 22, 1900 – March 3, 1986) was an American politician. He was the Republican leader of the United States House of Representatives from the second district of Indiana.
US; member of the US House of Representatives 1935–68 The son of an Indiana lawyer and state politician, Halleck was first elected to Congress in 1935 and rapidly became one of its key leaders in the House of Representatives. In 1943 he was chairman of the Republican Congressional Campaign Committee and became majority leader of the House in 1947.
4 mars 1986 · Former Representative Charles A. Halleck of Indiana, the ''100 percent Republican,'' as he called himself, who served as both the majority and the minority leader of the House of Representatives...
4 mars 1986 · Charles A. Halleck, who served two terms as majority leader in the U.S. House of Representatives and came to even greater national prominence as the co-host of the political “Ev and Charlie Show”...
Charles Halleck died of pneumonia on March 3, 1986 in Lafayette, Indiana. He was interred at Weston Cemetery in Rensselaer , Indiana, next to his wife who had preceded him in death in 1973. In 1965, Indiana University awarded Charles Halleck an honorary Doctor of Laws degree.
Minority Leader Charles A. Halleck. President Dwight D. Eisenhower told the assembly that Halleck was "a top flight, tough, fighting Hoosier who put his country's interest first in Congress." Glancing at Speaker Sam Rayburn, he said he was certain the speaker would agree. Eisenhower claimed that during legislative
The Halleck mss., 1900-1968, consists of the papers of Charles Abraham Halleck, 1900-1986, Indiana congressman. The correspondence is primarily with prominent political figures and Indiana constituents.
