Brian what makes them so interesting . Betty part of the interest for me is that there are parts of sumners career that are famous and very well known. Everybody who has visited the theyve heardng, infamous caning. But that is often the only thing they know about him. He left the senate for a few years and came back in 1859. The most interesting part of his career came after that. He came back in 1859 and the most important part was when he becomes a dedicated advocate for civil rights laws. He was contradictory and he was ornery. He was difficult and arrogant and most of his colleagues hated him. He has left a Lasting Legacy that i think is quite profound. Brian why Everett Dirksen . Brian he was from a different perspective. Senatory in the 1960s. Nd he died in 1969. He was probably the most effective minority leader weve ever had. This is the time of heavy Party Dominance in the senate. Nevertheless, he managed to shape every bill that came through. Most particularly the Civil Right