Editing Everett Dirksen (section)

===Oratory===
The saying, "[[q:Everett Dirksen#Misattributed|A billion here, a billion there, pretty soon, you're talking real money]]" has been attributed to Dirksen, but there is no direct record of Dirksen saying the remark.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20040816153245/http://www.dirksencenter.org/print_emd_billionhere.htm "A Billion Here, A Billion There..."], The Dirksen Center. (archived from [http://www.dirksencenter.org/print_emd_billionhere.htm the original] on August 16, 2004)</ref> Dirksen is also quoted as having said, "The mind is no match with the heart in persuasion; constitutionality is no match with compassion."

[[File:everettdirksen1.jpg|thumb|250px|Statue of Senator Dirksen on the grounds of the [[Illinois State Capitol]] in [[Springfield, Illinois|Springfield]], Illinois. A duplicate is located in Mineral Springs Park in his hometown of [[Pekin, Illinois|Pekin]], Illinois.]]

Dirksen recorded four spoken-word albums. In 1967 a recording of his own poem "Gallant Men" reached No. 16 on the [[Billboard 200]] and won a [[Grammy Awards of 1968#Spoken|Grammy Award for Best Documentary Recording]] in 1968.  On January 7, 1967, Dirksen became the oldest person to reach the [[Hot 100]]'s top 40, at 71 years, 3 days old, when the single reached No. 33; two weeks later it reached No. 29.<ref>[[American Top 40]], November 18, 1972</ref> In [[RPM (magazine)|Canada]] the recording reached No. 76, February 4, 1967.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/obj/028020/f2/nlc008388.10037.pdf| title=RPM Top 100 Singles - February 4, 1967}}</ref> The distinction passed from Dirksen to [[Moms Mabley]] with her recording of "[[Abraham, Martin and John]]" peaking at No. 35 on July 19, 1969, when she was 75 years 4 months old;<ref>[[American Top 40]], April 5, 1986, although host [[Casey Kasem]] thought instead that Moms Mabley was only 72 years (and 4 months) old</ref> then, more than 54 years after that, to [[Brenda Lee]] with her recording of "[[Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree]]" from 1958 topping the Hot 100 on 9 (and 16) December 2023 when she was 78 years 363 days old.

Recordings of Dirksen's speeches were edited into a mock interview included on the record ''[["Welcome to the LBJ Ranch!"]]'' Dirksen was pleased with his inclusion on the parody record and bought many copies to give out as Christmas gifts.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/60928076/the-record/ |title=Sad Holiday for Bennetts |last=Freeman |first=Alex |date=January 5, 1966 |newspaper=The Record |location=Hackensack, New Jersey |page=51|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}{{open access}}</ref>

Dirksen made television guest appearances on game and variety shows, such as ''[[What's My Line]]'', ''[[The Hollywood Palace]]'' and ''[[The Red Skelton Show]]''. Dirksen made a [[cameo appearance]] in the 1969 film ''[[The Monitors (film)|The Monitors]]'', a low-budget science-fiction movie in which invading extraterrestrials assert political dominion over the human race. He also appeared in several other movies.