Charles Dawes and his Crusade Against the Senate Filibuster

A presentation by Daniel S. Holt, Assistant Historian, U.S. Senate Historical Office, originally presented on August 26, 2021.

On March 4, 1925, Charles G. Dawes took the oath of office as Vice President of the United States—making him President of the Senate—and delivered perhaps the most memorable vice presidential inaugural address in Senate history. From his position in the presiding officer’s chair in the Senate Chamber Dawes railed against the Senate rules that allowed a minority of senators to delay and block legislation, a tool popularly known as the filibuster. Dawes took his campaign on the road over the next four years, delivering speeches throughout the country and pressuring senators to rid themselves of what he called “a travesty on good government.” In 1929, Dawes left the Senate, but the filibuster remained. Join Daniel S. Holt of the U.S. Senate Historical Office to learn more about Charles Dawes’ term as Vice President and his failed crusade against the filibuster.

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