Panel 6

“Battling for his Beliefs”

On the Senate floor and in hearing rooms Morse continued to fight for fair treatment of labor unions.

Wayne Morse Papers, Coll. 1.

Morse is wheeled onto the Senate floor, 1949. Injured by one of his horses at the Oregon State Fair, Morse insisted on fulfilling his duties.

Wayne Morse Papers, Coll. 1.

Always a maverick in the Senate, Morse switched parties in the 1950s, after briefly becoming a one-man Independent Party.

Wayne Morse Papers, Coll. 1.

Raising funds and eating fried chicken with Eleanor Roosevelt and Oregon Governor Bob Homes in 1956.

Wayne Morse Papers, Coll. 1.

The two U.S. Senators from Oregon, Wayne Morse and Maurine Neuberger, welcome President John Kennedy to Oregon in the early 1960s.

Wayne Morse Papers, Coll. 1.

President Johnson was known for his ability to persuade politicians, but he could never shake Morse from his anti-Vietnam views. Aboard Air Force One, it was often Morse doing the talking.

Wayne Morse Papers, Coll. 1.

Morse enjoys a laugh with Margaret Chase Smith, Senator from Maine. Throughout his career Morse fought for equal rights for women.

Wayne Morse Papers, Coll. 1.

Morse remained a powerful orator and guiding light well into his later years.

Wayne Morse Papers, Coll. 1.

Out of the Senate, Morse was not comfortable in the parlor. He would die on the campaign trail in 1974 trying to regain his seat.

Wayne Morse Papers, Coll. 1.