Throughout the cold war years of the 1950s and 1960s, both the House and Senate were dominated by southerners, members of the Democratic Party, and political conservatives.

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During the 1950s and 1960s, the Democratic Party, particularly in the South, was indeed dominated by conservatives, and Southerners held disproportionate power in Congress due to their seniority and chairmanships of key committees.

Throughout the Cold War Years of the 1950s and 1960s