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{{short description|DemocraticAmerican U.S.politician Senator from Arizona(1877–1972)}}

|term_end3=March 43, 1927

|death_place=[[Mesa, Arizona|Mesa]], [[Arizona]], U.S.

|spouse= {{marriage|Nan Downing (d. ||1961)|end=died}}

|alma_mater=[[Arizona State University]]<br />[[Stanford University]]

| unit = 9th battalion, 166th Depot Brigade

'''Carl Trumbull Hayden''' (October 2, 1877 – January 25, 1972) was an American politician. Representing [[Arizona]] in the [[United States Senate]] from 1927 to 1969, he was the first U.S. Senator to serve seven terms. Serving as the state's first [[United States House of Representatives|Representative]] for eight terms before entering the Senate, Hayden set the record as the [[List of United States Congressmen by longevity of service#House and Senate time|longest-serving]] member of the [[United States Congress]] more than a decade before his retirement from politics. He was [[Dean of the United States Senate]] and served as its [[President pro tempore of the United States Senate|president pro tempore]] and chairman of both its [[U.S. Senate Committee on Rules and Administration|Rules and Administration]] and [[U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations|Appropriations]] committees. He was a member of the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]]. Hayden was also the last remaining member of [[United States Congress|Congress]] to have served during the presidencies of [[William Howard Taft]] and [[Woodrow Wilson]], as he retired in 1969.

Having earned a reputation as a reclamation expert early in his congressional career,<ref name="August 45">August ppp. 45</ref> Hayden consistently backed legislation dealing with public lands, mining, [[reclaimed water|reclamation]], and other projects affecting the [[Western United States]]. In addition, he played a key role in creating the funding formula for the [[United States Numbered Highways|federal highway system]].<ref name="NYT obit">{{cite news |title=Carl T. Hayden Is Dead at 94; Arizonan in Congress 56 Years |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1972/01/26/archives/carl-t-hayden-is-dead-at-94-arizonan-in-congress-56-years-7term.html |access-date=11 September 2018 |work=The New York Times |date=January 26, 1972 |page=40}}</ref> President [[John F. Kennedy]] said of Hayden, "Every Federal program which has contributed to the development of the West—irrigation, power, reclamation—bears his mark, and the great Federal highway program which binds this country together, which permits this State to be competitive east and west, north and south, this in large measure is his creation."<ref>Kennedy, John F. (November 17, 1961). [http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/index.php?pid=8451 Remarks in Phoenix at the 50th Anniversary Dinner Honoring Senator Hayden]. ''The American Presidency Project''. John Woolley and Gerhard Peters. Retrieved on 2007-05-28.</ref>

Known as the "Silent Senator", Hayden rarely spoke on the Senate floor. Instead his influence came from [[United States Congressional committee|committee]] meetings and [[Senate cloakroom]] discussions, where his comments were "given a respect comparable to [[canon law]]".<ref>Phillips, Cabell. "Dozen Key Men in Congress", ''[[The New York Times]]'', January 3, 1960, ppp. SM6.</ref> A colleague said of him, "No man in Senate history has wielded more influence with less oratory,"<ref name="Cannon vs. Hayden">Phillips, Cabell. "Cannon vs. Hayden: A Clash of Elderly Power Personalities in Congress", ''[[The New York Times]]'', June 25, 1962, ppp. 17.</ref> while the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' wrote that Hayden had "assisted so many projects for so many senators that when old Carl wants something for his beloved Arizona, his fellow senators fall all over themselves giving him a hand. They'd probably vote landlocked Arizona a navy if he asked for it."<ref name=Cohen>Cohen, Jerry. "Carl Hayden—ManHayden – Man of History and Few Words", ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'', April 18, 1971, pp. A1, 4–5.</ref>

Hayden was born to [[Charles T. Hayden|Charles Trumbull Hayden]] and [[Sallie Davis Hayden|Sallie Calvert Davis]] on October 2, 1877, in [[Tempe, Arizona|Hayden's Ferry]], [[Arizona Territory]] (renamed Tempe in 1878).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=H000385|title=HAYDEN, Carl Trumbull -– Biographical Information|website=bioguide.congress.gov|access-date=2019-06-12}}</ref> Charles Hayden was a [[Connecticut]]-born merchant and freight operator who had moved west due to a lung ailment and homesteaded a claim on the south bank of the [[Salt River (Arizona)|Salt River]]. Charles Hayden had also served as a probate judge and, following [[Grover Cleveland]]'s 1884 election, had been considered for the territorial governorship. Sallie Davis was an [[Arkansas]]-born schoolteacher who served as vice president of the Arizona Territorial Suffrage Association during the 1890s.

Hayden attended Tempe's Eighth Street School and [[Arizona State University|Arizona Territorial Normal School]] (now Arizona State University). After his graduation from normal school in June 1896 he was enrolled at [[Stanford University]] where he studied economics, history, language, and philosophy with an interest in attending law school after graduation. While at Stanford, he was sophomore class president and participated in debate, fiction writing, football, and track. During his junior year, Hayden suffered his only election defeat when he narrowly lost the race for student body president<!-- available sources differ on number of votes by which Hayden lost election with numbers between one vote and four being common-->. He attributed his loss to overconfidence and learned to "always run scared" in future elections.<ref name="August 24">August pp. 24–25</ref><ref>Rice pp. 21, 27–28</ref> Hayden met his future wife, Nan Downing, while at Stanford. The couple married on February 14, 1908, and produced no children.<ref name="Johnson 152">Johnson ppp. 152</ref>

One semester from graduation, in December 1899, Hayden was forced to drop out of school when his father became ill. Charles Hayden died on February 5, 1900, leaving his son with responsibility for the family and control of the family business interests. Hayden sold the mercantile business to pay off outstanding debts and then rented most of the family's properties to provide an income that allowed him to move his mother and sisters to [[Palo Alto, California]], where his sisters could attend college.<ref>August pp. 25–26</ref> In the fall of 1903, he enlisted in the Arizona Territorial National Guard and was elected [[Captain (OF-2)|captain]] within two months.<ref>Rice ppp. 170</ref><ref>August ppp. 32</ref>

Soon after his return from Stanford, Hayden became active in [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]] politics. In September 1900 he represented Tempe as a delegate at a county level convention and became chairman of the [[Maricopa County, Arizona|Maricopa County]] Democratic Central Committee in 1902.<ref name="Rice 33">Rice ppp. 33</ref> Hayden was also elected to a two-year term on the Tempe town council.<!-- Available sources differ on when the council term occurred: Rice (pp 31) reports he was elected in April 1900 while August (ppp. 26) claims the election was in November 1900. In contrast, the NYT obituary for Hayden shows he was a member of the council from 1902 till 1904.--> Following passage of the [[National Reclamation Act of 1902]] he was sent to Washington, D.C. by interests in Tempe to lobby for funding of the [[Salt River Project]].<ref name="August 28">August ppp. 28</ref>

Hayden led the Arizona Territory delegation to the [[1904 Democratic National Convention]] in St. Louis. Later in 1904 he was elected Maricopa County treasurer. Hayden's two years as treasurer provided him practical experience with public finance and budgetary processes. After one term as county treasurer, he chose to pursue the more lucrative office of sheriff—the position providing a travel budget and a percentage of collected fees. The November 1906 election saw Hayden defeat his Republican and Prohibition party challengers by the largest margin of victory in any of the county races.<ref name="August 30">August ppp. 30</ref>

By the time Hayden became sheriff, Maricopa County had transformed from a [[Wild West]] frontier into a quiet agricultural settlement.<ref name="Rice 35">Rice ppp. 35</ref> Based in Phoenix, which had grown to a population of 10,000 people, he performed duties such as maintaining order, collecting fees from saloons and gambling halls, transportation of prisoners to other parts of the territory, and enforcing local ordinances such as a Phoenix law requiring local Indians to wear pants instead of a [[breechcloth]] when visiting town.<ref name="Old Frontiersman">(February 9, 1962) "[https://web.archive.org/web/20080516224601/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,938297,00.html Old Frontiersman]. ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'' '''79''' (6): 15.</ref> During his time as sheriff, Hayden did not have to fire his firearm, although he did use an [[Apperson]] Jack Rabbit to pursue and capture two [[train robber]]s.<ref name="Johnson 152"/>

The 1911 election set a number of precedents that would characterize Hayden's later political campaigns. The first was his tradition of never mentioning his opponent's name in public.<ref name="August 42">August ppp. 42</ref> He also began a practice of caravaning around the state with other members of his party, a pattern that continued until war-time rationing of the 1940s ended the custom. He also kept a lookout for candidates with a potential to run against him, occasionally sending letters encouraging the rumored candidates to run. With good home service of his constituents, Hayden rarely faced a strong challenge for his office.<ref name="Rice 225">Rice ppp. 225</ref>

Hayden gave the jail house keys to Deputy Jeff Adams and, with his wife, began the trip to Washington, D.C. the same day President [[William H. Taft]] signed the legislation granting Arizona statehood.<ref name="August 42"/> Bearing credentials from Territorial Governor [[Richard Elihu Sloan]], Hayden was sworn into the [[62nd United States Congress]] on February 19, 1912. His goal while in Congress was to help his fledgling state develop its natural resources and infrastructure while growing the state's population. Due to the federal government controlling the majority of the state's land, Hayden also wished to involve the federal government in this process.<ref name="Rice 39">Rice pp. 39–40</ref> Hayden's first [[Bill (proposed law)|bill]], authorizing a railroad [[Right-of-way (transportation)|right-of-way]] <!--from the main line at [[Hereford, Arizona]]--> to [[Fort Huachuca]], was introduced on March 1, 1912.<!-- ref name="Rice 42">Rice ppp. 42</ref -->

With the 1913 start to his first full term, Hayden supported [[Woodrow Wilson]]'s policies by voting for the [[Clayton Anti-Trust Act]], [[Federal Reserve Act]], [[Revenue Act of 1913|Underwood Tariff Act]], and creation of the [[Federal Trade Commission]].<ref>Rice ppp. 46</ref> He sponsored the [[Grand Canyon National Park Act]], and, in honor of his mother, he introduced a joint resolution calling for [[Women's suffrage in the United States|women's suffrage]].<ref name=Briley2009>{{cite encyclopedia |last=Briley |first=Ron |year=2009 |editor1-last=Dewhirst |editor1-first=Robert E. |editor2-last=Rausch |editor2-first=John David |encyclopedia=Encyclopedia of the United States Congress |title=Hayden, Carl Trumbull (1877-1972) |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=51ATA-A5WaQC&pg=PA254 |publisher=Infobase |isbn=9781438110288978-1438110288 |pages=254–255 |access-date=March 8, 2015}}</ref> In 1914, Hayden secured an extension of repayment times for loans made under the National Reclamation Act of 1902 from ten to twenty years. The extension included greater flexibility in the payment amounts during the early repayment period.<ref name="August 48">August ppp. 48</ref> An additional change in the way that reclamation projects were funded came in 1922 with passage of Hayden's legislation authorizing revenues from sale of hydroelectric power to be credited to repayment of project debts.<ref name="Rice 90">Rice ppp. 90</ref> Favoring local control of reclamation projects, in 1917 Hayden wrote legislation transferring financial obligations and operations of the [[Salt River Project]] from the [[Bureau of Reclamation]] to a local government entity. The Bureau transferring control to local government agencies would become the model for future reclamation projects in [[Western United States|The West]].<ref name="August 49">August pp. 49–50</ref> Other early efforts by Hayden included sponsoring the creation of the [[Grand Canyon National Park]] and the 1919 legislation resulting in the [[Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution]].<ref name="Johnson 154">Johnson ppp. 154</ref>

Beginning with an appropriation during his first term for the [[United States Army Corps of Engineers]] to perform a study accessing the feasibility of building a flood control dam, Hayden sought to bring a reclamation project to the [[Gila River]].<ref name="August 50">August pp. 50–51</ref> Following a favorable feasibility report on the project, Hayden introduced legislation authorizing the San Carlos Project in 1914. Bill opponents claimed that Arizona had already received an overly large share of federal reclamation funds and the legislation was defeated.<ref name="August 55">August ppp. 55</ref>

Hayden voted for [[American entry into World War I]] and then successfully added an amendment to a military manpower bill that prohibited [[conscription|conscripted]] personnel from avoiding military service by buying their way out and requiring all draftees to remain in the military until the end of the war. He also favored humane treatment of [[conscientious objector]]s. In the summer of 1917 Hayden proposed to President Wilson that the Industrial Workers of the World labor union be declared an outlaw organization so that vigilantes could take care of them.<ref>Joan M. Jensen, The Price of Vigilance p. 72</ref> As an officer in the [[Arizona Army National Guard|Arizona National Guard]] prior to the war, [[Major (United States)|Major]] Hayden volunteered to join his unit and served as commander of the 9th battalion, 166th Depot Brigade at [[Fort Lewis (Washington)|Camp Lewis, Washington]] helping prepare his [[Division (military)|division]] for active duty. The war ended before his unit was transferred to Europe.<ref name="Rice 170">Rice pp. 170–171170–71</ref>

As a result of this disagreement when Representative [[Phil Swing]] and Senator [[Hiram Johnson]], both from California, introduced legislation authorizing the [[Boulder Canyon Project]], Hayden became a leader of the opposition.<ref name="7 state dispute">Speers, L.C.. "Seven States Dispute Over Boulder Dam", ''[[The New York Times]]'', February 13, 1927, pp. XX5xx5.</ref> To this end, Hayden engaged in a variety of [[parliamentary procedure]]s that prevented the Swing-Johnston bill reaching the House floor for a vote until after he had left the House of Representatives for the Senate.<ref>August pp. 73–94</ref>

During Hayden's first run for the Senate in 1926, he based his campaign on his record of defending Arizona's interests in the water rights dispute with California. To this effort his campaign poster was composed of editorial headlines from California newspapers decrying Hayden's effectiveness at preventing passage of the Swing-Johnson Bill authorizing construction of Boulder Dam.<ref name="August 128">August pp. 128–130</ref> The campaign saw allegations of misconduct raised with incumbent [[Ralph H. Cameron]] claiming Hayden had used a slush fund received from out-of-state interests. An inquiry led by Senator [[William H. King]] was begun several days before the election and found no evidence of wrongdoing.<ref name="fund inquiry">"Arizona Inquiry Ordered", ''[[The New York Times]]'', October 29, 1926, ppp. 5.</ref><ref name="Rice 231">Rice pp. 231–234</ref> "Senator Cameron's 'slush fund' charges proved to be a boomerang which added considerably to my majority" observed Hayden after the election.<ref>Rice ppp. 234</ref>

Upon Hayden's election to the Senate, he received what Senator [[Thomas J. Walsh]] called "choice committee assignments", including a seat on the [[U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations|Appropriations Committee]].<ref name="August 130">August ppp. 130</ref> As a result of his seat on the Appropriations Committee, much of Hayden's efforts in the Senate were shifted away from policy making functions and toward control, allocation, and oversight of the financial funds used to implement legislated policy. Other committee assignments that would help shape his Senate career included [[United States Senate Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs|Interior and Insular Affairs]], [[United States Senate Committee on Post Office and Post Roads|Post Office and Post Roads]], [[United States Senate Committee on Rules and Administration|Rules and Administration]], and the [[Joint Committee on Printing|United States Congress Joint Committee on Printing]].<ref name="Rice 190">Rice ppp. 190</ref>

Upon moving to the Senate in March 1927, Hayden continued his opposition to the Boulder Canyon Project. With growing national support for the project, however, it became obvious to Hayden that passage of the bill was inevitable. Seeking time to gain terms more favorable to Arizona, he continued his opposition with the aid of two [[filibuster]]s from Arizona's other Senator, [[Henry F. Ashurst]], and was able to delay a vote of the full Senate on the measure until the end of the [[70th Congress]]' first session. When the Swing-Johnston bill came up for a vote on May 28, 1928, Hayden made his first speech from the floor of the Senate, a filibuster in which he spoke for nine hours during an all-night session before allowing Ashurst to take over for another twelve hours.<ref name="August 133">August pp. 133–135</ref><ref name="Rice 133">Rice pp. 113–117</ref>

Passage of the Boulder Canyon Project came shortly after Congress reconvened in December 1928. Politically unpopular in Arizona, the final bill did contain several important concessions for Arizona. An amendment by Nevada Senator [[Key Pittman]] was added to the bill and set water allotments from the Colorado to {{convert|300000|acre.ft|km3}} per year to Nevada, {{convert|4400000|acre.ft|km3}} per year to California and {{convert|2800000|acre.ft|km3}} per year to Arizona with exclusive rights to all waters from the Gila River also going to Arizona. The final bill also included authorization to pay both Arizona and Nevada an amount comparable to the tax revenues that would be generated if the dam had been built by private enterprise.<ref name="August 135">August pp. 135–136</ref> Following passage of the bill, Hayden switched his form of opposition by working to deny funds for the Boulder Canyon Project.<ref name="August 140">August ppp. 140</ref>

With President [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]] 1932 election and the start of the [[New Deal]], Hayden dropped opposition of the Boulder Canyon Project and began lobbying for additional irrigation and hydroelectric projects. He actively supported the [[Central Valley Project]] and acted as floor manager for the [[Grand Coulee Dam]]'s appropriation legislation. Due to Hayden's efforts, Senator [[Warren Magnuson]] of [[Washington (state)|Washington]] would later call him "the father of the Grand Coulee Dam".<ref name="Rice 96">Rice ppp. 96</ref> When demands for new projects during the 1930s drained the Reclamation Fund faster than repayments could replenish it, Hayden worked with Senator [[Joseph C. O'Mahoney]] of [[Wyoming]] to secure new funding by allocating revenue from offshore oil reserves to the Reclamation Fund.<ref name="Rice 98">Rice ppp. 98</ref><ref name="August 143">August ppp. 143</ref>

[[File:Grand Coulee Dam no forebay.jpg|thumb|left|alt=Grand Coulee Dam with water coming over central spillway|Hayden was called "the father of the [[Grand Coulee Dam]].".]]

In addition to his support of reclamation and highway projects, Hayden was also involved in other efforts to promote economic growth during the [[Great Depression]]. A proposal made in 1932 would have allowed repayment of [[war debt]]s to the United States to be made in silver at a discounted rate. The plan was intended to raise the price of silver, increasing the value of US silver holdings and silver coinage worldwide. Effects of the depression however prevented repayment of most war debts and rendered the plan moot.<ref name="Silver plan">"New Impetus Given to Reviving Silver", ''[[The New York Times]]'', May 7, 1932, ppp. 23.</ref><ref name="Rice 69">Rice ppp. 69</ref> Hayden also sponsored legislation creating the Farmers Home Administration, authorizing government-insured loans to farmers.<ref name="Johnson 154"/>

With the 1940s and the coming of [[World War II]], Hayden's focus shifted from public works to war-time needs. He lobbied a variety of Arizona groups to make land available and touting the favorable year-round flying weather, he assisted with the creation of a number of military bases throughout his home state, including the [[Luke Air Force Base|Luke]] and [[Williams Air Force Base|Williams]] training bases. An Army Desert Training Center built in southwestern Arizona and southeastern California was also used by American troops preparing for the [[North African campaign]].<ref name="Rice 173">Rice ppp. 173</ref> As the United States prepared for possible war, Hayden in August 1940 advocated the use of volunteers instead of conscription to obtain needed manpower. He also introduced amendments prohibiting payment of money to avoid military service, draftees procuring substitutes, and securing of enlistments by the paying of bounties.<ref name="Rice 171">Rice ppp. 171</ref>

In 1945, Hayden suffered a personal tragedy when his wife, Nan, sufferedhad a stroke. As a result, she was able to stand but could no longer walk and required the assistance of a nurse.<ref name="Rice 53">Rice pp. 53–54</ref> Her need for assistance would continue until her death on June 25, 1961.<ref name="Nan Hayden">"Mrs. Carl Hayden", ''[[The New York Times]]'', June 26, 1961, ppp. 31.</ref>

[[File:Arizona cap canal.jpg|thumb|upright|alt=Central Arizona project canal zigzagging across the Arizona desert|The [[Central Arizona Project]], called "the most significant accomplishment of my career" by Hayden.<ref name="August 69">August ppp. 69</ref>]]

The 1940s started an era of key committee chairmanships for Hayden. Due to the declining health of [[Kenneth McKellar (politician)|Kenneth McKellar]], Hayden periodically served as acting chairman of the Appropriations committee during the 1940s and the 1950s. This activity included a significant amount of behind the scenes work with the committee's ranking Republican, Senator [[Styles Bridges]], and enhanced Hayden's reputation for operating in Senate cloakrooms.<ref name="Rice 195">Rice ppp. 195</ref> Starting with the [[81st Congress]], Hayden became chairman of the [[Senate Rules Committee]].

Hayden's efforts to gain approval for the Central Arizona Project continued into the 1950s. Hayden and McFarland reintroduced their previous legislation in 1951 but it was again defeated in the House, this time due to concerns that full appropriation of Colorado waters had not occurred.<ref name="August 168">August pp. 168–174</ref> The legislative setback prompted Arizona to file suit in the [[United States Supreme Court]] seeking adjudication of the water rights issue. The case, ''[[Arizona v. California]]'', was accepted by the court on January 19, 1953, and would take over a decade to decide.<ref name="August 175">August pp. 175–176</ref> In other reclamation efforts Hayden cosponsored the Colorado River Storage Act of 1956, authorizing construction of the [[Glen Canyon Dam]] and three other water storage dams.<ref name="Rice 99">Rice ppp. 99</ref>

The campaign also took advantage of a ''New York Times Magazine'' article<ref>Benton, William. "For Distinguished Service in Congress", ''[[The New York Times]]'', July 24, 1955, ppp. SM14.</ref> that provided a complimentary portrait of Hayden's service in the Senate.<ref name="August 178">August pp. 178–179</ref>

In 1956, Hayden was involved in a legal dispute when a [[United States district court]] judge issued a [[restraining order]] blocking the publication of a Senate pamphlet. Hayden, who was then the chairman of the [[United States Congress Joint Committee on Printing|Joint Committee on Printing]], charged the order was unconstitutional and stated, "If a court can enjoin Congress from issuing a report it will only be a matter of time before our remarks on the floor of the Senate or the House of Representatives would be subject to a judicial review and a complete breakdown of the constitutional principal of [[separation of powers]] would ensue."<ref name="print">"Ban on Pamphlet Defied by Hayden", ''[[The New York Times]]'', May 4, 1956, ppp. 12.</ref>

Following a Printing Committee vote to ignore the order, Hayden directed the [[United States Government Publishing Office|Government Printing Office]] to "disregard as unconstitutional the processes of any court in this case."<!--ref name="print2"--> The court ruling was later set aside by another federal judge stating the order had "constituted an unwarranted and unauthorized action by the judiciary" that interfered with the government's legislative function.<ref name="print2">2d Judge Upsets Ban on Pamphlet", ''[[The New York Times]]'', May 5, 1956, ppp. 19.</ref>

At the beginning of the [[84th Congress]], Hayden gave up his chairmanship of the Senate Rules Committee in order to become chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee.<ref name="Rice 196">Rice ppp. 196</ref> The year 1955 saw him become a member of the newly formed Senate Democratic Policy Committee.<ref name="Rice 214">Rice ppp. 214</ref> Hayden also set several records for length of service, breaking [[Adolph J. Sabath|Adolph Sabath]]'s record for continuous service in Congress on October 21, 1957, and [[Joseph G. Cannon]]'s record for total length of service in Congress on February 19, 1958.<ref name="46 Years">"Hayden, 46 Years in Congress, Gets Bipartisan Tribute", ''[[The New York Times]]'', February 20, 1958, ppp. 1.</ref> Hayden's record for longest service was not broken until November 18, 2009, by [[Robert Byrd]].<ref name="End of a record">Nowicki, Dan. "[https://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/news/articles/2009/11/16/20091116hayden1116.html End of a record for state's 'Silent Senator']", ''The Arizona Republic'', November 16, 2009.</ref>

During 1962, Hayden came to national attention due to a dispute over procedural issues between the Senate Appropriations Committee and House Appropriations Committee. Billed in the press as a feud between two octogenarian chairmen, Hayden and Representative [[Clarence Cannon]], the dispute began over the issue of where [[United States Congress Conference committee|conference committees]] to resolve appropriation issues would meet. The Constitution required that all appropriations bills must originate in the House while long-standing tradition of the time held that conference committee meetings occurred on the Senate side of the [[United States Capitol]] with a senator chairing the committee. The dispute began in January 1962 when members of the House appropriations committee passed a resolution calling for the meeting location of the conference committee to be evenly split between the House and Senate side of the Capitol building. In response to this, the Senate appropriations committee passed a resolution calling for half of all appropriations bills to originate in the Senate. By April, Hayden had arranged for a meeting room located midway between the two chambers but House members refused to discuss the issue face-to-face until July, when US$55&nbsp;billion in unapproved appropriations threatened to force a [[government shutdown]].<ref name="Cannon vs. Hayden"/><ref name="Rice 206">Rice ppp. 206</ref>

The events of the decade resulted in Hayden twice advancing to second place on the [[United States presidential line of succession|presidential line of succession]]. The first occurrence came on November 16, 1961, with the death of [[Speaker of the United States House of Representatives|House Speaker]] [[Sam Rayburn]] when Hayden followed Vice President [[Lyndon B. Johnson]] and lasted until a new Speaker was elected.<ref>"Hayden is Now Second in Line for Presidency", ''[[The New York Times]]'', November 17, 1961, ppp. 28.</ref> The second occurrence began with the November 22, 1963 assassination of President [[John F. Kennedy]] and continued until [[Hubert Humphrey]] became Vicevice Presidentpresident on January 20, 1965.<ref>(December 2, 1963) "The Men in Line for the Presidency Now." ''U.S. News & World Report'' '''55''' (23): 14.</ref> When asked of his plans if he had succeeded to the presidency, Hayden replied "I'd call Congress together, have the House elect a new speaker, and then I'd resign and let him become president."<ref name="Johnson 156">Johnson ppp. 156</ref>

Hayden's final legislative success was authorization of the Central Arizona Project. On June 4, 1963, one day after the Supreme Court issued a decision in ''Arizona v. California'' favorable to Arizona, Hayden joined with the rest of his state's congressional delegation in reintroducing legislation authorizing the water project. As in the bill's previous efforts, Hayden's influence was able to secure passage of the legislation in the Senate while passage in the House proved difficult. Initial opposition from the California delegation subsided by early 1965 after Governor [[Pat Brown]] declared, "California will not attempt to win by obstruction what it has not won by litigation", only to be replaced by opposition from Colorado Representative [[Wayne Aspinall]].<ref name="Rice 144">Rice ppp. 144</ref> Aspinall, chairman of the [[United States House Committee on Natural Resources|House Interior Committee]], refused to hold hearings on Hayden's bill. In response to the delays, Hayden waited until Aspinall returned home for vacation and then added his proposed bill as a rider to [[pork barrel]] bill containing patronage for a large number of Congressmen. In response to Hayden's maneuver, Aspinall returned from vacation to hold hearings on the Central Arizona Project.<ref name="Rough rider">(October 20, 1967) "[https://web.archive.org/web/20070930094923/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,902099,00.html Hayden's Rough Rider]".</ref>

Final approval for the Central Arizona Project came on September 30, 1968, a day declared by President Johnson as "Carl Hayden Day".<ref name="Carl Hayden Day">"Carl Hayden Day", ''[[The New York Times]]'', October 1, 1968, ppp. 42.</ref> Hayden remarked on the occasion, "My efforts in behalf of the Central Arizona Project, began while I was still a Congressman and I consider it&nbsp;... the most significant accomplishment of my career."<ref name="August 69">August ppp. 69</ref>

Hayden quickly earned a reputation as a "service congressman" who faithfully responded to constituent mail, inserting vegetable or flower seed packets in his replies.<ref name="Johnson 153">Johnson ppp. 153</ref> Hayden believed that partisanship should end on election day, and his constituent service was performed in a nonpartisan manner.<ref name="Rice 41">Rice ppp. 41</ref>

During his time in office, Hayden avoided publicity and speech making. Following his filibuster of Boulder Dam, Hayden did not make another speech from the Senate floor for 20 years. By his later years, many of his congressional colleagues had not heard him make a full speech.<ref name="silent senator">"The Silent Senator", ''[[The New York Times]]'', November 18, 1961, ppp. 12.</ref><ref name="half-century">Baker, Russell. "Senator Hayden, 84, Will Mark Half-Century in Congress Today", ''[[The New York Times]]'', February 19, 1962, ppp. 1.</ref> His avoidance of public speaking did not impair Hayden in his duties, with then Senator Lyndon B. Johnson saying "He is living proof that effectiveness and statesmanship are not necessarily coupled with talkativeness"<ref name="46 Years"/> and Arthur Edson of the Associated Press writing, "He has kept his mouth shut while astutely pushing out invisible tentacles of power".<ref name=Cohen/>

Hayden announced his retirement on May 6, 1968, saying "Among other things that fifty-six years in Congress have taught me is that contemporary events need contemporary men. Time actually makes specialists of us all. When a house is built there is a moment for the foundation, another for the walls, the roof and so on. Arizona's foundation includes fast highways, adequate electric power, and abundant water, and these foundations have been laid. It is time for a new building crew to report, so I have decided to retire from office at the close of my term this year."<ref name="August 201">August ppp. 201</ref> Hayden recommended long-term aide [[Roy Elson]] to succeed him.<ref name="Hayden era">(May 20, 1968) "Hayden's Era: The Senator Who Changed the Face of The West". ''[[U.S. News & World Report]]'' '''64''' (21): 22.</ref> Elson lost his election bid to former Senator [[Barry Goldwater]].

Following his retirement from Congress, Hayden returned to Tempe and set up an office in Arizona State University's Charles Trumbull Hayden library. In addition to organizing the papers he collected during his career, he also wrote a biography of his father and worked on a project documenting the lives of Arizona's pioneers.<ref name="August 206">August pp. 206–207</ref> He became ill in the middle of January 1972 and died on January 25, 1972. He was buried in Tempe's [[Double Butte Cemetery]]. Speakers at Hayden's memorial service included Goldwater and former President [[Lyndon B. Johnson]].<ref name="August 207">August ppp. 207</ref>

In response to his long tenure in Congress, multiple projects have been named after him. On September 29, 1957, [[Phoenix Union High School District]] dedicated [[Carl Hayden High School]].<ref name="Rice 180">Rice ppp. 180</ref> This was followed by the Maricopa County Democratic Committee lobbying for Glen Canyon Dam to be named Hayden Dam, a move that Hayden personally opposed. In 1969, the visitor center overlooking Glen Canyon Dam was named after the long-term senator.<ref name="Rice 101">Rice pp. 101–102</ref> Naming efforts even continued after Hayden's death with the [[US Department of Agriculture]]'s [https://www.ars.usda.gov/pacific-west-area/tucson-az/honey-bee-research Carl Hayden Bee Research Center] being named in 1978 followed by the [[U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs]]' Carl T. Hayden VA Medical Center in 1987.<ref name="Bee center">"Name for Bee Center Approved", ''[[The New York Times]]'', August 9, 1978, ppp. A9.</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.southwest.va.gov/phoenix/news_room/press_kit/history.asp |title=Carl T. Hayden VA Medical Center – Press Kit – Our History, Leadership and Values |work=United States Department of Veteran Affairs |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070629195635/http://www.southwest.va.gov/phoenix/news_room/press_kit/history.asp |archive-date=2007-06-29 |access-date=2011-08-08 |date=2006-12-05}}</ref> The Hayden-Rhodes aqueduct was named after Carl Hayden upon its completion in 1985 due to his involvement in the legislation that created it.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lynch |first=Ken |date=2018 |title=10 CAP Facts: The Canal that Made Modern Arizona {{!}} The Arizona Report™ |url=https://arizonareport.com/central-arizona-project-cap-canal-history/amp/ |access-date=2023-08-01 |website=arizonareport.com}}</ref> A bust of Hayden was added to the Senate sculpture collection and placed in the [[Russell Senate Office Building]] in 1986.<ref>[https://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/art/artifact/Sculpture_24_00005.htm Carl Hayden]. ''Art & History: Sculptures''. United States Senate. Retrieved on 2007-08-15.</ref> A bust of Hayden also sits outside just north of the [[Arizona State Capitol]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Prange |first=Rich |date=September 14, 2021 |title=Sculpture of late Senator Carl Hayden missing from Arizona State Capitol |url=https://www.12news.com/article/news/local/valley/sculpture-of-late-senator-carl-hayden-missing-from-arizona-state-capitol/75-7f61eec6-63ff-481e-a966-119464254d09 |access-date=2023-08-01 |website=www.12news.com |language=en}}</ref>

|1911 ||[[U.S. House]] || || ||Lamar&nbsp;Cobb<br />'''Carl&nbsp;Hayden'''<br />[[Mulford&nbsp;Winsor]] ||2662<br />'''4237'''<br />2685 ||||||||'''Carl&nbsp;Hayden'''<br />J.S.&nbsp;Williams ([[Republican Party (United States)|R]]) ||'''11556'''<br />8485

|1912 ||[[U.S. House]] || || || || ||||'''Carl&nbsp;Hayden''' ||'''11389''' ||[[Thomas E. Campbell]] ([[Republican Party (United States)|R]])<br />Robert&nbsp;S.&nbsp;Fisher ([[Progressive Party (United States, 1912)|Progressive]]) ||3110<br />5819

|1926 ||[[U.S. Senate]] || || ||'''Carl Hayden''' ||36745&nbsp;(80%)||||[[Ralph H. Cameron|Ralph&nbsp;H.&nbsp;Cameron]]&nbsp;([[Republican Party (United States)|R]]) ||31845 ||'''Carl Hayden'''<br />Charles H. Rutherford ([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]]) ||'''44591'''<br />8995

|1932 ||[[U.S. Senate]] ||'''Carl Hayden''' ||'''38924''' ||Harlow W. Akers<br />Walter H. Colyar<br />William&nbsp;J.&nbsp;Fellows ||30802<br />4161<br />6449 ||||'''Carl Hayden''' ||'''74310''' ||[[Ralph H. Cameron]] ([[Republican Party (United States)|R]]) ||35737

|1938 ||[[U.S. Senate]] ||'''Carl Hayden''' ||'''68328''' ||Coit I. Hughes<br />Robert E. Miller ||13867<br />22154 ||||'''Carl Hayden''' ||'''82714''' ||Burt H. Clingan ([[Republican Party (United States)|R]]) ||25378

|1950 ||[[U.S. Senate]] ||'''Carl Hayden''' ||'''95544''' ||Cecil H. Miller<br />Robert E. Miller ||24340<br />14752 ||||'''Carl Hayden''' ||'''116246''' ||Bruce Brockett ([[Republican Party (United States)|R]]) ||68846

* August, Jack L., Jr. (1999). ''Vision in the Desert: Carl Hayden and Hydropolitics in the American Southwest'', introduction by Bruce Babbitt, Fort Worth: Texas Christian University Press. {{ISBN|0-87565-310-30875653103}}.

* Johnson, James W. (2002). ''Arizona Politicians: The Noble and the Notorious'', illustrations by David `'Fitz' Fitzsimmons, Tucson: University of Arizona Press. {{ISBN|0-8165-2203-00816522030}}.

* Rice, Ross R. (1994). ''Carl Hayden: Builder of the American West''. Lanham, MD: University Press of America. {{ISBN|0-8191-9399-20819193992}}.

* {{cite web |first = Morris K. |last = Udall |author-link = Mo Udall |title = Carl Hayden: Quiet History Maker |work = Congressman's Report, Vol. 11, No. 1 |date = 1972-03-13 |url = http://www.library.arizona.edu/exhibits/udall/congrept/92nd/720313.html |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20060905193242/http://www.library.arizona.edu/exhibits/udall/congrept/92nd/720313.html |url-status = dead |archive-date = September 5, 2006 }}

*Roy Elson Oral History Interviews, [https://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/oral_history/Elson_Roy.htmhtmRoy Elson Oral History Interviews]

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