The Dirksen Congressional Center in McNaughton's hometown of Pekin, Illinois, recently posted this July 21, 1967, photo of President Johnson and Senator Everett Dirksen. This was two days after the tragic plane crash that took the lives of McNaughton, his wife, and their younger son. Dirksen was said to have been instrumental in making funeral arrangements and assuring the President's attendance at the July 25 services at the National Cathedral.