Leslie Cornelius Arends

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Leslie Cornelius Arends (September 27, 1895 – July 17, 1985) was a Republican politician from Illinois. Born in Melvin, Illinois, Arends was the longest-serving whip in U.S. House of Representatives history, alternately serving as Majority Whip and Minority Whip for House Republicans from 1943 to 1974. Arends was noted for his generally conservative voting record, his successful re-election as whip amid Republican in-fighting after the 1964 election, and his unwavering loyalty to President Richard M. Nixon at all stages of the Watergate scandal.