One man can make a difference. Those words became the campaign slogan for Democrat Birch Bayh’s 1974 Senate reelection campaign. But they also serve as a fitting epitaph for the man who authored two constitutional amendments, more than any other lawmaker since the founders. In 18 years in the Senate, Bayh crafted the 25th Amendment, outlining presidential succession, and the 26th Amendment, lowering the voting age to 18. He also fathered Title IX, the law that made women full participants in America’s education system.
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