What is John L. McClellan?
{{Infobox officeholder | image name=John Little McClellan.jpg | image_size=209px | jr/sr=United States Senator | state=[[Arkansas]] | term_start=January 3, 1943 | term_end=November 28, 1977 | preceded=[[Lloyd Spencer]] | succeeded=[[Kaneaster Hodges Jr.]] | state2=[[Arkansas]] | district2=[[Arkansas's 6th congressional district|6th]] | term_start2=January 3, 1935 | term_end2=January 3, 1939 | preceded2=[[David D. Glover]] | succeeded2=[[William F. Norrell]] | birth_name = John Little McClellan | birth_date=February 25, 1896 | birth_place=[[Sheridan, Arkansas]], U.S. | death_date={{death date and age|1977|11|28|1896|02|25}} | death_place=[[Little Rock, Arkansas]], U.S. | nationality=[[United States|American]] | party=[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] | spouse={{marriage|Eula Hicks|1913|1921|end=divorced}}<br>{{marriage|Lucille Smith|1922|1935|end=died}}<br>{{marriage|Norma Myers|1937}} | children=5 | branch=[[United States Army]] | serviceyears=1917&ndash;1919 | rank=[[First Lieutenant]] | unit=[[Signal Corps (United States Army)|Signal Corps]] | battles=[[World War I]]}} '''John Little McClellan''' (February 25, 1896 &ndash; November 28, 1977) was an American lawyer and politician. He was a member of the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]]. He was a [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. Representative]] (1935–1939) and a [[United States Senate|U.S. Senator]] (1943–1977) from [[Arkansas]]. He was Chairman of the [[United States Senate Committee on Appropriations|Senate Appropriations Committee]].<ref name=nytimes>{{cite news|date=1977-11-29|work=[[The New York Times]]|title=John L. McClellan, 35 Years in the Senate, Dead at 81; Headed Major Investigations}}</ref> He was the longest-serving senator in Arkansas history.<ref name=arkansas>{{cite news|work=The Encyclopedia of Arkansas History & Culture|title=John Little McClellan (1896–1977)|url=http://encyclopediaofarkansas.net/encyclopedia/entry-detail.aspx?entryID=1708}}</ref> McClellan died in his sleep on November 28, 19