Word: bentsen
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...honey, that guy ain't Bentsen. It really is Jimmy Stewart...
Have you ever seen Jimmy Stewart and Lloyd Bentsen together in the same room? And you thought it was only coincidence...
Dukakis didn't pick Lloyd Bentsen to be his running mate. The Duke chose Jimmy Stewart, one of Hollywood's greatest actors. It's time to break the news, all you delegates in Atlanta. Don't be fooled...
WHEN Gov. Michael S. Dukakis chose Lloyd M. Bentsen of Texas as his running mate last week, he harkened back to the presidential campaign of 1960 and proclaimed that the "Boston Austin" connection was back in the running. Dukakis, like every smart politician, is seeking to capitalize on the mythic stature that Americans accord President John F. Kennedy '40 by reminding voters of the successful Massachusetts-Texas combination that won the White House for the Democrats...
JACKSON has been the spark that ignited the Democratic race for the presidential nomination; Dukakis has been the cautious, solid candidate. And by choosing Bentsen, Dukakis once again emphasized the calculated rationality that is the hallmark of his personal style...