Word: birches
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...People aren't sure whether he belongs to Washington or Indiana," says an Indiana Democrat about Senator Birch Evans Bayh Jr., 47. The Senator would just as soon keep them guessing. Last week as he became the ninth Democrat to announce for the presidency, he knew he would need the support of both worlds-Middle America and the coastal liberals-to win the nomination. His aim is to live a double life as long as possible. As a onetime dirt farmer who has become the author of three constitutional amendments, he offers a political style that is both country...
...Birch Bayh (D-Ind.) opened his Massachusetts presidential primary campaign yesterday in Boston...
...request to check the taxes of some 8,000 American citizens and 3,000 organizations, including Columnist Joseph Alsop, then New York Mayor John Lindsay, Entertainer Sammy Davis Jr., Author Norman Mailer, B'nai B'rith, Associated Catholic Charities, Americans for Democratic Action, the John Birch Society, Common Cause, the New York Review...
...economy. The lights whirred and the bells changed, and the Young Democrats were bemoaning not a lack but an overabundance of "good" candidates. But when the straw vote was held on the morning of the convention's last day, the delegates expressed a clear preference for President: Birch Bayh, U.S. Senator from Indiana...
...primary reasons were financial--delegates had to get to St. Louis on their own. Thus, host state Missouri had over 40 delegates, and nearby Indiana over 30. While St. Louis was probably the most geographically central location, it did result in a heavy preponderance of delegates from Birch Bayh's backyard. Despite this disproportionate representation, the press reported the straw vote as a significant indicator of youth's preferences and as a needed boost to Birch Bayh's presidential campaign...