Word: commitments
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...ordered his personal apology broadcast all day long over the Cairo radio. Naguib made it up in another way; he gave the twins a two-hour exclusive interview supplying a firsthand account of the revolt he led against Farouk. Said Mustafa happily as he left the general: "May you commit 10,000 more errors as harmless as this if it will help bring the real culprits...
Governor Adlai Stevenson probably could have the nomination for the asking. The heat is on him from all sides, including Administration members, to announce that he is available. Harry Truman, who favored Stevenson, is getting a little cooler. Reasons: 1) Truman is annoyed with Stevenson's refusal to commit himself, suspects him of waiting to see whom the Republicans will nominate. Truman feels that any red-blooded Democrat ought to be ready & willing to run against any Republican. 2) Stevenson has soft-pedaled some Fair Deal program points, and has told friends that he is not sure whether Harry...
News of the impending ultimatum leaked out, and Fine heard about it. When two of the county leaders appeared to deliver it, Fine was ready. No one knows just what he told them. The gist: he flatly refused to commit himself for the time being. Once again, John Fine stretched without breaking...
...commit himself to Eisenhower. He is obviously still afraid that if he does, and Ike loses in Chicago, John Fine's political position will be badly shaken. But there is a very good chance that a pro-Ike pronouncement from Fine would assure Eisenhower's nomination. In that case, John Fine would be the man of the hour, the President maker from Luzerne County...
What had Fine and Ike talked about? "Practical politics," said Fine, obviously pleased with all this. "I never discuss anything else but." Had he made any commitments? None. But he had agreed to Ike's suggestion that Pennsylvania's 70 delegates and 70 alternates get together this week at the Eisenhower farm outside Gettysburg, Pa. for a picnic. Who will give the party? "Eisenhower," said Fine firmly. But there wouldn't be any announcement then on how the Pennsylvania delegation stands. The delegates were going to meet with Senator Taft later. Fine didn't know just...