Word: conventionalized
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Among the Maryland delegates introduced to Candidate Dwight Eisenhower at the 1952 G.O.P. convention was Johns Hopkins University Professor Malcolm Moos. "Professor of what?" asked Ike, shaking hands. "Political science," responded bony (5 ft. 10 in., 130 Ibs.), "Mac" Moos. "Well," said Ike, "I am going to be one of...
The other tryout was Third Best Sport, by Eleanor and Leo Bayer. (The third best sport turned out to be convention-going, after sex and baseball.) The play is a propaganda comedy about non-conformity, hypocrisy and group-ism. It is an inept concoction of situational cliches, overworn ideas and...
For 30 years Businessman E. L. Cord talked rarely and acted boldly; as a result, out of ships, airplanes, automobiles and real estate, Cord built a financial empire. Starting in 1956, he also got his feet wet in Nevada politics (as a state senator), and enjoyed the sensation. By last...
The Preconvention Buildup. Tammany's De Sapio and his four fellow New York City borough bosses arrived in Buffalo with their minds made up. Their Senate candidate was soft, savvy D.A. Hogan, a Roman Catholic (for ticket-balancing purposes) and a pro's pro. Indeed, De Sapio had...
The Convention-Eve Scramble. On convention eve, Averell Harriman declared a "free and open convention," added (with complete truth): "It is a fiction that I am going to dominate the convention." At the same time, realizing that De Sapio & Co. could not be persuaded to accept Finletter, Harriman switched his...