Word: conventioners
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Even the most reputable influence peddlers use their political connections to build leverage. As director of the 1984 G.O.P. Convention, Lobbyist William Timmons, a quietly genial man who represents such blue- chippers as Boeing, Chrysler, ABC and Anheuser-Busch, controlled access to the podium. G.O.P. Senators lobbied him for prime...
Not only did he fill to overflowing Madison Square Garden and the Convention Center in Washington, D.C., but he also illicited vocal approval from guests at Cruse's Harvard lecture last fall and at last weekend's colloquium when his name was mentioned in presentation or debate.
Johnston, the only woman Democrat in the race thus far, said that she has developed negotiating skills during her 23 years as an organizer and active member of the Democratic Party. She has served as executive director of Somerville's Metropolitan Area Planning Council and as a 1984 Democratic Party...
Khanjar, speaking at the invitation of the Republican Club, described the toy bombs and mines used by the Soviets against Afghan citizens in an "unsuccessful attempt to demoralize the Afghani people." Such weapons, which maim and mutilate rather than kill, have been banned by the Geneva Convention.
Flarescu sees Dukakis as a potential power at the convention even if he should decide not to seek the nomination. "It is very likely that a national candidate would offer him a position."