Word: democratics
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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HERMAN E. TALMADGE, 59, a Georgia Democrat, is a plainspoken, cigar-chomping Senate veteran who had to be prodded into serving on the committee. "I don't have the time nor the resources nor the inclination to be a private eye," he explains. Whatever Ervin does will be all right with Talmadge...
DANIEL K. INOUYE, 48, Democrat from Hawaii, is assistant majority whip. A combat veteran who lost his right arm in World War II, he is likely to be one of the most aggressive interrogators...
JOSEPH M. MONTOYA, 57, Democrat from New Mexico, served eight years in the House before he was elected to the Senate in 1964. Not a Senate power, he is likely to follow Ervin's lead...
Says Senator Philip Hart, the Michigan Democrat: "The level of decency among politicians is at least as high as it is among lawyers. Most of the bandits and bad actors in Watergate are not politicians. Whatever they are, they're not politicians." Representative John Anderson, an Illinois Republican, provides the bottom line: "Watergate was an aberration ... it should not be viewed as some new evidence that all the timbers are rotten...
SENATOR HENRY M. JACKSON, 60, of Washington, despite a poor showing in last year's presidential primaries, rises as the conservative Democrat who hopes to draw the party away from George McGovern's ultraliberals. In '76 Democrats will be seeking a candidate who is politically "clean," as Jackson is. He is also one of the most powerful Senators, holding several key committee assignments...