Word: democratized
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Russell gave way to Minnesota Democrat Hubert Humphrey, the Johnson Administration's floor manager for the bill. In his lapel Humphrey wore a red rose like a battle standard. "The Constitution of the United States is on trial," he said. "The question is whether we will have two types of citizenship in this nation, or first-class citizenship...
...country in December. Considering Goldwater's ideas on the possible use of atomic bombs in North Viet Nam, his rejection by the British press, and the alarm of the Soviets at his views, to say nothing of the domestic chaos advocated, I'll be voting for a Democrat like my life depended...
...Scripps-Howard chain, they stand about as far apart as they can get. Each has its own plant, its own staff and even its own editorial course. In 1958, for example, the Enquirer endorsed Republican C. William O'Neill for Ohio Governor, while the Post plumped for Democrat Mike Di Salle. Separation was part of a calculated Scripps-Howard effort to allay suspicions of monopoly, and to demonstrate that competition can flourish even in a one-ownership newspaper town. Last week Scripps-Howard's Ohio stronghold was under Government siege. In a suit filed in Federal District Court...
Time was when top officers of national political conventions were picked because of their position of integral power within the party structure. For example, the permanent chairman has often been the party leader in the U.S. House of Representatives-Democrat Sam Rayburn or Republicans Joe Martin and Charlie Halleck. But such senior party citizens have a tendency toward bald heads, bulb noses, or gravel voices-and none of these come over well on television. The fashion nowadays is to select younger, better-looking men to project the party's image. Thus, the Republican National Committee last week named Oregon...
...getting pretty hot himself. "I do not yield the floor for any purpose!" he cried. For nearly 20 minutes, the two men yelled across the aisle at each other while Teddy and Parliamentarian Charles Watkins flipped frantically through the rule book. Not quite sure of what to do, Democrat Teddy repeatedly thumped his gavel and ordered Republican Case to sit down.* The Democrats then defeated the Williams resolution...