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Yet Baldwin is a jailbird, and under threat of a dishonorable discharge from the U.S. Army. Born Kenneth Baldwin in Utica, N.Y., 30 years ago, he enlisted in the army in 1957, won an award as the "outstanding soldier of the regiment." In 1958 he was shipped to Turkey and...
As for Baldwin himself, his morale is high except when he broods about his bad-conduct discharge, which does not become effective until his banishment is up and he returns to the U.S. He says, "I made a mistake, but I have tried to make up for it. I would...
If you are a liberal in 1910, democracy demands that the powers of the speaker be limited. If you are a liberal in 1937, the ability of committees block legislation should not be threatened by irresponsible use of such methods as the discharge petition (New Deal Democrats raised the number...
And if you are a liberal Congressman in the 1960's who has enjoyed a favorable relationship with the establishment like Missouri Congressman Richard Bolling, your view will not be the same as that of a liberal senator of the same period like Pennsylvania's Joseph Clark, who has been...
Bolling emphasizes his position as an establishment, middle-of-the-road type in his descriptions of the Lanrum-Griffin, Civil Rights, and Rules fights. He tried to get pro-labor liberals to accept a moderate labor control bill. He implies that their failure to do so contributed to the eventual...