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When the booing or jeering from the Goldwaterites threatens to get out of hand, Kennedy raises his hand to stop his partisans from answering in kind. "I think its very nice Barry's supporters are here today. When I started campaigning, there were eighteen of them in the state. Now there are nine of them and they're holding a state convention here today." Amidst the general laughter Kennedy slides back into his routine...
...alerted the country to the Cuban missile threat and insisted the President answer the Russian challenge. His outstanding legislative record includes active support of the test-ban treaty, the tax-cut bill, the civil-rights bill, the anti-poverty program, and the medicare program. His dedicated service throughout his eighteen years in Congress has gained him the respect of fellow congressmen and has made him a leader of the moderate wing of the Republican party. It is hard indeed to accept as "mediocre" a man of such constructive accomplishments, a man whom the New York Times recently endorsed...
Over the past eighteen years, the Ford Foundation has given the University $38,732,175 in grants--more than any other institution in Massachusetts, a report by the foundation reveals...
Meanwhile, most members of the Credentials Committee express approval of the President's compromise. Support for a minority report immediately slips from eighteen to four. Rauh maintains that the compromise is "fair and square;" he has, however, lost the trust of the Freedom Party. Many staff members unfairly charge King with having convinced the Credentials Committee not to issue a minority report...
Meanwhile, most members of the Credentials Committee express approval of the President's compromise. Support for a minority report immediately slips from eighteen to four. Rauh maintains that the compromise is "fair and square;" he has, however, lost the trust of the Freedom Party. Many staff members unfairly charge King with having convinced the Credentials Committee not to issue a minority report...