Word: electioneering
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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POLITICAL democracy as it exists in the U.S., wrote Walt Whitman, is "life's gymnasium, not of good only, but of all." Even in Whitman's day, there were those (mostly those who knew least about politics) who insisted that life's gymnasium was equipped only with...
Pulling the Rug. The Senate's G.O.P. liberals have raised revolts before-and walked away from them before-but this time George Aiken seemed to mean business. Reason: in 1958 such G.O.P. right-wing Senators as Nevada's George "Molly" Malone, Ohio's John Bricker, California'...
In the White House lobby Honest Harold soon got to what was on his mind: dump Dick Nixon. "There are a number of men," said he, "who could lead our Republican Party to victory in 1960-Ambassador Lodge, Governor Rockefeller, Secretary [of the Treasury] Bob Anderson and Secretary [of the...
Using Minnesota's bursting-with-health D.F.L. as their power base. Humphrey planners hope to throw out presidential lines into nearly all Midwestern and West ern states. A crucial part of their plans: an attempt to persuade Michigan's Wil liams not to lock horns with Humphrey, thereby...
Symington's strategy has been to act as if he never heard of the word "President." Early last winter he had a visit from Indiana's Frank McKinney, former Democratic national chairman (1951-53). who still speaks with the political voice of Harry S. Truman. McKinney wanted to...