Word: goldwaterism
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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The claim was only moderately extravagant. On defense, on foreign policy, on most economic assumptions, in their view of America's role in the world, Nixon and McGovern are instinctive opposites. In some cases, though, like the question of guaranteed annual income, the differences may be in rhetoric and...
The Nader staff contends that a Congressman's aides can handle most of the essential responses and does not insist on answers to all of them. Amazingly, nearly 90% of the members of Congress have cooperated with the young investigators. The holdouts include New York's Senator James...
Senator Barry Goldwater of Arizona observed on the Senate floor that the Guild action "does not surprise me one bit," and reminded his listeners that "many times I have referred to the liberal leaning of some sections of the American press corps." Republican Campaign Director Clark MacGregor thought the Guild...
The lawyer, Douglas Caddy, 34, a leader of youth groups in Barry Goldwater's 1964 presidential campaign, had mysteriously appeared to represent the five suspects when they were jailed -even though at that time none had telephoned anyone about the arrests. Caddy pleaded before the jury that his relationship...
NOT exactly a household word outside his native South Dakota and the U.S. Senate, McGovern at the outset of his campaign had to strive for the very basic accomplishment of making his name well and favorably known. That he has done in convincing fashion; the majority of panelists speak of...