Word: gop
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Bowles cited as evidence for the under-lying GOP support of New Deal programs that "no New Deal legislation has thus far been repealed," and that in several areas the current administration has actually extended the scope of welfare programs...
CONTROVERSY over whether President Eisenhower's health is a campaign issue strikes us as silly. Of course it is an issue. Ike made it an issue, himself, candidly and honestly. Pursuing the "health issue," let us consider the effect upon the GOP ticket if the enemies of Richard Nixon succeed in shoving him aside for someone more palatable to them. That would be taken as an admission that the party really does not expect President Eisenhower to fill out a second term, and therefore is concentrating on the vice-presidency...
...Forum; he has also tried to take advantage of talks scheduled by the Conservative Club. Since he seems to operate under the theory that the HYRC has an option on any Republicans speaking before undergraduate groups, Thomson tried to persuade the Conservative Club to co-sponsor all its planned GOP talks. Failing to achieve this openly, Thomson now seems to have appealed to Washington for help. For when the past president of the Conservative Club sought to have Senator Bridges speak under its auspices, instead of the Political Forum's, the spokesman for the National Committee told him to "play...
...GOP leader said he would join with Senate Democratic Leader Lyndon Johnson of Texas in offering a resolution tomorrow to set up a special committee to develop all the facts about the $2,500 campaign contribution offer reported by Case...
...Democrat." After being mayor less than a week, Sullivan announced his candidacy for the Democratic nomination for Governor's Council. He's lost only one election in his life: running for County Clerk of Courts on the Democratic ticket in 1952, he was defeated in the GOP landslide. "But it took Ike to beat me," he beamed...