Word: harrimans
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...flesh out his committee, Ziffren suggested Adlai Stevenson, Estes Kefauver, Harry Truman, New York Governor Averell Harriman, Eleanor Roosevelt and Michigan's Governor G. Mennen Williams. Another nominee: Lyndon Johnson, who already is fending off a clamor for a change in the Senate rules to forestall filibustering (TIME, Dec. 3). Parrying Ziffren's invitation, Johnson tentatively agreed to serve, postponed final decision until he caucused with House Speaker and Fellow Texan Sam Rayburn to assay Ziffren's strength...
Jacob Javits has made a poor beginning as Senator from New York by involving himself in a petty political squabble with Governor Averell Harriman. Javits plans to retain his post as State Attorney General until January 9, when the Republican-controlled State Legislature convenes, so that another Republican may be appointed by the legislature to fill his post. Democrat Harriman claims, however, that the meeting of the Senate on January 3 will automatically vacate Javits' state post and permit the Governor to fill the spot with an appointee...
...While Harriman's position may be of doubtful legality, Javits' is certainly of little wisdom. An avowed liberal, Javits should be present in the Senate on January 3 to aid the move aimed at changing Senate rules to make filibustering over civil rights legislation more difficult...
Hurrah for Dick Nixon! I have wondered low long this Democrat hogwash about the 'little man" would go unchallenged. There is no such thing as a little American. Most of us are small businessmen or wage earners. We may not have as much money as Stevenson or Harriman, but we can bet our bottom dollar that they are not planning on dividing affairs with...
While Estes blasted Richard Nixon and Republican corruption, Campaign Assistant J. Howard McGrath sniped at National Committeeman Carmine De Sapio (who led the anti-Stevenson-Kefauver forces on Harriman's behalf at the Chica go convention): "He must have a vested interest in seeing this ticket defeated." But after Kefauver received telegrams of welcome from De Sapio and Governor Harriman, McGrath cooled down, accepted the explanation of local leaders: they were busy 24 hours a day getting voters registered for the election, could not spare time even to accompany their candidate. Said McGrath: "Merely a tempest in a teapot...