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...session" enjoyed by the Congressman and Dorothy. In one conversation, he complains about having to attend "a lousy subcommittee hearing" and agrees to put off anything for Dorothy, "even a presidential appointment." Riegle, who once had hopes of running for President some day, called the disclosure a "most vicious hatchet job" and added that he is "not a perfect human being." At the moment, he is campaigning for the Senate seat vacated by Philip Hart, and his seven-point lead over Opponent Marvin Esch shows signs of slipping. The Dorothy tapes will hardly help...
Edwin O. Reischauer, University Professor, emphasized his support for Carter and Mondale while Wald reffered to "that hatchet man Dole" as one of the reasons he "shuddered to face the consequences" of a Food victory...
They started with smiles and Senator Robert Dole saying that he hoped it would be a "fun evening. "They ended with bitter exchanges and Senator Walter Mondale calling his opponent a "hatchet man." The debate last week between the two vice-presidential candidates-the first such session in the nation's history-turned out to be a tart and often engrossing display of political theater, a duel between two evenly matched men whose debating skills had been sharply honed during the wars on Capitol Hill. Both Mondale and Dole sometimes articulated the views of their top bananas more concisely...
...might have given Mondale an ultimate edge-was Dole's ill-considered remark that World War I, World War II, the Korean War and Viet Nam were all "Democrat wars" that killed 1.6 million Americans. Retorted Mondale: "I think Senator Dole has richly earned his reputation as a hatchet man tonight. Does he really mean to suggest that there was a partisan difference over our involvement... to fight Nazi Germany...
...Carter candidacy. McGovern may well give a major speech, stressing the rally-round-Carter theme, at or just before the Democratic Convention. In the days ahead, when Carter meets with former foes, he will probably renew the pledge he made when George Wallace phoned him to bury the hatchet at 2 a.m. last Wednesday: "George, I'll make you the best President this country ever had." Even in the flush of victory, that was quite a statement...