Word: hawkishness
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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When the votes were counted, Fulbright totaled 218,222 v. 194,081 for his foes combined. Asked what conclusions President Johnson might draw from the outcome in a supposedly hawkish state, Fulbright grinned and said that it proved he was right: "The majority support my stand on Viet...
...least popular resolution was sponsored by Fairbank and Professor I. Milton Sachs of Brandeis. Their position, the most "hawkish" of the four, called upon the U.S. to "de-emphasize bombing and reliance on firepower in general, and to greatly and rapidly increase our support of political and social programs through military 'clear and hold' operations rather than 'search and destroy' missions...
NEBRASKA, May 14. Here Johnson may gain his first unsullied victory of the year in a directly contested race. The state is markedly hawkish, the Democratic regulars seemingly loyal. Last week former Governor Frank Morrison took over leadership of the Johnson campaign organization. The anti-Johnson sentiment seems too slight to support one challenger, let alone...
Despite New Hampshire's hawkish reputation, McCarthy held the President to 50 per cent of the vote, while scoring 41 per cent himself. With 85 per cent of the precincts reporting, Johnson had 21,239 votes to 17,109 for McCarthy...
When the more hawkish members of the YRs said that the bombing should not be stopped, Irwin Gaines '69, vice-president of the Club, said, "There's a very good reason to cease bombing--there are people being killed...