Word: humphreyism
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...probably done much to stir racial tensions between Blacks and whites as well. Moreover, the framers of the 1964 Civil Rights Act never envisioned their legislation as the precursor to quotas and set-asides. In a speech on the Senate floor before passage of the 1964 Act, Hubert Humphrey declared that Title VII, which bans racial and sex discrimination, "does not provide that any quota systems may be established to maintain racial balance in employment...
...disintegration of a public man entered its final stages last week when the Senate ethics committee recommended that the full Senate publicly denounce Minnesota Republican David Durenberger, 55, who occupies the seat once held by Hubert Humphrey and at one time looked as though he might be worthy of it. The panel's three Democrats and three Republicans accused the Senator of knowingly engaging in reprehensible conduct that was "clearly and unequivocally unethical." They also recommended that Durenberger be required to pay to charity the $95,000 he received in excess of allowable speaking fees and another...
...constitutional amendment, those who favored the first but now oppose the latter will have trouble arguing that their stand is one of pure principle. Other Democrats are joining the fight for an amendment, some out of sincere conviction, others out of electoral expediency. On the other side, Gordon Humphrey, a rock-ribbed conservative from New Hampshire who is not seeking re- election, is among the Republicans who oppose the amendment. "I find it trivializing," he says. "I just don't like tampering with the Bill of Rights...
Since Hollywood has such a short memory, a big hit in 1990 could turn De Laurentiis into the comeback kid. His first contender is a $19 million remake of Desperate Hours, the 1955 Humphrey Bogart classic. One ominous sign: the film's director is Michael Cimino, the noted flopmeister, and its star is Mickey Rourke, no big draw. Uh-oh: Has Dino done it again? The title of another forthcoming De Laurentiis production seems to convey his message to anyone who doubts his sheer chutzpah and tenacity: Over My Dead Body...
...best passages in the book recounts the campaign of 1968, a year of tragedy and stress. Nixon capitalized on the turmoil, playing to Main Street's abhorrence of disorder. Yet he also threaded his way between the extremism of George Wallace and the ambivalence of Hubert Humphrey. Nixon's caution almost enabled Humphrey to recoup in the final days, but the Republican knew his constituency well enough to squeeze out a puny plurality. Over the next four years, he built that slight advantage into a mighty force despite the agony of Viet Nam. Ambrose leaves his protagonist in inexplicable melancholy...