Word: kennedyism
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Many Democrats as well as Republicans, liberals as well as conservatives, rushed to write Kennedy's political obituary. Many more, however, again from both parties and both ends of the political spectrum, were less convinced that the Senator had been damaged beyond repair. The situation has been widely compared with...
Remember 1988 In any event, Kennedy has undoubtedly slipped drastically in the odds counting for the 1972 nomination, even as Edmund Muskie, Hubert Humphrey and George McGovern?not to mention some man yet unknown?have gained. That year is not out, of course, but the prospect last week was that...
Prayers Sought How will the case affect Kennedy's political career? One factor will be to what extent the U.S. public accepts his TV account of the debacle. It was a slick, carefully written statement that was well-delivered, with uncanny echoes of the haunting John Kennedy voice. Apart from...
There could be no doubt that the appeal was effective with many listeners and that Massachusetts, at any rate, would not abandon him. The speech, said Harvard Government Professor Samuel Beer, was a "great tribute to his humanity and strength." Many other Bay Staters obviously agreed. Tens of thousands of...
The Rigors of the Oval Office But in some respects, a presidential candidate must be above the larger human frailties. Some people will always wonder whether Kennedy, who at best bent and broke under extreme pressure, can stand up to the rigors of the Oval Office. Would his judgment, like...