Word: kupferman
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1960-1969
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...constitutional, Harlem remains a district without a Congressman. For months, Republican Theodore Kup-ferman, representing Manhattan's Silk Stocking district, has been fielding problems from Powell's old constituents. But now the petitions from Harlem have been reduced to a trickle (only one all summer), and Kupferman observes, "What they're doing is proving that they don't need a Congressman...
...less opposition. Small wonder. Every state will get a piece of the action-a dam, a federal office building, a harbor-improvement project or some other goody that a Congressman can mention to his constituents. "Somebody ought to oppose the pork barrel," cried New York Republican Theodore Kupferman. Aside from Kupferman, whose Manhattan silk-stocking district got nothing...
...articulate and gentlemanly to the end. And, regardless of party labels, their political views were almost indistinguishable-so much so that the perplexed voters of Manhattan's liberal, sophisticated 17th Congressional District could hardly make up their minds. When the votes were counted last week, Republican Theodore Roosevelt Kupferman won over Democrat Orin Lehman by only 995 votes, 1% of the 95,000 cast...
Tammanyphobes. Theodore Roosevelt Kupferman, 45, a former show-business lawyer and a city councilman, is what his name implies, a direct political descendant of Teddy Roosevelt's Progressives, and a Tammanyphobe from the school that brought on Fiorello La Guardia, Senator Jacob Javits and Mayor Lindsay. In the absence of debate, Kupferman has emphasized his legislative experience, reminds everyone that he is a "man like Lindsay," and even has Javits, Lindsay's chairman, to supervise his campaign-assisted by Tom Brownell, 25, son of Dwight Eisenhower's Attorney General...
Flipflops. Early in the campaign, the candidates almost had an issue. Lehman's name appeared on a newspaper advertisement supporting Johnson's policy in Viet Nam while Kupferman said that the U.S. should get out of Viet Nam "as soon as possible." Lehman withdrew his name from a second pro-Johnson ad. Kupferman explained hastily that it would be "unthinkable" for the U.S. to dishonor its commitment. Each accused the other of "flipflopping" as they came out shoulder to shoulder in favor of continuing the war and all-out efforts to seek peace. In 1964 Lindsay...