Word: leadership
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...that has never forgotten the debacle of Catholic Al Smith in 1928 (to prove himself a winner outside heavily Catholic Massachusetts, Kennedy has little choice but to enter perilous presidential primaries in 1960). His youth, now so appealing, may be turned against him when the Democrats start seeking "mature" leadership (Kennedy figures it would help if Dick Nixon, just four years older, were the Republican candidate). He is, in many aspects, a conservative, and 1960 could conceivably bring the rejuvenation of the liberals ("In a militantly liberal convention I wouldn't have a ghost of a chance...
Crimson forward Tom Bernhei tied for the Ivy League scoring leadership as a result of Pennsylvania's 1-0 shutout of Cornell last Thursday. Final results show that Bernheim tallied five goals in six league games, as did Bert Stratta of Cornell and Tom Baskett of Princeton...
Although the recent ailment of the President should prove disastrous to neither the nation nor the President, it has severely complicated an already difficult and dangerous situation. At the present time, and for the past few years, there has been an exasperatingly obvious need for Presidential leadership of the strongest and most active type. This nation's foreign relations, military preparedness, economic development, educational levels, and scientific activities need the firm leadership which can be provided only from the highest governmental levels. The President's latest attack will probably make it still more difficult for him to devote even...
From whom the necessary leadership is to come, if it is to come at all, is a difficult and critical question. The President may decide that he cannot fulfill the demands of the Presidency, and then resign in favor of Vice President Nixon. Even if Mr. Eisenhower remains in office, the Vice President will have to assume a more active role if the executive branch of the government is to provide the necessary leadership. In either case, the need for a stronger and more positive program by the Democratic majority in Congress would seem apparent...
...noted European space authority and grandson of Kaiser Wilhelm II added that the "whole civilized world is looking towards the United States for leadership" in the struggle for the control of space...