Word: leadership
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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OVER THE PAST YEAR the American people, through their involvement in the political system of this country, have tested that system and challenged it to come forth with exceptional candidates and creative leadership. The system has answered with Humphrey, Nixon, and Wallace...
...staff for the care and cataloguing of the collections is another; and the acquisition of new books is a third. Every institution, however, has similar problems. The Houghton--with an annual budget of about $750,000--is in a good position today because of its tremendous accumulation under the leadership of Jackson and Hofer over the past 25 years...
...mood in Pennsylvania is so bleak that Joe Clark predicts that one more defeat, far from rejuvenating the party, will relegate it to "permanent minority status." He could be right. The Democratic leadership has succeeded so well in stifling young talent that there maybe nobody around capable of picking up the pieces-and that is true not only in Pennsylvania but elsewhere...
...inflationary fever. Moreover, Congress abdicated its purse string power by insisting that the Administration cut $6 billion from expenditures. This may be a more important shift in congressional philosophy than the end of the long-standing alliance between Republicans and Southern conservatives, achieved by the new G.O.P. leadership's policy of offering alternatives, rather than merely saying...
There were signs that the Soviets were growing weary of dealing with such resilient men. Despite their overpowering military presence, they still remain unable to find a political quisling to do their bidding. Even so, the Soviet press opened a new attack on the Prague leadership, There were also reports that Soviet army officers were encouraging conservative Communists to form anti Dubček factions. The main problem is that Dubček's popularity remains so high among Czechoslovaks that any move to overthrow him would most likely require direct Soviet military action and perhaps even the creation...