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Less susceptible to persuasion was a union business agent from Pennsylvania. Said he: "The Southern Baptist thing still bothers a lot of people, including me. And Carter is an amateur surrounded by amateurs." But later he, too, softened: "At heart I'm a Democrat." Many more labor delegates shared the mood of Jim Mahoney, executive vice president of the Pennsylvania AFL-CIO: "There will be enthusiasm for Carter. AFL-CIO President George Meany wants to go all the way for the Democratic ticket, and we're starting now, not two months from...
Mondale is primarily known for his devotion to easing the plight of the neglected and the disadvantaged. "I've spent a lot of time suffering over human rights, and I've had some notions based on my personal life," he says. "There's just millions of kids in this country that are utterly destroyed before they have a chance. I think it's the most costly, unfair, outrageous thing that happens in America." To get a better feeling for the problems of the deprived, Mondale has marched with Cesar Chavez' United Farm Workers, visited Indians...
...JIMMY CARTER: He is very bright. He has done a lot of work, and I like the way he attacks problems. Most politicians, I regret to say, begin with polls and then back into a solution after they've analyzed what may be popular, and avoid what is unpopular. At least, in our discussions we talked about problems first on their own merit ... One thing that appeals to Democrats-he's shown a lot of courage on civil rights. Here's a man who looks honest, looks decent, looks like he can manage, looks like...
...VICE PRESIDENCY: Carter said the problem has been that Presidents feel threatened by Vice Presidents. They don't want to share the stage. He said, "I don't feel threatened that way and I don't believe I will. I'm going to need a lot of help running this Government" ... I told Carter if it is a ceremonial job, I'm not interested...
Jimmy's mother, "Miss Lillian." gave a continuous round of interviews. "I don't mind the questions at all," she confessed. "I like them a lot." A little too much perhaps for her son's taste. She offered a novel account of how he first declared his intention of seeking the presidency. Clad only in his shorts one night in 1973, he put a foot on her bed and started to speak. "Take your foot off the bed." Miss Lillian commanded. When Jimmy said that he would run for President and win, she thought he must...