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...Instead, Lowenstein proposes his own peace plan, one which he thinks both sides could accept in essence, "that we offer to withdraw all of our land, sea and air forces provided that they give us back the prisoners and withdraw their forces from Cambodia." As for the fate of the current Saigon regime if his recommendation is followed, Lowenstein says, "You can't make a government that is hated by the people stand up when you leave...
...Lowenstein refuses to express a preference for any one of the several Democratic Senators currently mentioned as possible contenders for the 1972 Democratic crown, saying it's too early and that issues are more important than men at this point. He will say however, that Edward M. Kennedy and Hubert H. Humphrey will not be nominated. Citing Chappaquiddick as the main reason, Lowenstein said, "Edward Kennedy simply won't get it." Regarding Humphrey, Lowenstein emphasized his respect and fondness for the Minnesota Senator but concluded, "To lose to Richard Nixon is an amazing achievement and nobody wants...
...loss of Robert F. Kennedy that haunts Lowenstein and the peace movement to a dangerous degree: "We are all thinking still of the terrible fact that the greatest leader we had was killed. That death gets worse all the time. We subconsciously measure everybody against Kennedy. But we're never going to have anyone as uniquely and ideally qualified as Robert Kennedy. We're not going to get anyone of that quality or capacity again so we've got to move on. Yet you sense his absence more poignantly with each passing event...
...Lowenstein would enthusiastically welcome a challenger to Nixon in next year's Republican primaries and disagrees with those who say that Rep. Pete McCloskey (R-Calif.) lacks the national recognition required. "McCloskey can do it. You hear of people when they take on the President. If the campaign is conducted on an intelligent level smallness will not be an issue." Lowenstein also said that Nixon cannot save himself by dumping Agnew and running with a liberal Vice-President: "It would just make it clear that he is utterly uninterested in the kind of problems that the people are interested...
...LOWENSTEIN was infuriated by the disruption of the planned teaching of pro-Administration speakers at Sanders Theatre on March 26. Terming the demonstration a "damaging blow to the peace movement" and an example of "lunatic hooliganism," Lowenstein demanded, "What the hell are they afraid of letting these people say. If they're so big on violence why don't they enlist in the Vietcong and kill somebody...