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...Lucey says it was difficult for Kennedy "to get a fair hearing from the press during the hostage crisis. Jimmy was staying in the Rose Garden and looking very Presidential," he adds. After Kennedy's concession on the eve of the Democratic Convention. Lucey walked out of the forum, to avoid feeling committed to support the Democratic nominee...
When he got back to his home in Wisconsin, Lucey says, there were messages all over to call John Anderson. Soon afterwards he accepted a slot on the National Unity Party's ticket. The ten weeks on the campaign trail for Anderson were "an invigorating experience," he says. "I never campaigned harder in my life, though I knew there was no uncertainty about the outcome...
...despite his "bolt" from the Democratic Party in 1980. Lucey says that this time he's sticking with the party "all the way." "There's not the same crying need for a third alternative this year," he says. And although he maintains that third parties are "an escape valve that ought to be readily available." Lucey says he's tried to persuade Anderson not to make a second effort...
...difficult enough to beat an incumbent President." Lucey explains. "This time an Anderson effort may cause mischief that could cost the Democrats the Presidency...
...that, he says, is a risk he's not willing to take. "It's important for the country and for humanity that this Administration be replaced," Lucey adds...