Word: lyndon
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...space program and the ABM?all of them cautiously worked out with the help of advisers, on whom he relied more than his brother did. But he gained confidence in his own political judgment and seemed to believe a statement that has been attributed to both John Kennedy and Lyndon Johnson, that Ted is the best politician in the Kennedy family...
Though he claims that the Nixon Administration has slipped back to where Lyndon Johnson was in 1967, he does not now appear interested in leading another crusade. It has been suggested -and McCarthy has not completely ruled it out-that he move to New York and run for the Senate in 1970 as an independent. But that might split the Democratic vote and ensure a victory for Charles Goodell, the Republican incumbent. As for the future beyond his present Senate term, McCarthy says: "I know what I want to do. Whether I'll do what I want...
...theory, the surtax is a fiscal mechanism, a key weapon in the fight against inflation. In practice-as two Presidents have discovered to their chagrin-Congress has found it a handy lever for forcing its fiscal views on the Chief Executive. Last year a House coalition compelled Lyndon Johnson to accept stringent budget cuts before they would pass the tax. This year liberals in the Senate are demanding as their price for extending the surcharge a major overhaul of the entire tax structure...
...strong opposition from the teachers themselves, many of whom are frankly terrified at the prospect of working in violence-plagued ghetto schools. Redmond's policy collapsed when Mayor Richard Daley-who in 1965 thawed the HEW-imposed freeze on federal funds to Chicago schools with a call to Lyndon Johnson-threw his support behind the teachers' union...
Well Connected. Indeed, Evers brought overnight fame to the area. Messages of congratulation came from President Nixon, Lyndon Johnson, Hubert Humphrey, Edmund Muskie, Eugene McCarthy and many other national figures. Though he could not be there himself, New York Governor Rockefeller provided a jet to carry Evers' admirers southward. Former Attorney Genera.' Ramsey Clark came. So did Civil Rights Leaders Whitney Young and Juliar, Bond, and a delegation of film and TV stars. Leontyne Price was on hand to sing The Star-Spangled Banner...