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...constitutional government of Ramón Castillo. Rewarded with the post of Secretary of Labor, he carefully cultivated a following among the working masses. Their support helped him survive another coup in 1945 and brought him the presidency in the election of 1946. He became an accomplished practitioner of crowd manipulation???staging mass demonstrations ?and propaganda. To gain control of the courts and universities, he fired judges and teachers suspected of favoring the political opposition. He harassed and imprisoned his opponents and abolished press freedom. His dictatorial techniques, while less brutal and bloody, were reminiscent of his fascist heroes...
...professor at Texas' San Antonio College. He is also the younger brother of former Treasury Secretary John Connally, who now heads Democrats for Nixon. Golfrey and Brother John do not see eye to eye on the presidential campaign. "Nixon," says Golfrey Connally, "is a master of the art of manipulation???equating patriotism with support of his policies. By implication, critics are subversives." Nixon understands the public fear of dramatic change, says Golfrey Connally, "but there is no alternative to coming to grips with the complex issues...
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