Word: mansfield
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Griffin's rump group would have no hope on a direct vote, but with Congress rushing toward a hoped-for Aug. 3 adjournment, it might get its way with a filibuster. Though Majority Leader Mike Mansfield could ask for a vote of cloture to limit debate, he would need a two-thirds majority, always difficult to come...
...Senate in special session until his nominations are approved. Obtaining their seats only through cloture or a special session would, however, be something of a humiliation for Fortas and Thornberry. The President and his nominees thus have some cause for concern. There is at least a possibility, says Mansfield, that Earl Warren might have to delay his retirement...
...Fulbright was taking potshots at the Pentagon's $660 million military-science research program, the $80 billion defense budget was getting a discouraging reception from tribal magicians elsewhere in the Senate, notably Majority Leader Mike Mansfield. But the Fulbright spell was still the most potent. In his criticism, he singled out studies seemingly remote from conventional soldiering. Why, for example, was the Defense Department studying Latin American students? Foster stuck to his brief, explaining that offbeat information was required because the U.S. might have to become involved in the unlikeliest places...
...Doubt? Inasmuch as Washington and Hanoi had done nothing more than select a place to talk about talks, the reaction was disproportionately euphoric. On Wall Street, the Dow-Jones industrial average spurted 11.91 points before receding during an 18 million-share day. In Washington, Senate Majority Leader Mike Mansfield cried: "Excellent, excellent! The ice jam has been broken." "This is the best news I have heard for a long time," said U.N. Secretary-General U Thant...
Cordial Confrontation. He avoided partisan politics, despite rising pressures to endorse Hubert Humphrey. Said Senate Majority Leader Mike Mansfield after a breakfast meeting: "I think he will keep hands off and let the Democratic Convention decide...