Word: mccormack
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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State Attorney-General Edward J. McCormack, Jr. yesterday fielded questions ranging from the effect of H. Stuart Hughes' candidacy to his stand on federal aid to parochial schools, as he sought support for his Senate race before a group of young Democrats at Kirkland House...
...McCormack, who is opposed for the Democratic nomination for senator by Edward M. (Ted) Kennedy '54, stressed the importance of his experience in state and municipal government. He said that many of the problems he has faced as Attorney-General are encountered in the federal government as well, citing as an example the effort to protect the consumer through the establishment of government advisory councils...
Pointing with pride to his record on civil rights, McCormack said, "Through my office and the legislation I have sponsored, Massachusetts is now considered by many to be the number one state in the nation on civil rights and civil liberties...
After his brief talk, McCormack answered a variety of questions. On the Hughes' candidacy, he said, "I have a great deal of respect for Professor Hughes. I consider him a serious candidate...
...seemed sure that his candidacy would be no help to the President. With a third Kennedy ready to enter the national political scene, both Republicans and Democrats in Washington buzzed last week with renewed talk of a Kennedy dynasty. Some House leaders feel that the Kennedy-McCormack race in Massachusetts is already straining the President's relations with the House, and may make it hard for him to work candidly with the men under John McCormack. Democrats, somewhat annoyed at Teddy, are sure that the race will be an embarrassment, no matter who wins. Republicans feel that...