Word: mccormack
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...President's youngest brother told a news conference jammed into the living room of his Boston home that he will oppose state Attorney-General Edward C McCormack in the Democratic primary because "I believe that I can win the election in November and be effective in representing the people of this Commonwealth in the Senate...
...rough as when they turn on each other, Massachusetts has waited expectantly for months for the battle between Teddy and Eddie. Last week, with both back on native Boston soil after tours of foreign lands, the clash was ready to be joined. Massachusetts Attorney General Edward J. ("Eddie") McCormack Jr., 38, favorite nephew of House Speaker John McCormack, was ready to announce this week that he will indeed be a candidate for the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senator; Edward R. ("Teddy") Kennedy, 30, youngest brother of the President, let it be known through friends that he will file shortly...
Farlier, Rep. Richard Bolling (D-Mo.) told the Young Democrats that McCormack was "one of the dukes" that run the House and does not have the great personal power which the late Sam Rayburn acquired because of his long tenure...
Despite reports of a rift with President Kennedy, McCormack warmly praised the legislative record of the New Frontier. The discussion with the Young Democrats ended when a McCormack aide announced "Larry O'Brien is here from the White House." O'Brien, who is Kennedy's chief Haison man with Congress, shook hands with members of the YDCHR group. Then, he and McCormack withdrew for a huddle...
Asked about a McCormack-backed plan to add three seats to the House, Bolling replied, "I'm from Missouri." Missouri is one of three states that would lose one less Congressman if the expansion plan were adopted. The others are Pennsylvania and Massachusetts...