Word: mcgoverns
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...statements they made in captivity. Concurrently, Ambassador William Porter, the chief U.S. negotiator in Paris, warned the North Vietnamese that such releases of prisoners were an impediment to the peace talks. These very recent assertions fly in the face of recurrent charges by the Nixon Administration that Senator George McGovern has turned his back on the POWs. As The New York Times commented, "The implication is once again that the men (POWs) should not have left the prison until the President brought them home...
...warranted. That is, every time that I have spoken to a Crimson reporter. I found that my comments have been somewhat distorted, or occasionally even totally misreported. In your case, the former description is more accurate. Specifically, I never suggested that I was disturbed about the change in Mcgovern's basis of support,. I did indicate that I disagreed with him and was even disturbed, if you want to use that word, with respect to his military policies. However, in discussing the change in the basis of support. I was simply being analytical, describing why I thought...
...people there supported McGovern," he continued, "but we did not want to have differing views on the candidate's conflict with the main issues at hand, which is to unite for common action in the streets...
Professor Seymour Lipset's statement that "McGovern's early supporters were attracted to him over the sex business, abortion and marriuans is insulting and just plain ridiculous. Perhaps I upset feels guilty and would like to forget about the war in Indochina. Surely you don't have to be a genius or even a Harvard professor to remember the days when McGovern was criticized for being a one user candidate, "Was that issue sex? abortion? manjuana? Even Seymour Lipset must be aware that Senator McGovern's early support was based mainly in his strong opposition to the war in Indochina...
After the rally the McGovern entourage will proceed to the Sheraton-Plaza Hotel where a fund-raising luncheon is scheduled to begin shortly after 1 p.m.. From lunch the nominee will go to taping sessions with the major local television stations, and then to private meetings with various supporters...