Word: nelsoned
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
Bayh's legislative skills were demonstrated by his work as chairman of the Constitutional Amendments subcommittee. He was principal author of the 25th Amendment, which provides for an orderly succession if the President is disabled or removed; Gerald Ford and Nelson Rockefeller took office under its provisions. Bayh participated in drafting the 26th Amendment, which lowered the voting age to 18. He was prominent in drawing up the 27th Equal Rights Amendment, which bars inequality of treatment on the basis of sex. The amendment has been ratified by 34 of the required 38 states...
...Lola Nelson Auburn...
...crisis deepened, Beame made an urgent, last-ditch attempt to persuade President Ford to end his adamant opposition to a federal loan guarantee or any other help for New York. Earlier in the week, city officials had been cheered by Vice President Nelson Rockefeller's plea for swift congressional action to "avoid catastrophe." Despite White House denials, New Yorkers interpreted the Vice President's statement as meaning that Ford was relenting. In fact, Rocky and Ford were sharply and openly split on the issue, and White House aides were furious at the Vice President...
...July liberals and moderates were enraged by Callaway's clumsy attempt to win Southern support for Ford by suggesting that Vice President Nelson Rockefeller was the President's "No. 1 problem" in the South and should perhaps be replaced by a younger man. More recently, in a meeting on Capitol Hill, conservative Republicans hissed and booed Callaway for suggesting that they should back Ford "because he's the only President we've got." Lately, Callaway has been under fire from Ford supporters who complain that he is running an inept campaign. Responds Callaway: "The only opinion...
...several stops on the eclectic imperial itinerary, which last week extended-in mood and manner as well as geography-from the canyons of New York City to the quiet beaches of Honolulu. The week began with a helicopter ride out of Manhattan for a sedate visit with Vice President Nelson Rockefeller and his wife Happy at the handsome Japanese-style house they have built on their Pocantico Hills estate. Rockefeller, playing tourist in his own home, snapped souvenir photos of his distinguished visitors...