Word: nixon
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Richard Milhous Nixon loves Spiro Theodore Agnew, warts and all. But why? With all his vituperative attacks on the Viet Nam Moratorium. Agnew has violated the President's Inauguration Day dictum to speak softly. He has incurred a bad press and shortened some congressional tempers. Certainly. But those who have been most offended are in the main liberals, who are down on the Administration anyway. As Republican National Committee Chairman Rogers Morton said: "I think he's helping us more than hurting...
...course, Nixon knows that Agnew is not perfect. The President privately admitted that he thought Agnew had used "clumsy language" in some of his speeches. Nixon is described as "mildly upset" with the Vice President for his address on Oct. 19 in New Orleans, in which Agnew called the Moratorium supporters an "effete corps of impudent snobs." But it was a mild pique, and Nixon went out of his way last week to praise Agnew publicly. Assessing Agnew's performance in office when they both appeared at a Republican National Committee conference, Nixon declared: "He's done...
...Agnew's assaults on the peaceniks. Letters and telegrams flowed into the vice-presidential office at a ratio of 3 to 1 in favor of his statements. The Administration views Agnew as a valuable weapon in its continuing efforts to keep the South safe from George Wallace. Nixon's own speeches, of course, are muted in comparison with Agnew's, and if the contrast makes the President appear the cool-headed moderate-well, that's political imagery. Every Administration needs a large target to draw fire away from the boss...
...fact that the White House has put no muzzle on the Vice President. In fact, said an Agnew aide, "We have a constituency of one to please and we wouldn't be doing this unless we were told to do so by the man." The aide said Nixon ordered Agnew to continue the assault. Agnew spent three days last week honing an anti-Moratorium address for a Republican fund-raising dinner in Harrisburg, Pa. Delivered before a highly partisan audience, Agnew's speech was a smashing success. In 26 minutes he was interrupted 23 times by applause...
...whom said they have been following the case at least "fairly closely." Since Kennedy had figured prominently in presidential speculation, Harris matched him against the 1968 Republican and American Independent candidates to see how he stood in August and at the present. The sampling immediately after the accident gave Nixon 48%, Kennedy 38% and George Wallace 8%. Now Nixon gets 54%, Kennedy 30%, and Wallace 9%. Other results of the two polls are summarized in a series of statements with which respondents were asked to agree or disagree...