Word: oppositionism
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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THIS dichotomy is not particularly new; it has appeared periodically in the struggles between "bosses" and "reformers" in American politics. Though the surface aspects of the struggle have changed, the underlying opposition in political ethics has remained remarkably constant.
Viewed solely from Washington, the Administration's tactics appear to many to be thoroughly inept. Factions within the Executive wrangle too long and too publicly before decisions are made. There has been an inability to gauge congressional sentiment. Unless the Nixon voting rights bill, for example, was designed simply...
Despite these pieties, Dent is regarded by many liberals as a Southern-fried Rasputin in the Nixon Administration. Whenever the White House seems to drift to the right or placate Southern interests, Presidential Aide Dent is thought to be deeply involved. He was, after all, a close associate of South...
Some of the opposition believe that Safeguard could be shelved by substantially hardening ICBM sites at a smaller cost ($6 billion to $7 billion). The Pentagon wants to do that in addition to Safeguard; the Air Force is already seeking out "hard rock" silo locations that would make ICBMs more...
To mollify opposition to nationalization, the government divided BSC into four geographical regions, each run by an executive of an old private steel company. The regional managers tried to maintain their operations as separate entities and ignored Melchett's efforts to exert centralized control. One manager, for example, announced...