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Furthermore, Muskie avoided mention of the fact, that he had been a strong proponent of the war during the Johnson Administration, and had even been the first speaker for the pro-war, pro-Administration Vietnam plank at the Chicago Democratic National Convention in 1968. All this didn't matter, Muskie tried to tell us: all three had voted for Tonkin, so all three stood similarly on the war...
...measure of his unique position in the crowded field of aspirants. In contrast to his opposition, he has positioned himself squarely with the military-industrial establishment and big Pentagon budgets, thus cornering several limited but loyal bases of support and money. In recent weeks, he has tempered his pro-war views; he now favors a gradual withdrawal. He supports the President's proposed trip to China. Jackson also claims to have the most liberal voting record on civil rights and domestic issues of any prospective candidate. The Americans for Democratic Action, however, disagree; the organization ranks him well below...
...mind and an unbending sense of morality." Ellsberg was for a time one of those faceless bureaucrats who sit at the fulcrum of decision making and are privy to the most guarded information. Yet he has a marked capacity for excess. One friend says that his reversal from a pro-war to an unequivocal antiwar position is completely in character. "That's the kind of guy Dan is. He's sensitive and passionate, as well as being immensely intelligent. When he was a hawk, he wanted to be up along the DMZ fighting. When he became a dove, he became...
...pro-war "Counter Teach-In" seemed an unlikely crisis at first: it was the first significant Harvard political event to be initiated by conservative students in more than five years. And before it was over, it had set off a debate about freedom of speech and academic freedom that reached into every corner of the University, produced the strongest pro-Administration response among undergraduates in recent years, and resulted in disciplinary action against nine students found guilty of participating in the disruption...
...page report-which contains an explanation of the Committee's actions concerning 32 complaints it received following the disruption and cancellation of the March 26 pro-war "Counter Teach-In" in Sanders Theatre-offers several recommendations on how the University might better protect itself in the future...