Word: republicans
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Republican in my bones, I am unable to chortle at the fall of Bert Lance. Surely he is a decent man who lived within the system until he was exposed to the public eye for infractions few of us would consider twice...
Remember when the gift of a vicuna coat was enough to get a respectable Republican hounded out of Washington...
...Carter is learning fast. He has begun asking Senators to recommend 20 influential citizens from each state to receive flattering invitations to the White House for chats with him and senior officials about the canal treaty. Last week Carter had a group of Republican legislators over for breakfast in one of the spiffier state dining rooms, and surprised them with effusive thanks for their help in overcoming Democratic opposition to a number of White House proposals...
...opponents argued that the U.S. would be weakened by giving up the canal. The Republican National Committee, dominated by conservatives, passed a resolution last week opposing ratification on the grounds that it would "cede U.S. rights of military security." While praising Gerald Ford's foreign policy, the committee ignored the fact that both Ford and his Secretary of State Henry Kissinger solidly support the treaty. Kissinger once again made that clear last week in a talk to the Economic Club of New York. Failure to ratify the treaty, Kissinger warned, might involve the U.S. in a guerrilla...
...Republican Party needs to overcome its internal differences" to regain power in the state and nation, Richardson said, adding that his current bipartisan post limits his role in helping unify his party...