Word: ribicoffs
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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After dinner, Ribicoff took Vance off to a corner. The Senator had been puzzling over the arms deal, wondering if there were some way to avoid the acrimony that had already begun...
Vance was about to leave for Africa and Moscow, and Ribicoff that weekend flew out to Phoenix to make a speech. In his hotel room there, he watched CBS's Sunday program Face the Nation. Senator Howard Baker was the guest, and he suggested flexibility on the number of planes involved and the conditions of sale. Two days later, back in Washington, Ribicoff approached Baker on the Senate floor, privately...
When Baker indicated a willingness to talk further, Ribicoff found Senators Church and Jacob Javits and brought them to Baker. Ribicoff told the group: "Look, this is a tough one for everybody. I think Howard has the makings of working something...
After Baker left, Ribicoff took Church and Javits into a private room behind the chamber. Church was angry about the President's having presented the three sales as a package...
...Ribicoff was delighted. "If there's agreement between Baker, Church, Javits and Ribicoff," he said, "there's no one going to oppose it against that combination...