Word: tickets
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Democratic Party has two major objections to the Eisenhower ticket: 1) Eisenhower's health, and 2) Richard Nixon. I would strongly suggest that the Democratic Party at their convention nominate Eisenhower by acclamation, and then nominate Stevenson as vice-presidential candidate. This would settle both the problems, since Eisenhower and Stevenson on the Democratic ticket would certainly defeat Eisenhower and Nixon on the Republican ticket...
...Vice President Richard Nixon. The cold calculation came from the Democrats, who have long made Nixon their favorite target. The hot air came principally from columnists and other pundits who reasoned that the Democrats had made Nixon a political liability and therefore Ike might drop him from the ticket. For Nixon, it was like being in the eye of a hurricane...
...just about as much chance as if he tried to drive it between my brother and me ... I will say it in exactly the terms I mean: I am very happy that Dick Nixon is my friend. I would be happy to be on any political ticket in which I was a candidate with him. Now if these words aren't plain, then it is merely because people can't understand the plain, unvarnished truth...
From Maps to Airplanes. Avis has developed some tricks of its own, such as its "Fly-Drive Plan" for air travelers. By paying an extra $10 when he buys an airline ticket, a traveler can pick up a car at his destination, use it for 24 hours, drive it 50 miles without further charge. Another Avis idea, to be launched soon, is to supply cars for tours to scenic and historic spots in the U.S. For a price ranging from $10 to $100, the tourist will get a car, maps and guides, and in some cases overnight lodging...
...that the effort to dump Nixon from the Republican ticket has run into strong, public opposition from President Eisenhower himself, the All-American Boy of the Republican Party is apparently destined for the number two spot once again--assuming that both Nixon and the convention nod approval. If liberal Republicans remain silent between now and August, Nixon seems to have a clear path to the nomination...