Word: trumanism
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Although the main focus was on Detroit, there were other signs of an impending showdown. Items: ¶ In Washington, Stuart Symington's announcement of his candidacy (see below), with the advice and consent of Harry Truman, had the desired effect of stiffening some Kennedy opposition. ¶ From Washington came word that Lyndon Johnson would declare his candidacy earlier than he had planned-probably after the California primaries in June. Asked if Lyndon would announce before the convention, Rayburn said: "He will at the proper time, if he follows my advice." Had he advised him yet? "Not yet, I haven...
...words were thickly spread over the nation's press, attributed to an anonymous "high Democratic source." The source was soon revealed and moans of anguish and anger rose from Democratic leaders. Hubert Humphrey demanded that Butler quit his job. "Unfortunate," grumbled Sam Rayburn. "Very unfortunate," echoed Harry Truman. But the prospect was that Paul Butler would remain at his post until after the Democratic Convention in July. Then he will leave, unmourned by Democrats...
...retiring sort of man, he seemed likely to be overshadowed by 1) powerful former U.S. Senator Earle C. Clements, who had backed Combs against the rival Chandler faction, and 2) smart, persuasive Lieutenant Governor Wilson Wyatt, onetime (1941-45) mayor of Louisville and U.S. housing expediter in 1946 under Truman. But from the beginning, Combs worked smoothly with Wyatt, and he quickly let Clements know who was boss. At his first cabinet meeting, Combs listened politely while tough Earle Clements, who had been appointed highway commissioner, outlined a pet proposal. Combs replied quietly but firmly: "Nope, that...
...local TV program. Kansas City's forthright Artist Thomas Hart Benton, 70, broke off from mural painting in the nearby library of his old friend, Harry Truman, to lower a heavy easel on Russian art. Said he: "They have no use whatever for all this individualism, abstract impressionism, and what Harry-President Truman-calls 'ham-and-egg art . . .' The only good art they ever had was the art the church took out of Byzantine Greece into Russia-the making of those icons. Their realistic art is the worst kind of art borrowed out of the worst period...
...attorney who used antitrust laws to fight rackets and won more than 250 convictions from 1928 to 1938, investigated corruption in Brooklyn and exposed scores of gangland-tied policemen, judges, lawyers, and three assistant district attorneys, also served as counsel during the Nuremberg trials, then was a Truman appointee to the Federal Loyalty Review Board; of a perforated ulcer; in Manhattan...