Gerrymandering Creates Misapportioned Districts
Analysis traces how gerrymandering has shaped state and national districts since 1814. It outlines historical roots in Massachusetts and Elbridge Gerry, notes Supreme Court scrutiny, and cites reapportionment battles in New York and other states. It highlights urban rural shifts and political fights shaping congressional maps.
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Massachusetts
State House
Elbridge Gerry
Gerry
James Madison
United States
New York State
Senate
State Assembly
United States Supreme Court
Michigan
Maryland
Ohio
Indiana
Georgia
Tennessee
New York
New York City
Albany
New York Times
the Times
C.D
Morningside
Zelenko
Ryan
24Th
Two Presidents Trade Energetic Attacks in Raucous Campaign
The article notes extraordinary mileage by the two party spokesmen, with Eisenhower and Kennedy engaging in vitriolic exchanges. Eisenhower chides Kennedy while Kennedy seeks larger Democratic majorities in Congress, highlighting speeches that often stray from direct candidate fights.
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Republican National Committee
Eisenhower
Kennedy
Congress
Two Party System Emerges In South In 1960s Reform
Southern politics shift as population loss trims seats and moderates gain. Georgia gubernatorial race shows liberal shift while November elections draw more attention than primaries. Virginia and Kentucky races illustrate remaining conservative strength amid broader regional change.
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Sara Piovia
John Birchers
Georgia
Dale Alford
D-Ark
Florida
Claude Pepper
Kentucky
Thruston Morton
Senate
Barry Goldwater
M. G. Snyder
Louisville
Joel T. Broyhill
Rockefeller profiles and career milestones noted
The article traces Nelson Rockefeller's early career shaping reform plans for the President, his role in creating Health Education and Welfare, and his 1954 move to Special Assistant for Foreign Affairs. It also records his 1908 birth in Bar Harbor Maine and academics at Lincoln School and Dartmouth College with Phi Beta Kappa honors.
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Rockefeller
Congress
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Foreign Affairs
Governor Rockefeller
Bar Harbor
Maine
Lincoln School
New York City
Dartmouth College
Phi Beta Kappa
Senate Races Split on Cuba and Medicare Debate
In a heated exchange Senator Javits defends a bipartisan stance and opposes a rubber stamp future. He backs the President on Cuba actions amid Donovan attacks on his liberal record and Medicare votes. Kennedy and Eisenhower contrasts frame party lines.
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Donovan
Javits
New York
Cuba
United States
Robert Morgenthau
Kennedy
New Frontier
Eisenhower
Far Frontier
Congress
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Ethel Kennedy
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