Muskie considered for vice presidency in Carter’s era
Maine Senator Ed Muskie was not chosen as Jimmy Carter’s running mate in the 1976 election. Bob Monks, Muskie’s Maine Senate challenger, says the vice-presidential issue is a non-issue, arguing Muskie’s represent Maine without chasing other jobs. Carter’s Mondale choice highlighted Muskie’s strong standing and esteem in Maine.
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Ed Muskie
Jimmy Carter
Bob Monks
Muskie
Maine
Senate
Monks
Carter
Walter Mondale
Northeast
Sen
John Glenn
Georgia
Government overreach on school events sparks Scottsdale clash
George F. Will criticizes federal guidelines as overbearing after Scottsdale officials were warned that father son and mother daughter breakfasts count as prohibited discrimination. The piece portrays federal civil rights enforcement as detached and prescriptive, prompting a broader critique of bureaucratic power and disengaged governance.
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George F. Will
Washington
Scottsdale
Ariz
Arizona Superintendent of Public Education
Congress
Ford
John Palomino
Office of Civil Rights
San Francisco
Palomino
Palomina
Carter faces Senate leadership scramble in 1977 race
Carter probes Senate leaders as Humphrey Byrd Muskie and Hollings vie for power. He worries Humphrey could push policy if chosen, while Byrd claims broad support among 33 of 60 Democrats. Kissinger tilts to Carter over Reagan, and Carter builds a foreign policy team led by Brzezinski with Vance possibly as secretary.
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Jack Anderson
Les Whitten
New York
Jimmy Carter
Senate
Hubert Hummee - Minn
Robertie W. Va
Carter
Humphrey
Byrd
Lyndon Johnson
Sen
Mike Mansfield
Ed Muskie
D.-Me
Ernest Hollings
D.S.C
Muskie
Kissinger
Ronald Reagan
Henry Kissinger
Reagan
State Department
Defense
Cyrus Vance
George Ball
Richard Gardner
Columbia University
Zbigniew Brzezinski
Brzezinski
Vance
William Fulbright D.ark
Pat Nixon Deserves a Purple Heart Debate
Paul Harvey argues Pat Nixon endured extreme stress and personal trials influencing her public role. He cites July 7 incidents, a hospitalizing stroke, and a lifetime of private sacrifice alongside Richard Nixon. The piece advocates recognizing her endurance with a Purple Heart beyond combat norms.
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Paul Harvey
Los Angeles Times
Pat Nixon
White House
Yorba Linda
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Wm. E. Foster
Alta W. Foster
Biddeford
SACC
Journal
B.F.C. Whitehouse
W. Paul Casavant
Brian C. Thayer
Gladys M. Whitehouse
Madison Square Garden
John Chancellor
David Brinkley
NBC
Purple Heart
Queen Elizabeth
Mrs. Nixon
Richard Nixons
Nixon
Capitol Hill
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