The Ghostwriter Question in Public Speech
William S White argues in his Friday column that anonymous ghostwriters for Kennedy Johnson and other leaders shape national policy more than the leaders themselves. He urges a law requiring annotated manuscripts for major speeches to reveal direct voice versus crafted rhetoric for reporters and historians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William S. White
Arthur Schlesinger, Jr
Richard Goodwin
Kennedy
Johnson
John F. Kennedy
Lyndon Johnson
Arthur Schlesinger
Carpenters
Reagan
Harvard
Madison Avenue
Hubert Humphrey
Sen. Thomas J. Dodd
Connecticut
Humphrey
Washington
Raw Deal on Cedar Rapids Bus Grant Fallout
The Cedar Rapids bus grant faces a delay from the labor department which demands a contract with the drivers’ union. Officials say state law bans city contracts with unions, and the private operator already guarantees workers’ rights. The piece calls for wider protest and demands clear answers and action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnson
U.S. Department of Labor
Cedar Rapids
Labor Department
RTA
Ers
Iowa
Laying a Chicago Egg and the 1968 Democratic Dilemma
Mary McGrory surveys the 1968 Democratic scene predicting Chicago for the convention and a show of unity. She notes Johnson’s tight control, Humphrey as nominee front runner, and the unlikely prospect of a dramatic conflict inside the hall. She mentions Westmoreland as possible keynote and Dirksen cross party lines on Vietnam.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eisenhower
Nixon
San Francisc
Mcgrory
Cow Palace
Nebraska
Joe Smith
George Murphy
U.S
Chicago
Johnson
Washington
Griselda
Lancelot
Mary McGrory
Jonn M. Bailey
Democratic Party
London B. Johnson
Robert F. Kennedy
J. W. Fulbright
Senate
Mike Mansfield
William C. Westmoreland
Capitol Hill
Everett M. Dirksen
G.O.P
Dirksen
Republican Platform Committee
Vietnam
Art and Oldenburgs Grave Trigger Public Fear of Art
Russell Baker critiques the overbearing use of art to compel public opinion as Claes Oldenberg creates an underground grave sculpture in Central Park. Doris Freedman and Sam Green label the piece art, shifting the public from curiosity to fear and obedience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oldenberg
Freedman & Green
Russell Baker
New York Times
Ashington
Baker
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Central Park
Claes Oldenberg
Washington
Doris Freedman
City of
New York
Sam Green
Green
Greens
Mr. Green
Public Favors Budget Cuts Not Tax Hike Says Harris Poll
Louis Harris reports the American public backs cutting federal spending and wage price controls over higher taxes. Voters largely reject the 10 percent income tax surcharge and favor price and wage controls to curb inflation. They also oppose tighter money and favor cutting federal outlays mainly for space and farm subsidies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Harris
Treasury
Fowler
Congress
Washington
Johnson
Publc
CME
Iowa City 1937 team’s undefeated run ends in Cedar Rapids loss
In Cedar Rapids the Franklin high squad defeated the Iowa City 1937 high elevens 15 to 13, snapping the unbeaten string as part of a crowded schedule. The article notes other civic events including Homecoming parade judges, Coe College birthday observance, Lions club meeting, DEW Line talk, and charity campaign figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
SUI
John Beckman
Guttenberg
G. W. Wright
Mr. Pleasant
C. C. McCarthy
Webster City
Waldo C. Myers
West Liberty
Coe College
Harry M. Gage
Coe Auditorium
Marion Lions Club
Charles Carney
Alaska
Iowa City
Cedar Rapids
Franklin High
State chairman elected at Bluff Park convention
Mrs. W. E. Roebush of Cedar Rapids was elected state chairman of the King's Daughters and Sons camp at Bluff Park during the forty second annual convention of the Iowa branch of the international order of the King's Daughters and Sons held at Ft. Madison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massillon
Ohio
W. E. Roebush
Cedar Rapids
King’s Daughters and Sons
Bluff Park
Iowa
International Order of the King’s Daughters and Sons
Ft. Madison
Mills Won't Plug Loopholes Would Hack Needy, Keep Oil Kings Fat
Washington columnist analysis portrays House Ways and Means chair Wilbur Mills as resisting closing tax loopholes to fund Vietnam War costs, pushing cuts on anti poverty programs while protecting oil depletion allowances. The piece argues the president and Mills shift the burden from the rich to the poor and nonmilitary spending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ashington
House Ways and Means
Wilbur Mills
D-Ark
Mills
Johnson
Treasury
Congress
Ways and Means
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Gedur Rapids Gazette
Mississippi Freedom Democrats
Cemetarians
Lee B. Winterberg
William J. Barron
Don Harris
Des Moines
Northwestern Bell Telephone Co
L. Woods
Mal
Com
Eastern Iowa Veterinary Assn
George Clark
By Jack Anderson
House
Postal Service
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