Humphrey’s Secret Weapon: A Laughing Front Runner
James Reston argues Hubert Humphrey blends serious policy with humor, maintaining broad appeal despite Vietnam controversy. He notes Humphrey’s rare personal charm, steady Senate relationships, and ability to unite labor, governors, and business leaders while avoiding harsh alienation of Johnson’s allies.
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James Reston
New York Times News Service
New York
Washington
Hubert Humphrey
Vietnam
Kennedy
Humphrey
Berlin Crisis Reawakened as East German Pressure Surges
In Paris correspondent C L Sulzberger discusses Berlin as a final test for freedom in Europe and the world. He notes pressure from the East German government and the cautious maneuvering by Moscow and Washington as they link Berlin to broader geopolitical stakes.
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C. L. Sulzberger
N. Y
West Berlin
Soviet Bloc
Moscow
Washington
Berlin
Cuba
Vietnam
Kremlin
Russia
United States
U. S
Eisenhower
Churchill
Germany
Europe
Sen
Claiborne Pell
D-R.l
Berlins
Pell
East Germany
McCarthy push plan outlined for national campaign
A McCarthy campaign team of about 200 staffers met in Chicago to map a summer nationwide drive to persuade delegates at the Democratic National Convention that McCarthy can beat Humphrey. They emphasize grass roots strength and argue only political persuasion will sway delegates.
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New York Times News Service
Chicago
Eugene J. McCarthy
Humphrey
McCarthy
Curtis Gans
Knickerbocker
Paul O'Dwyer
Senate
New York
O'Dwyer
Robert F Kennedy
Kentucky
Minnesota
Oklahoma
Virginia
Colorado
Nixon's Post-Primary Campaign Push Targets Key States
Nixon plans a rapid drive to win support in seven or eight industrialized states he lost to Kennedy in 1960. He will visit Michigan next Wednesday to meet Gov. Romney and Michigan delegates, with public appearances in Ohio Illinois California Pennsylvania New Jersey and possibly others before the Miami convention.
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Robert B. Semple JR
New York Times
Washington
Richard M. Nixon
John F. Kennedy
Ohio
Illinois
California
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Miami
Michigan
George Romney
Mark ‘ Stion
Nixon
Hatfield
Oregon
Vietnam
New York
Rockefeller
Key Biscayne
Fla
Manchester Gives To Kennedy Library Amid Reconciliation
William Manchester and Harper & Row donated 750000 from The Death of a President profits to the John F. Kennedy Memorial Library at Harvard. Mrs. Kennedy called the gesture beautiful and healing, signaling a reconciliation after 1966 disputes over personal passages.
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Manchester
Kennedy
Henry Raymont
New York Times News Service
New York
William Manchester
Harper & Row
John F. Kennedy Memorial Library
Harvard University
Sen. Kennedy
Edward M. Kennedy
Robert Kennedy
Kennedys
John F. Kennedy Memorial
Harvard
Nieman
Eugene R. Black
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Gene McCarthy
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Steven W. Roberts
Papa
Mama
Bernard Cohen
Denver
Brandy
St. Bernard
Kelly
Noodle
JFK
Robert F. Kennedy
N.xon
Atlantic Alliance
Gov. Rockefeller
Agriculture Department
Edith Hamilton
Kennedy Institute For Advanced Political Studies
I. M. Pei
Eliot House
Kirkland House
Charles River
Cambridge
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Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority
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