Southern Democrats See McCarthy Kennedy Effort As Minor
Southern Democratic leaders view McCarthy and Kennedy as largely irrelevant to their support for Johnson. They expect Johnson to win the nomination and believe the antiwar dissidents will not alter southern loyalty or Wallace’s impact.
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South
Eugene McCarthy
Robert Kennedy
New York Times
Ben Franklin
Franklin
Robert S. Vance
Democratic Organization
Alabama
Czechoslovakia
Johnson
George C. Wallace
Chicago
McCarthy
Vietnam
Wallace
Vance
North
Kennedy
Gene McCarthy
Mississippi
Louisiana
Atlanta
Charles L. Weltner
Georgia
Lester Maddox
Khrushchev
Weltner
Soliloquy quotes on McCarthy and southern politics
An Alabama official calls McCarthy a weak South candidate and notes Bobby Kennedy as a scapegoat due to his past as attorney general. The discussion contrasts Lyndon Johnson's southern stigma with Kennedy's chances, and a quotation about diplomacy is referenced from Major Squirm in South Magazine.
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South
Bobby
Alabama
Lyndon Johnson
South Magazine
Faith Under Attack in School Debate
A reader grapples with pressure from a high school teacher who questions Biblical trustworthiness. The response urges unwavering faith, cites Supreme Court limits on religious instruction, and warns of ongoing efforts to sow doubt.
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S.H
Supreme Court
Satan
God
Johnson’s Senate Blessing Frames Expansive Foreign Policy
Drew Pearson argues the Senate repeatedly approved White House foreign policy moves from Dulles to Johnson, blurring accountability. He notes Johnson’s push for swift Vietnam actions, cites Maddox raids and Tonkin incidents, and highlights scarce Senate scrutiny except for two dissenting Democrats.
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Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Rusk
Senate
White House
Lyndon Johnson
Eisenhower
John Foster Dulles
Chiang Kai-shek
Truman
Chiang
Sen
Formosan Straits
Lebanon
Sen. Johnson
Russia
LBJ
Ike
Texas
Barry Goldwater
Southeast Asia
Johnson
McGeorge Bundy
Vietnam
Bundy
Gulf of Tonkin
South Vietnam
Khanh
North Vietnamese
U.S
Detroyer Maddox
International Control Commission
McGreorge Bundy
North Vietnam
Maddox
Herbert Ogier
Anderson
Wayne Morse
Oregon
Ernest Gruening
Alaska
Viewpoint on New Hampshire primary voter behavior
David Lawrence argues that write in and on ballot votes in New Hampshire distort the image of support for President Johnson and Senator McCarthy. He notes Nixon and Rockefeller standings, discusses Republican and Democratic dynamics, and cautions that NH results are not decisive public opinion.
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New Hampshire
Johnson
Sen
Eugene McCarthy
Mr. Johnson
McCarthy
Soviet Union
Nixon
Vietnam
Barry Goldwater
Nelson Rockefeller
Sen. McCarthy
Romney
Gov
Congress
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Doves
Publishers-Hall Syndicate
Daily misstatement notice from Tennessee Valley Printing Co
Publication note from Decatur Alabama printer asserts daily editions and weekend schedules. It promises investigation and redress for grievances misstatements and mentions mailing, postage, and taxes.
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Tennessee Valley Printing Co., Inc
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