Campaigns on the Cities Dominate the 1968 Race
The piece argues that urban issues define the campaign, focusing on poverty, housing, schooling, and crime, centered on race. It contrasts Humphrey and Nixon on solutions, including federal funding, privatization, a national urban development bank, tax incentives, and targeted programs for Medicare and Social Security.
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Richard M. Nixon
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America
National Urban Development Bank
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Social Security Fund
Congress
Federal Small Business Administration
Marshall
National Bank
Eugene J. McCarthy
Presidency demands steady nerves willpower and public trust
The piece argues the presidency suits those with resolve and creative independent thinking, capable of long solitude and heavy decision load. It outlines stresses from constant centrality to risk of assassination, and notes psychiatrists could help manage these pressures for leaders like Truman. It then shifts to political debate noting Wallace proposals and contrasts between Nixon and Humphrey on law enforcement, civil rights funding, and draft policy.
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Lincoln
United States
George C. Wallace
American Independent Party
Wallace
Nixon
Hubert Humphrey
Humphrey
National Law Enforcement Council
National Academy of Law Enforcement
Supreme Court
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