Systemic reform urged for vice presidential selection
A practical critique argues presidential nominees will favor political attractiveness over qualifications when choosing running mates. Harvard politics profiled recommendations to identify possible nominees early, enabling checks and privacy controls before conventions, to avoid last minute, high risk choices and ensure a stronger second executive.
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Jimmy Carter
Harvard University
White House
Harvard Institute of Politics
Richard Nixon
Spiro Agnew
George McGovern
Tom Eagleton
India under emergency rule a year after Gandhi decree
Washington report on Indira Gandhi declaring internal emergency on June 26, 1975. It suspended civil liberties, censored press, and arrested hundreds, with critics questioning democracy while supporters note order and economic gains. China relations restored. U.S. ties remain cool. The article surveys political rationale, public reaction, and foreign policy shifts under emergency powers.
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Washington
Indira Gandhi
India
Mrs Gandhi
Indira
Nehru
Congress
Party
Gandhi
Congress Party
China
New Delhi
Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
United States
GOP Struggles For Its Very Existence
A conservative view surveys the GOP's long warnings about doom since 1930. It argues the Republican Party remains durable yet appears to drift toward the scrap yard as governors, senators, and party identity wane. The piece weighs voter loyalty, two party dynamics, and a possible Carter victory reshaping power.
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Republican Party
Phoenix
GOP
House
Senate
Civil Service
Ronald Reagan
Gerald Ford
Ford
Reagan
New York Times
CBS
Ohio
California
New Jersey
Carter
McGovern
Jimmy Carter
White House
NRA Hit by Remington Study Over Gun Control Fallout
A Remington funded Institute for the Future report blasts the NRA as living in a sacred rights fantasy and urges stronger gun controls. The uncensored draft accuses gun advocates of downplaying handgun deaths, cites federal data on killings by acquaintances, and notes 11 000 annual handgun deaths. It also details behind the scenes lobbying and committee maneuvers as gun interests push to block expansive restrictions.
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Washington
National Rifle Association
NRA
Coonskins
Remington Arms Company
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Remington
United States
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George Danielson
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D.-Ala
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R-N
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D.-N
Flowers
House Rules Committee
R-Tenn
BF. Sisk
John Young
D -Tex Allsix
Sig
Nixon
Donald E. Santarelli
Law Enforcement Assistance Administration
Capitol Hill
White House
Santarelli
John Conyers
D -Mich
Father’s Day Reminders and Household Demands Memo
A stream of reminders covers family matters from insurance and jobs to travel and discipline. Actions include checking coverage for Ellen, seeking a page job for David, arranging Lily’s concert tickets, settling Lily’s overdraft, limiting guests, addressing party rules, and notifying grandchildren about curfews and chores. The tone blends domestic logistics with humorous, blunt parental orders.
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State Farm
George Penty
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Page
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Martha S Vineyard
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Den
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