Ex-President Truman Bids to Halt Stevenson Bid for Nomination
Former President Truman arrays delegates and top lieutenants in Chicago to block Adlai Stevenson’s bid for the Democratic nomination in 1956. He argues unity, predicts Southern support, and cites a personal plan to win on later ballots, while Harriman supporters press for a different path.
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Truman Holds Deep Conference With Rayburn and LBJ
Truman spent over two hours Sunday night in a conference with Speaker Sam Rayburn of Texas and Lyndon B. Johnson, Texas favorite son candidate. They emerged from the dinner meeting at the president’s hotel suite and stressed unity and party cohesion.
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Convention Texans to Have Big Shapes Up Say on Second Spot
Chicago dispatch reports a rough Democratic National Convention with Teddy Roosevelt era tension. Uncommitted delegates and favorite-son blocs edge toward deadlock as Adlai Stevenson leads, while Truman reshapes open second-place dynamics with Lyndon Johnson and Sam Rayburn’s influence shaping a vice presidential outcome.
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Johnson's Drive Still Texan Only Johnson's Drive Still Texan Only
Lyndon B. Johnson plans to engage with Democrats as a potential presidential candidate. His boomlet remains largely Texas based, despite his Senate leadership and a convention arrival remark. Johnson distances himself from kingmaker expectations after Truman and Tarriman changes.
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Calls for hard work at GOP convention in San Francisco
President Eisenhower urges "hard devoted work" in a 160 page convention program as Republicans gather in San Francisco for the party’s 100th anniversary. The message calls for dedication to country and political action while Frances Bolton touts Nixon as running mate and Howard Pyle arrives with Leonard Hall at the airport.
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