Barbara Tuchman urges abolishing the presidency
Barbara Tuchman told a U.S. Foreign Service luncheon that Congress might consider abolishing the presidency and replacing it with a five member committee elected as a slate. The plan would have the panel serve five years with yearly chairmanship rotation, though she called it impractical to implement.
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COPE claims greater political clout than major parties
AFL-CIO President George Meany said on Wednesday that COPE had a far more effective political machine in 1972 than either the Democratic or Republican national committees. He asserted COPE achieved its goal of saving the Congress.
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Meany praises COPE in McGovern landslide era
The Meany quote lauds COPE as a superb political machine, calling it more effective than the Democratic National Committee or the Republican National Committee in the Nixon victory over George McGovern. The remarks frame COPE as a pivotal force in the presidential race.
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Mayors press Nixon on budget cuts and social aid
A coalition of about a dozen mayors testified before the Senate to trumpet the impact of Nixon’s fiscal 1974 budget cuts and impoundments on urban programs. They warned of higher taxes and weakened anti poverty efforts as aid shifts from categorical grants to block revenue sharing, while Muskie criticized the net funding drop and the looming strain on cities.
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