Can We Pick a Non-Compromising Republican Hopeful
The Nation debates the 1952 presidential race with DeWitt Emery urging a candidate untainted by compromise. Eisenhower and Taft loom as top options, with Eisenhower praised as a leader and Taft seen as less electable. The column weighs voter distrust and party politics in selecting a winner.
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British Empire
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America Needs a Man America Needs a Man
Editor George Peck cites Eddie Rickenbacker’s 15 qualifications for a presidential candidate. He urges finding a leader who acts on convictions, resists minority pressure, and prioritizes the American majority, including labor protections and Taft-Hartley references.
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Eddie Rickenbacker
George Peck
Eddie
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Great Britain
Eisenhower for 1952 Would Defeat the Opposition
The piece argues that Ike should run for president in 1952 despite smears and polls that show him as the frontrunner. It questions Taft’s chances but asserts Eisenhower would attract broad support and win, urging the GOP to nominate the general who can definitely win.
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Eisenhower
Sen. Taft
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Trumpeting socialism and the TVA power plan debated
A columnist argues that US electricity is abundant due to private power and warns that federal river valley authority schemes use tax funding to compete against private industry. The piece labels the administration’s plan as a socialistic trap and hints at a continuation on page three.
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Maurice R. Frank
Water Resources Policy Commission
United States
New Deal Washington
Qualifications for a President in 1940s Speech
The passage lists desired traits for a president including respect for states rights and guaranteed wartime power return to elected representatives. It argues for a pragmatic, world aware leader who minimizes bureaucracy, caps government expenses, favors free enterprise, and seeks America first policies with a balanced international cooperation.
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Stalin
Chiang Kaeshek
Rickenbacker
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