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Kennedy faction fights for strong peace plank at convention
In Chicago and beyond, Kennedy loyalists press for a bold antiwar platform as delegates debate rules and seating. Sorensen vows the strongest possible peace plank, with ongoing clashes over who carries Kennedy influence to the floor.
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Chicago
Tatus
Sorensen
Kennedy
Edward M. Kennedy
Dmass
North Vietnam
Sen. Kennedy
California
New
Kennedy Bloc
California Assembly
Jesse M. Unruh
McCarthy
Humphrey
Georgia
Lester Maddox
Julian Bond
Texas
John Connally
Stephen A. Mitchell
Lawrence F. O’brien
Mitchell
Richard J. Daley
Illinois
Platform Committee
Connally
National Security Council
Czechoslovakia
United States
South Vietnam
Valparaiso
Ind
MceGovern
U.S. Student Press Association
Vietnam
GOP
Richard M. Nixon
New York
Jacob K. Javits
James L. Buckley
Nixon
Detroit
George C. Wallace
Alabama