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California Delegation Furor Tests Gov Brown and Kennedy Pact
In 1960 the California primary threatened to topple the Kennedy pledge as Gov. Pat Brown weighed an unopposed slate against Kennedy. A Heller mediated compromise kept Brown aligned with Kennedy unless Oregon altered the math, while Engle and Unruh pressed Brown to delay. Brown teetered on declaring for Kennedy before the final outcome proved Kennedy won all other primaries and Oregon.
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California
Cov
Pat Brown
John F. Kennedy
Massachusetts
Sen. Kennedy
Brown
Sen
Kennedy
Jack Shelley
Edward Heller
San Francisco
Heller
Democratic Party
Cov. Brown
Pri
Mary
Wisconsin
West Virginia
Wayne Morse
Oregon
Stevenson
Johnson
Ed Pauley
Clair Engle
Engle
Supreme Court
Interior Department
Department of the Air Force
Covernor
Prink
Fred Dutton
Jess Unruh