Word: butler
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Later in his speech Butler launched a diatribe on Administration foreign aid policy. He called for a greater emphasis on economic assistance to the "downtrodden who struggle to realize their aspirations for a better life...
Earlier, in his press conference, Butler criticized Time magazine, labeling it "the house organ of the Republican Party." "When George Allen was a friend of Truman, Time called him the cigar-smoking, gin-drinking crony of the president; now when he is one of Eisenhower's friends, he is called an outstanding diplomat and businessman...
...Butler Counters Murphy...
...rebuttal to Murphy came from Butler himself, who in his introduction said that it was "no crime for a Governor to appoint a Republican," and expressed hope that local Democrats would settle their differences before the 1960 campaign. Butler admitted that he had more than once voted for a Republican candidate "in the belief that the particular man was a better candidate...
Though refusing to favor any candidate for the Democratic nomination, Butler said he thought that Adlai Stevenson would not refuse nomination, were it offered to him. He stated, however, that while many party members seem to favor Stevenson, "most of the professionals are suspicious of a two-time loser...