Word: reelection
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Dates: during 1972-1972
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...scripted deification of President Nixon reflected the political acumen of men like Senator Robert Dole (R-Ken), the chairman of the Republican National Committee, and Clark MacGregor, John Mitchell's successor as head of the Committee to Reelect the President. It pivoted on the tremendous funds which these men have at their disposal. A $44,000 podium designed for maximum television exposure, the most sophisticated electronics ever employed at a political convention, a series of documentary films highlighting the President, his family and his party--it was a staggering example of what money can buy and of how well-financed...
...Faculty of February 25, I asked that all previous nominees, and certainly those who had already been known to have accepted appointment, be disqualified, and that the slate be wiped completely clean, beginning with only new nominees from both sides. My fear was that the GSD Faculty would simply reelect those who had previously been elected and accepted, not necessarily out of collusion, but simply out of expediency. If this were to happen, I argued, the results of the previous election, which the GSD admits was tainted, would have determined the results of the second and supposedly fair election...