Tag: richard nixon
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Federation of the Free: Kefauver and Atlantic Union

Kefauver’s signature foreign policy idea was Atlantic Union… a concept that’s long since vanished into history. What was it, and why didn’t it work out?
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Campaign 1956, Part 2: “He Just Can’t Stop”

Kefauver lost the nomination, but he won a consolation prize: Stevenson’s VP nomination. Their campaign started with a ray of hope… that turned out to be the headlight of Ike’s oncoming train.