Derrick McGinty Quotes
We seem so anxious to tear down everyone who gets the job [the Presidency]. We look to exploit every chink in his armor.
Derrick McGinty, Journalist, ABC Capital Sunday, December 24, 2000
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He was responding to criticism that the media was bashing the President.
The President had negotiated the League of Nations as a part of the treaty negotiations ending World War I. However, he could not sell the idea to the Republican controlled Senate and the treaty was never ratified. This was the death of the League of Nations, a predecessor organization to the United Nations. America had gone into a period of extreme isolationism which in many way enabled WWII to get started. After WWII, the nation did not make the same mistake and the establishment of the United Nations was ratified handily. President Truman, however, was a much better salesman than President Wilson had been, and perhaps more important, the Republicans and Congress had never been involved in the League of Nations negotiations, whereas Truman had involved them heavily in a bipartisan effort.
They never met. Harrison lost to Barkley by a single vote. Harrison’s fellow Senator from Mississippi was Theodore Bilbo, 1877-1947, a notorious racist and demagogue and Harrison would have nothing to do with Bilbo. However, in 1937 Harrison was a candidate for the Senate Majority Leader and appeared tied with Alben Barkley. Bilbo sent word to Harrison that if he would meet with him, Bilbo would vote for Harrison.
Haldeman had actually called the network executives on several occasions regarding Cavett’s show. Nixon was particularly furious when Cavett interviewed John Kerry, the decorated soldier who had thrown his medals away in protest to the handling of the Vietnam War. Nixon wanted some stronger actions taken.
