10/03/2026 08:25

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Senator Fulbright’s brilliant speechwriter Seth Tillman once cracked that Carl Hayden was “the only ninety-year-old man in the world who looks twice his age. Small enough to be fatal. President Carter seemed to have survived a vigorous challenge to his renomination from Senator Edward Kennedy, but Kennedy had not withdrawn. He rarely saw conflicts in black and white, tried to avoid demonizing adversaries, and always looked for negotiated solutions first, preferably in a multilateral context.

I just need some time to decide if this is right for me. He finally said, 'Just checking in. Yes, there was pressure. The sheriff handed me the reins and told me to join the parade and I’d be introduced to the crowd.