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Show 5 THE MOOD OF AMERICA political expediency dictates the compromise of such a fundamental moral principle as the inherent unlawfulness of the murder of innocent persons." A number of Senators also attacked the President's decision, including Republican Senator Jacob K. will be if Javits.!' University students and educators have been eyed suspiciously as a consequence of widespread nonviolent student activism and unrest. President Nixon and Vice President Agnew have not inspired recon ciliation between the generations with their brand of leadership. following to say: "When it got down conclusion, then you say-well, the usual thing. You ask for support for the President and all that guff. Then you finally think of those kids out there. They're the greatest. You know, you see these bums-you know blowing up the campuses. Listen, the boys on the college campuses today are the luckiest people in the world, going to the greatest universities, and here they are burning up the books, I mean storming around about this issue. I mean you name "12 it, get rid of the war. There'll be another one • President Nixon had the to the .... • Vice President Agnew also offered an opinion: "I find it hard to believe that the way to run the world has been revealed to a "13 minority of pushy youngsters and middle-aged malcontents .... The Nixon Administration has also been tainted big community business at with is public deteriorating seriously. a time when by questionable ties confidence in the business February 29, 1972, the Administration was accused of ac sizeable International Telephone and Telegraph contribu tion to the costs of the Republican National Convention originally scheduled for San Diego, California. In return, the Administration supposedly arranged for a favorable out-of-court settlement of an outstanding anti-trust dispute between the goverment and ITT.14 • On cepting a • Among those implicated in the affair were Attorney General Richard Kleindienst, former Attorney General John Mitchell, and Assistant to the President Peter Flanigan. The Senate Judiciary Committee conducted extensive hearings into the matter. • On April 12, the White House invoked executive privilege to prevent Flanigan from testifying about his role in the private settle ment of ITT's merger problems.t" |
