PS 102 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Pediatrics, Richard Nixon, Pocket Veto
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Agnew, spiro: vp of us in nixon administration; insisted on performing duties as president of the senate in order to delay the bill and make pocket veto possible. Barclay, bob: helped choose witnesses in senate hearings; advisor on nhsc bill from beginning; former staffer to chairman of the health subcommittee. Bergman, dr. abe: seattle pediatrician and political activist; unofficial advisor to magnuson; introduced idea of nhsc; kept spirits high for redman. Byrd, robert: senator from wv; would take over magnuson"s chairmanship if senate flipped red. Dirks, harley: chief clerk of the appropriations subcommittee (fellow magnuson staffer); helped redman gain support from egeberg; helped with yarborough support and lobbying. Dominick, peter: top republican on health subcommittee in senate, cosponsor of bill, already provided amendments to it; introduced bill to senate when yarborough and. Egeberg, dr. roger: assistant secretary of hew for health and scientific affairs. Goldman, lee: staffer temporarily assigned to health subcommittee during three month.
