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I still feel that the overriding failure that we have had is to bringing a conclusion to our involvement in Southeast Asia. This is really basic to all of our other problems of meeting the problems of pollution and quality education and even healthcare, which I'm deeply interested

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in. I think that the president indicated during the course of his campaign that he had a plan to end the war close to two years now. We haven't been able to end it. And I think unless it's ended quite clearly, and By 1972, this would be

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the issue. Senator in view of your own popularity in the polls. Do you think it's entirely fair to the Democrats around the country that you should eliminate yourself as a possible contender? Yes, I do. The democrats are well, I think it's uh, enjoyed the work in

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the Senate. Uh, there are obviously many considerations which go into making this decision. I've enjoyed the opportunity for great service in the Senate. I will try and make a contribution, but I'm not gonna be a candidate. Yeah, I don't want to hold it. I think that

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senator Kennedy would certainly serve if times change, as they often do in a year and a half as we saw last convention. He was almost drafted from that convention. So I'm sure he would serve if there was a genuine undercurrent. I don't think he is campaigning

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for the presidency. I think that's very clear. Is there a genuine undercurrent? I don't feel it now, but, but I think it's mainly because there are so many other leading candidates for the proposition who appealed to a great segment of the Democratic Party, all of the

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three who are frontrunners at this time, I think, have great appeal until that falls apart. And if it does, I don't think you'll feel any undercurrent for a A draftable candidate. Do you think that a draftable candidate can even get nominated? Can you get nominated in

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72 just by sitting back and waiting for the convention to come to you? I don't believe anybody drafts you for public office, whether it be a supervisor of the presidency of the United States.