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The New York Times Op Ed page identified Averell Harriman the other day as “one of the nation’s senior statesmen.” Aren’t statesmen, as Harry Truman put it, dead politicians? Is the Times trying to tell us something?

By the time you read this, Lindsay may be a Democrat. So predicts Pierre Salinger, who said that Congressmen Paul N. McCloskey (R., Cal.) and Donald V. Riegle (R., Mich.) will also make the switch. Lindsay would have to make his move within a few days in order to be eligible for next year’s important California primary.

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The New York Times Op Ed page identified Averell Harriman the other day as “one of the nation’s senior statesmen.” Aren’t statesmen, as Harry Truman put it, dead politicians? Is the Times trying to tell us something?

By the time you read this, Lindsay may be a Democrat. So predicts Pierre Salinger, who said that Congressmen Paul N. McCloskey (R., Cal.) and Donald V. Riegle (R., Mich.) will also make the switch. Lindsay would have to make his move within a few days in order to be eligible for next year’s important California primary.