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Context for Mr. David Tweedy’s letter to Harold T. Johnson

Mr. David A. Tweedy wrote to Harold T. (Bizz) Johnson in December of 1969 highlighting the media’s effect of how soldiers were perceived, the constricts of legislative terminology, and the propaganda of the Vietnam Conflict. Tweedy writes “They [the media] have distorted and twisted every news media and picture that has appeared on the news and in the […]

What is representation? How do we know it when we see it?

I would like to see a United States congress filled with House and Senate members that represent their constituencies to the best of their ability. Actual political representation is seen when a constituency is happy with the choices their elected official has made on their behalf. I see this best played out by electing politicians […]