Washington and Lee University's 1964 Republican Mock Convention (pamphlet)
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Washington and Lee University Mock Convention Committee
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Washington and Lee University. Mock Convention, 1964
Washington and Lee University. Mock Convention
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Page 1, the front cover, gives the title, Washington and Lee University's 1964 Republican Mock Convention, as well as the date and location: Spring, 1964 and Lexington, Virginia. Page 2 features pictures from the 1952 Mock Convention with the headline, "The Elephant Returns to W&L's Mock Convention." Page 3 summarizes, in a short article entitled, "A Republican Challenge for 1964," the recent history of the Mock Convention and outlines some issues related to the 1964 Mock Convention. Pages 4 and 5 include an overview of the Mock Convention. There is also a brief profile of the student chairman, Philip D. Sharp, Jr. and a listing of the 1964 Convention Steering Committee. The headline reads, "Organization & Procedure . . . Authentic, Realistic." Pages 6 and 7 are the centerfold of the pamphlet and feature an article about "A Tradition of Outstanding Keynote Speakers." Photographs of former President Harry S. Truman and Senator Alben Barkley are included. Page 8 describes some of the work students perform for the Mock Convention and mentions the possibility of being mentioned in a national publication. Page 9 is a clipping about the Mock Convention from the May 16, 1960 issue of Newsweek. Page 10 is a brief description of Washington and Lee University featuring a picture of the Colonnade. Page 11 describes "The Kick-off Parade." Page 12, the back cover, lists "W&L's Record Since 1908" for the Mock Convention.