History Characters / TNOSixtiesUSAPresidents

* {{Foil}}: To Gus Hall. While a socialist with ambitious plans to alleviate the plight of the working class, Harrington still firmly believes in what the US symbolizes. He considers a reconciliatory, compromising approach, as well as [[InternalReformist working within (and reforming) the system]], to be the best option for bridging the gap between the "Other America" and the rest of the country. This stands in contrast to Hall's [[PrinciplesZealot uncompromising insistence]] in advancing Marxist solutions for the same problems, while circumventing (if not ''breaking'') the system due to viewing it as being too broken to serve the working class.

->'''In-Game Biography:''' [[labelnote:Click to Show]]The most important left-liberal of the 20th century is a man you've probably never heard of. For a good reason, too: he is beyond humble, refusing to take even the slightest inkling of credit for his policy, and he doesn't have the stomach for media tours. The lanky senator from Michigan hardly cuts a presidential figure, but looks can be deceiving behind his calm, kind eves is a dormant passion that, when called upon, roars to life and enables him to fulfill any promise, no matter the size. That is why Philip Hart has, in some form or another, involved himself with nearly every significant labor, infrastructure, consumer protection, conservation, and civil rights bill that has circulated in the Senate since his election. But, to Hart, going unnoticed is an acceptable cost for accomplishing good policy.\\\

->'''In-Game Biography:''' [[labelnote:Click to Show]]Edmund Sixtus Muskie cuts an unusual figure as one of the leading champions of liberalism within the Democratic Party in New England, when many other Democrats come from the South or the more conservative Midwestern states. A pugnacious and combative legislator, Muskie and then-Senator Johnson had more than their fair share of clashes on the Senate floor in the 1950's. However, his commitment to advancing civil rights and American liberalism - much like the late John F. Kennedy - made him the natural running mate for President Johnson, a Democrat he could count on to advance the vision of the Great Society.\\\

->'''In-Game Biography: (Secretary of State)''' [[labelnote:Click to Show]]Some say that international politics is a cutthroat business, where only the fierce and ruthless survive. Others claim that it's a highly delicate affair, where only careful and risk-averse diplomats can avoid the worst possible outcome.\\\

->'''In-Game Biography:''' [[labelnote: Click to Show]]Enacting sweeping changes requires a certain degree of ideological purity, and few people are as ideologically pure as Irving Howe. Howe spent his entire life as an influential advocate for democratic socialism, paving the way for the success of quite a few left-wing politicians like Harrington himself. His contributions to socialist newspapers such as the Partisan Review were instrumental in radicalizing young people with nothing more than a fleeting interest in politics, and his involvement in organizations like the Independent Socialist League ensured that the unfocused actionism of these freshly minted activist got funneled into a highly efficient network with nationwide sway.\\\

->'''In-Game Biography:''' [[labelnote:Click to Show]]Walter Judd has never been afraid to go against the grain.\\\

->'''In-Game Biography:''' [[labelnote:Click to Show]]When Spiro Agnew first sought a career in politics, the senior partner at his Maryland law firm told him to renounce the Democrats and join the NPP, where young, competent members were in short supply. This advice paid off for him when he was selected and elected as the party's candidate for Governor of Maryland. Having run against a segregationist Democrat, Agnew's administration was marked by improvements in Civil Rights legislation, making him one of the most liberal members of the Right wing. However, Agnew's compulsive love of order and visceral hatred of protests drove him to publicly berate the movement's leaders, endearing him to many a white southerner.\\\

->'''In-Game Biography: (Secretary of State)''' [[labelnote:Click to Show]]America has always prided itself on honesty, both in domestic affairs and in regards to foreign policy. It was a nation that valued its allies and honored all treaties and pacts, no matter how they might benefit or damage the position of the US. The world was a dark and wretched place, but America was a beacon of integrity among the darkness, proving that humanity still has a place in diplomacy.\\\

->'''In-Game Biography:''' [[labelnote:Click to Show]]The world is an unfriendly place. Holding hands and singing Kumbaya is simply not an effective method to stem the ever looming threat of fascism - only an uncompromising diplomacy backed by a well-oiled military can stand up to the dictators in Tokyo and Germania.\\\

->'''In-Game Biography:''' [[labelnote:Click to Show]]Convictions do not die by being ignored, bombed, or smothered; instead, they must be replaced by better ideas from a place of understanding. Former CIA agent Edward Lansdale first formulated this philosophy while attached to Colonel Fertig's forces in the Philippines, where he observed American soldiers interacting with locals in their native, language. Building upon this observation, Lansdale, incorporated mandatory bilingualism and culture, studies into his advisements, improving relations between American advisors and their local counterparts.\\\

Moving supplies around the various war fronts in Asia and Europe, Goldwater would come to develop a great loathing of both his fascist enemies and what he viewed as the failures of the Kennedy administration's peace policies. Following the defeat, Goldwater's aggressive rhetoric and unabashed social conservatism propelled him to the Senator's seat for Arizona in 1953, replacing the retiring Democrat MacFarland.\\\