Busing-Jackson, Scoop (Henry Martin)-[Democratic], 1972, bulk: 1972

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Burtonhall cold storage 1

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Senator Henry M. Jackson on school busing. I'm opposed to massive busing of children, my opponent's favorite, that are running on the Democratic ticket. But I'm the only candidate whose daughter goes to public school, and it so happens in the District of Columbia, she has a black teacher, a black principal, and 30% of the school is black. Now, Anna Marie, who attends that good school, has good teachers, and it's good facilities. But you see, I'm opposed to having her bus out of that good school to a bad school solely to achieve a racial balance. I don't think, for example, a candidate for the presidency of the United States can go around saying, I'm for massive busing, and then when you find out, where do their children go to school? Senator Henry M. Jackson makes good sense. He'd make a good president.

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Senator Henry M. Jackson on school busing. I'm opposed to massive busing of children, my opponent's favorite, that are running on the Democratic ticket. But I'm the only candidate whose daughter goes to public school, and it so happens in the District of Columbia, she has a black teacher, a black principal, and 30% of the school is black. Now, Anna Marie, who attends that good school, has good teachers, and it's good facilities. But you see, I'm opposed to having her bus out of that good school to a bad school solely to achieve a racial balance. I don't think, for example, a candidate for the presidency of the United States can go around saying, I'm for massive busing, and then when you find out, where do their children go to school? Senator Henry M. Jackson makes good sense. He'd make a good president.