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Dean Bundy yesterday endorsed the Presidential candidacy of Democratic Sen. John F. Kennedy '40. Bundy, a Republican, said he based his decision on Kennedy's ability to gather around him as advisors men of more diverse abilities and interests than those who would be prominent in a Nixon administration. He added that Kennedy would be more likely to counteract the Republican-Southern Democratic coalition which rules in Congress.
Bundy's remarks came during a round-table discussion before the Hillel Society. Commenting on foreign policy and its role in the campaign, Bundy said "I think things will go better if Kennedy is elected than if Nixon is elected."
Since Nixon has in many ways aligned himself with the modern conservative wing of his party, Bundy said, he likely would be inaccessible to liberal advisors. "In the absence of extraordinary leadership," he commented, "the Republican party is not very well equipped in foreign affairs."
The general role of foreign policy in this campaign, Bundy said, will be greater than that of any other issue. Nevertheless, it is not dominant enough to be decisive. "Although foreign affairs will be in more people's minds than ever before," he said, "it does not follow that this will be the decisive issue determining their votes."
Bundy pointed out that international politics has been an important issue in only a few national elections.
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