He is even officially classified as the based kind of conservative.
Bennett was a Goldwaterite Conservative who voted for every amendment to weaken the Civil Rights and Voting Rights Act, and who only voted for them because he was slightly more aware of political realities than his compatriot. It's honestly kinda funny how Bennett, a supporter of Robert Taft, the man who infamously turned down Eisenhower's support in exchange for a endorsement of NATO and collective defense because it would violate his principles, inaugurates this great internationalist organization.
Hell, in the leak you can see it's not even his idea, Muskie and the rest of the cabinet appears to have far more to do with it.
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