The American Legion Magazine [Volume 77, No. 5 (November 1964)]

Who Will Pick the President?: Definitely not the Voters! As an Election Day Special, Here's a Fascinating Look at Our Electoral System for Naming the President by Neal Peirce -- Happy Birthday to the Burlington (Wis.) Liars Club: It's Been 35 Years Since Newsmen in Wisconsin Started a Spoof About a Small-Town Liars Contest. Now It's a World Institution by Nino Lo Bello -- The National Commander of the American Legion 1964-1965: Meet Donald Johnson, Iowa Businessman and One of Patton's 3rd Army Artillerymen, Who Was Elected to the Legion's Commandership in September by Robert B. Pitkin -- An Artist Paints the Wall of Shame: Artist Will Harder Shows, in Berlin, That Modern Art Need Not Be Taken Up With Empty Abstractions. A Four-Color Feature by Ruth L. Williams -- The Great Battle of the Argonne: The Story of the Terrible 47-Day American Offensive that Brought an End to the First World War by Franklin M. Davis, Jr.-- When a President Dies, Should His Successor Name a New VP?: Two Sides of a National Question Pro: Sen. Birch E. Bayh, Jr. (D-Ind.) Con: Rep. James G. Fulton (R-Pa.) -- A Report from Dallas: 16 Pages of Words and Photos of the American Legion's 46th National Convention, Held in Dallas, Tex., Sept. 18-24 -- The Alamo -Texas: A Travel Article for Today's Motorists About the Scene of the Massacre at the Alamo, in San Antonio. Fifth in the Series "Seeing Historic America" by Alden Stevens -- Letters to the Editor -- Personal -- Editor's Corner -- Legion Shopper -- Dateline Washington -- Parting Shots