Claro Mayo Recto
Claro Mayo Recto
President Magsaysay greets Senator Recto on his 64th birthday, shortly after Magsaysay''s victory over Quirino. A year later, president and senator were bitter political rivals. Recto--critical of Magsaysay''s policies on American aid and the military bases, the Laurel-Langley Agreement, and other concerns involving the U.S.--accused the President of being an American puppet.
Circa 1954
Men and women in politics and government
1954
batangas
batangueno
batangueño
birthday
c.m. recto elementary school
government
laurel-langley agreement
political rivals
politics
quezon
ramon magsaysay
recto-magsaysay rivalry
senate
senators
tiaong
u.s. military bases
President Magsaysay greets Senator Recto on his 64th birthday, shortly after Magsaysay''s victory over Quirino. A year later, president and senator were bitter political rivals. Recto--critical of Magsaysay''s policies on American aid and the military bases, the Laurel-Langley Agreement, and other concerns involving the U.S.--accused the President of being an American puppet.
Circa 1954
Men and women in politics and government
1954
batangas
batangueno
batangueño
birthday
c.m. recto elementary school
government
laurel-langley agreement
political rivals
politics
quezon
ramon magsaysay
recto-magsaysay rivalry
senate
senators
tiaong
u.s. military bases