Word: accounts
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Nixon talked of Henry Kissinger at length, and at times seemed to be trying to de-emphasize his role in the Nixon Administration. Kissinger, suggests Nixon, was "more emotional" than himself. By Nixon's account, Kissinger favored the invasion of Cambodia in April 1970, but was upset at the adverse domestic reaction, especially after the Kent State shootings. Kissinger, said Nixon, told him that Cambodia "could have been a mistake. And I said, 'Henry, we've done it.' I said, 'Remember Lot's wife. Never look back.' " Frost asked Nixon whether Kissinger ever...
...fourth show Nixon discusses Agnew's resignation, unresolved questions about his personal finances and why he did not pardon his two top aides. Bob Haldeman and John Ehrlichman. He also vents his anger at The Final Days, the bestselling account of his downfall by the two Watergate reporters, Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein. He calls the duo "trashy people who wrote a trashy book," and pointedly notes that his wife suffered a stroke three days after she read...
...Jackson distrusted banks and for several years had been withdrawing large amounts in cash. In February 1976 her bank, the Indiana National, became concerned about her safety and went to court in an attempt to get guardian rights. During the proceedings, Mrs. Jackson charged that her account was being looted. A vice president of the bank was subsequently convicted of embezzling nearly $700,000 of her funds. (He was later sentenced to ten years in prison.) The judge left Mrs. Jackson in charge of her millions, declaring that she was "eccentric, but not mentally incompetent...
...hurt by strikes, inflation and recurring scandals. After a brisk start, the new Democratic Movement for Change, led by Yigael Yadin, appears too elitist to many voters. The right-wing opposition Likud, whose ailing leader is onetime anti-British Terrorist Menachem Begin, was accused of maintaining an illegal bank account abroad-the issue that forced Rabin to step down last month. Last week all campaigning was halted as the country mourned for 54 soldiers who were killed when their helicopter crashed during maneuvers on the West Bank. It was the worst military crash in Israel's history...
...prince was known as Vlad Tepes (pronounced Tsep-pesh) or Vlad the Impaler. Reason: his favorite method of killing enemies was to impale them on wooden poles. He was fond of dining outdoors, surrounded by a veritable forest of impaled men, women and children. According to one account, Vlad remarked, "Oh, what great gracefulness they exhibit!" as he watched his victims writhe in their death agonies...