Word: admittedly
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Policymakers circled April 18, the date of the Italian elections, on their calendars and watched as Italians prepared to go to the polls. In the U.S. hand were other political cards like the ace on Trieste. The cards were not revealed but they could be: a proposal to admit Italy to the United Nations, even into Western Union; an offer to let Italy sit in on discussions of the economic future of Germany...
Even Dewey's campaigners were willing to admit that a MacArthur victory seemed in the cards. But that could always be explained away as local loyalty to a favorite son. What really worried Tom Dewey was the fear of running behind Harold Stassen, a defeat that would seriously cripple his whole campaign for the nomination. If he was going to do anything about it, there was no time to lose...
Lovett himself would be the first to admit that that rare understanding does not extend throughout the State Department...
...danger point in this position at the moment is Italy. It is inconceivable that the U.S. should admit the possibility of the Communists taking over Italy. 'Yes,' Americans say, 'but suppose the Italians vote Communist? Suppose they freely choose Communism? How can we interfere then without refuting the very principles of democracy which we are proposing to defend...
...Americans are deaf enough to use hearing aids. But only 800,000 do. One reason is the price. Most units sell for between $100 and $200 and cost the user about $75 to $100 a year for batteries. Another reason is vanity. The hard of hearing hate to admit...