Word: aloof
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Friendly Aloofness. Apart from a possible lobster truce, the tangible re sults of De Gaulle's peregrinations were far from impressive. The general gave vague promises of technical aid and increased trade. He flattered South American self-esteem with lofty references to Bolivar, San Martín and Sucre, and in turn was feted with speeches filled with mentions of Pascal, Racine, Montesquieu, Rousseau and Jeanne d'Arc. He entertained the rich and wellborn at receptions, and nodded and waved with friendly but aloof dignity to the huge crowds that jammed the streets and the squares...
...Kennedy and McCormack factions and gained the nomination for lieutenant governor over the incumbent, McLaughlin. Since the governor and lieutenant governor do not run as a ticket in Massachusetts, Bellotti put together his own organization and outpaced Peabody in 1962. Bellotti developed working contacts with legislators while Peabody hung aloof. He maneuvered skillfully over shoals on which Peabody ran aground. In fact he was clever enough to have his office's budget increased by $50,000. Aided by these funds he toured the state on, "non-political" inspections...
...President has so far attempted to remain outwardly aloof from the conflicts in Texas. He did choose Governor Connally to place his name in nomination at the Atlantic City convention but that was natural enough since Connally was chairman of the delegation from Johnson's home state. He has also gone to great lengths to cement his relations with Ralph Yarborough and there is no doubt that the Senator wholeheartedly supports...
Escape from this "debilitating" paternalism and from the futile struggle for total acceptance involves separation, self-assertion, sometimes arrogance. Negroes who had been good friends in prep school consequently often become aloof. Those who are particularly active in civil rights groups sometimes refuse to discuss that subject in the dining room. Perhaps the best example was the formation in 1963 of the Association of African and Afro-American Students, with its "by-invitation-only" membership clause...
Escape from this "debilitating" paternalism and from the futile struggle for total acceptance involves separation, self-assertion, sometimes arrogance. Negroes who had been good friends in prep school consequently often become aloof. Those who are particularly active in civil rights groups sometimes refuse to discuss that subject in the dining room. Perhaps the best example was the formation in 1963 of the Association of African and Afro-American Students, with its "by-invitation-only" membership clause...