Word: alstead
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Eastern Liberal James Reston that he was straining to keep the Pentagon hawks at bay. Aboard his Air Force 707 on an early round of his Middle East peace shuttle, Kissinger would shuffle to the press cabin in the rear to tell the 14 reporters in his entourage that ALSTEAD the negotiations were, on successive days, 75%, 90% and nearly 100% completed. Though the figures were highly arbitrary, they were reported, and many of the newsmen felt that the momentum they generated helped get the talks moving. Says Westinghouse Broadcasting Correspondent James Anderson, "He played us like a violin...