Word: anchors
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...took the practiced ear of Richard Nixon to tell us that. Give him his due. He's got a feel for the pols, and he can sum them up with a brutal line or two. On Meet the Press a few weeks ago, Anchor Tom Brokaw asked if Massachusetts Governor Michael Dukakis, the leading Democratic presidential contender, was just "too dull to be an effective nominee." Nixon was ready, dark flash from the eyes. "Let me answer that question this way. I've often said that the best politics is poetry rather than prose. Jesse Jackson is a poet. Cuomo...
...head-to-head for the team victory. President Derek Bok arrived in time to catch the deciding race. After the first leg, Harvard trailed by a narrow margin. The Crimson's second lag narrowed the gap enough for the third man to overcome Northeastern and hand-off to the anchor with a competitive edge. Northeastern continued to press at Harvard's heels to the end, but the Crimson won the season opener by just four tenths of a second, with a time of 3:21.4, beating Northeastern's time...
...almost inevitable: a TV anchor trying to play modern-day power broker, using split-screen technology to seek the deal that had eluded Paul Kirk. First pairing Dukakis and Gephardt, Koppel relentlessly bored in: "Governor, would you accept the Congressman as your running mate if he would endorse you?" Dukakis answered with characteristic caution, "I would % certainly consider Congressman Gephardt, as well as Senator Gore, along with many other fine Democrats." Suddenly Gephardt was gone, and Gore was on the split screen. "Senator," Koppel intoned, "would you accept the vice presidency?" Gore remained unruffled as he answered...
...only two seniors on the team, Hayes and Baldauf will be asked to anchor a team stocked with juniors and freshmen...
Bergmann will get a lot of help. Tri-Captain Bill Pennoyer, an All-American standout, will be called upon to anchor the Crimson defense...