Word: answers
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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President Eisenhower was asked what he particularly wanted Khrushchev to see in the U.S. The answer gave insight into Ike himself. Items...
Last week, facing Washington newsmen after the announcement of his appointment as commandant, Shoup was asked to name his favorite pastime. His answer came swiftly-and in the best Marine tradition. "Shooting," said Dave Shoup. "It has a pretty direct relationship to my profession...
What else would Orval Faubus do? Few knew the answer. He might well get the legislature (reportedly, to meet this weekend) to pass a sheaf of school-closing acts, simply sign a new one as soon as the old one was thrown out of court. And his backwoods segregationist supporters might yet descend on the city in force when the integrated schools open this week. Said Little Rock's able Police Chief Eugene Smith, canceling all leaves: "We don't know what to expect. But we're going to be ready...
What is the earth? "The earth is a blob of matter hurtling through infinite space." The old gentleman was visibly pleased by the conciseness of the answer...
Where are we going? "In any of a thousand possible directions." The young man gave his last answer with an intentional shrug; the professor involuntarily shrugged his shoulders likewise, and then fell to nodding his head...