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...Louis Symphony with William Warfield narrating, the eleven-minute A Lincoln Address proved to be a combination largely of an unremarkable but solidly crafted series of rich chordal textures laid in behind the voice. It prompted two-thirds of the audience in Powell Symphony Hall to stand and applaud, a handful to stand and walk out, and the remainder pointedly to remain seated. Says Persichetti: "I just want to be judged on musical grounds. I don't want to make hay on the basis of politics...
...delegate powers to the President, then sit back and carp or applaud, depending on whether what he does is popular or unpopular. If it's unpopular, we can say, 'What a terrible thing. We wouldn't have done that.' " Berkeley Political Scientist Nelson Polsby; author of Congressional Behavior, finds legislators hampered simply by their need to get reelected. While the public expects Congressmen to be generalists, competence in a complex age requires specialization-a dilemma Polsby would resolve by urging constituents to expect less "omnicompetence" in their representatives so they can concentrate on their specialized committee...
...before the Cultural Revolution. A Western diplomat is as perplexed by the change as he is delighted by it. "Three years ago," he said, "people were spitting at you in the street and little children threw stones if you walked down a hutung (side street). Now they smile and applaud. All of us who were around then are asking ourselves: Who are the real Chinese...
...have a man that will make, possibly somewhere, a few of those mistakes." At a $250-a-plate dinner in keeping with his more modestly financed campaign, McGovern denounced the war with such graphic descriptions of napalm, pineapple bombs and steel fleshettes that the audience seemed to applaud in relief at the end. Still, crowds were more attentive than usual. "He sounds more like a Democrat," said Frank Mankiewicz. "I don't think he'll ever be a good old boy, but I think the party leaders like him more...
...course, viewing these revelations with horror presupposes an activist interpretation of the world. A person who believes in the menace of the international Communist conspiracy will applaud Harvard professors who have forthrightly assisted the American Cold War offensive. A free enterpriser will praise the successful captains of industry who populate the Governing Boards. For all its merits. Introducing Harvard"--or any took for that matter--will not convince Heary Ford II. to join the revolution...