Word: aspens
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...major events of the year, however, are two week-long treks--one preceding and one following the first semester reading period. From January 1-8, the club will go to Sugarbush in Vermont, and from January 25 to February 2 it will ski at Aspen, Colorado...
Sadat was paying a courtesy call on Begin, and later they met me in front of Aspen. We embraced enthusiastically, went to the helicopter and flew to the White House. On the way, we talked about the need for action to bring peace to Lebanon, and Begin promised to help us by giving his full support to the government in Beirut and doing everything possible to minimize bloodshed...
...water, some of our newest and most unweathered mountains, the sharp peaks a breathtaking spectacle. Earlier in the day, I had been fly-fishing for cutthroat trout in the nearby Snake River. Late in the afternoon, Amy and I had picked wild huckleberries in a grove of quaking aspen near the cabin, and we all enjoyed a delicious berry pie for supper. Although it was not cold, Rosalynn and I built a small fire just to watch the flames in the open fireplace. It had been one of those special days...
About 2:30 p.m., Rosalynn and I walked up to the helicopter landing pad to welcome Sadat. When he and I sat on the terrace behind my cabin, Aspen, he did not waste any time. He emphasized that he was eager to conclude a total settlement of the issues, and not merely establish procedures for future negotiations. He was convinced that Begin did not want an agreement and would try to delay progress as much as possible. Sadat stated that he would back me in all things and that he had a comprehensive settlement plan "here in my pocket...
...Aspen, Begin and I were both somewhat ill at ease. I had wanted to generate an atmosphere of informality, but in his attitude and words, Begin approached the initiation of talks in a very thorough and methodical way. He was concerned about the daily schedule, the procedures to be followed, the time and place of meetings, how a record would be kept, how many aides would be permitted on each side and so forth...