Word: astir
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Presidential aides then turned to the touchy task of notifying key congressional leaders without letting reporters know that something unusual was astir. The leaders quietly slipped into the White House through the old Executive Office Building to the White House basement and up a back stairs. Solemnly, the President laid out his plans and his reasoning, much as he would later do on TV. But as the President finished his explanation, the five leaders sat in hushed silence. Finally House Speaker Tip O'Neill broke it. "God bless you, Mr. President," he said. "And good luck." Tip gently patted...