Word: attempted
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...memories of love and challenge, of parents who were "there" in fact and in caring insistence that there were works to be done. By age twelve, Son Jimmy had learned to list among "healthy mental habits" this first one: "the habit of expecting to accomplish what you attempt." By 52, he and his folks were finding running for President-with all its frustrations-"the most gratifying, exciting thing we've ever done." Like F.D.R. and H.S.T. and J.F.K., Carter discovered, as child and man, that he could count on sustaining memories as he reached beyond his experience to test...
Typically, Califano sounds unintimidated. "We are looking at a variety of reorganization programs," says he. "There were a whole raft of programs in the '60s followed by eight years when there was no attempt to work with any degree of compassion. We'll take the best of those programs and discard the worst." Making those choices should keep Califano busy for quite some time...
...figure income. He lives in a Manhattan apartment with his third wife Gillian and their young daughter; he has two sons from his first marriage. In 1970 he made his one try for elective office by running in the Democratic Senate primary; badly beaten, he did not make another attempt. He was too stonefaced, it was said, to excite many voters...
Moore's alleged attempt to peddle defense secrets to the Soviets was bizarre but not inept. A veteran U.S. intelligence operative told TIME: "The Soviets bungled this thing-not Moore." Had he telephoned the Russian embassy, he might have been wiretapped. Had he tried to broach the deal with the Soviets in a park or on a street, he might have been seen. Said the U.S. official: "He tried to do it the safe way by tossing the packet to them in the dark. He never figured they'd fumble it. The Soviets let an intelligence bonanza slip...
...sponsors, the report may offer the first firm clues to Carter's approach to a Third World policy. Human rights are stressed: "The United States should not in any way abet repressive actions or allow itself to be associated with brutally repressive governments." The report cautions against any attempt to dictate the form of Latin governments, but it strongly urges a cutoff of military aid to countries like Chile whose ruling regimes flagrantly violate civil liberties...