Word: aura
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Carter writes that I have unjustly attributed an aura of "fraternal complacency" to some Nieman classes during the Lyon's tenure as curator. For a description of the program under Lyon's leadership I was forced to rely on his two books for information. When I requested an interview he declined, telling me that "What I have to say is in my books." In Reporting the News, Lyons pictures the Fellows primarily as members of a prestigious organization, and secondarily as independent scholars. I took Lyons at his written word when he described the evolution of the Nieman program from...
Despite an aura of unflappable self-confidence that sometimes approached arrogance, Bundy was willing-and able-to learn. Although he had been one of the Kennedy Administration's most ardent hawks in supporting the bungled Bay of Pigs invasion in April 1961, he later consistently counseled caution in such tight situations as the Berlin Wall crisis and the Cuban missile confrontation...
Most Cliffies welcomed "a place to study in the Yard." Several girls said they were sick of the atmosphere in. Widener reading room, and thought that Lamont would have an "aura conducive to study." "We expect to meet some fine, sensitive human beings there," said a group at Comstock...
...initially at least-a mite softer than depression-reared Willie and Joe of World War II vintage. Johnson's Army greets them much as he himself might: with a conscious effort to respect their individual dignity. Even more incredible to yesteryear's warriors is the official aura of sobersided respectability that Johnson has tried valiantly to imbue...
This year's show had a medieval setting, hardly original but workable enough. One Knight's Stand concerned a schlemiel of a knight named Weritas (hmmph!), who was seeking the hand of fair Tupel' Aura. Her sisters advise against the union because of Weritas' ineptitude, and a group of witches object for totally obscure reasons. The plot was flimsy, but generally unobtrusive. In the second act however, the girls tried to interject a peace "message" concerning senseless bloodshed on the jousting field. They would have had to underplay it far more than they did for it not to seem...