Word: avoider
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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There was, he conceded, a difference between Americans and Britons on the matter of Communist China. "There are many Americans who think that China is more important than Europe. It certainly would be a great misfortune if that line of thought were to prevail ... At all costs, avoid being sprawled about in China. That is and has always been our basic policy." He had been among the first to suggest diplomatic recognition of Communist China, Churchill recalled. But ". . . if you recognize anyone, it does not mean that you like them. We all, for instance, recognize the right honorable gentleman...
Standard Model. In many ways Clark is a standard assembly-line model. U.S. generals are supposed to avoid such dreamy and imprecise stuff as highbrow art, music and books; Clark fishes and reads the Satevepost. Card games are okay; in the last two weeks Clark has had time for just one go at canasta with his wife (he won). U.S. generals are not supposed to get fat, lest they look bad in uniform; Clark is lean, tall (6 ft. 2 in.) and rangy. When they are afoot, U.S. generals are expected to stride, not amble; Clark strides. In the European...
Gilbert Stuart was a Tory who quit his Rhode Island home to avoid the alarums and excursions of the American Revolution, learned the art of portraiture in London, and returned to paint the first five Presidents of the Republic. He did three original studies of George Washington, from which he made more than 100 copies. The second and least idealized version (see, cut) is the public's favorite painting at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts in Philadelphia...
...must get interest from the start. What you say and do in the first two minutes will determine the size of the audience you retain . . ." But politicians should avoid sensational openings because "the audience will feel cheated if it is tricked into believing the program is anything other than ... a political talk...
...Candidates should wear light blue or gray shirts because white "washes out" on the screen. They should avoid large-figured ties and, if they have dandruff, they should never wear dark blue or black suits (it shows up on the shoulders as snow-flakes). For bags under the eyes and heavy beard line, pancake make-up is prescribed, while face powder will take the shine off an oily skin or a bald head. Candidates who ordinarily wear glasses should keep them on during TV because "eyes accustomed to glasses will react unnaturally without them...