Word: backgrounder
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Nixon said he was looking for someone with whom he is "simpático," and Agnew, who comes from a similar background, should fit his definition on several counts. He agrees with Nixon on most domestic issues, criticizing many federal spending programs. Like Nixon ?until recently?he has also in the past voiced "100% support" for the present war policy and expressed skepticism about improved relations with the Communist world. He will meet Nixon's demand for a hard-working campaigner. Nixon thought Henry Cabot Lodge was not energetic enough in 1960. The Marylander's credentials as a potential President...
...time was an intrigue-laden, awkward dualism that South Viet Nam's new constitution had not anticipated. The Communists' Tet offensive, Washington's decision to back Thieu and an accident that killed a host of Ky supporters finally pushed the Vice President into the background (TIME, June 21), and the President has quickly consolidated his position by a succession of shrewd maneuvers that have removed remaining Ky backers from influential posts. These days Thieu is working hard to broaden the base of support for the presidency. He takes trips into the countryside, where he is virtually unknown...
...matzoh-ball soup at a family bar mitzvah, the idea for the painting jelled in Kanovitz's mind. Any resemblance to Derain-or for that matter, that particular bar mitzvah-is almost coincidental. The head of one lady is mounted on the shoulders of another. Abe Fortas (left background) got in because "his head reminded me of my father." So did Fannie Hurst (right background), because "she looked like my Aunt Mamie." Kanovitz himself plays the role of "proud papa," shown dancing with his wife. If factual fiction, the picture is visually true, a frozen tableau of modern life...
...summit meeting in Cierna, the Economist pictured Russia's Brezhnev and Czechoslovakia's Dubček exchanging chitchat while clapping perfunctorily at a public function. This week's cover on birth control is a portrait of Pope Paul sitting in lonely majesty against a black background. The caption: "What world...
...simply a matter of medicine, but also one for other disciplines, especially religion and law. Everett I. Mendelsohn, associate professor of the History of Science at Harvard, joined up after Beecher saw him at a conference on the social implications of biology and chemistry, because he felt his historical background would broaden the group. Ralph Potter was pulled in from Divinity School because Ebert wanted a theologian on hand. The first man he asked recommended Potter...