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...Viet Nam-which puts him close to Johnson's position. And L.B.J. could not have asked for warmer support on the Dominican Republic. While Lippmann has always been wary of far-flung commitments overseas, he considers it perfectly proper for the U.S. to maintain order in its own backyard. "The Dominican Republic lies squarely within the sphere of influence of the U.S., and it is normal for a great power to insist that within its sphere of influence no other great power shall exercise hostile military and political force...
...never stops or even slows down. To reporters accompanying him on backyard walks, to dinner guests, to aides who sit at his bedside at night, to Latin American leaders, and to the nation and the world over television, he constantly explains and defends his decisions. "When you duck, dodge, hesitate and shimmy, every man and his dog give you a kick," he said. "I expect to get kicked, but I don't expect to duck." Replying to complaints about his decision to send troops into the Dominican Republic, Johnson snapped: "I realize I am running the risk of being...
Anyone who has lived in an upper- suburb already knows Richard Rovere's Barry Goldwater. He the man-at-the-backyard-barbecue, , good-natured, gadget-ridden: pleasant person to chat with in the afternoon. But one knows better to let politics meander into the conversation, for geniality will soon way to deadly serious declamations about Creeping Socialism, Communism Within Our Gates, the Fall the Roman Empire, the Sanctity Private Property--followed by an embarrassed grin and a question about your golf game...
Breasting the tape at 19 ft. 5 in., the LTD limousine is clearly poaching in Cadillac's backyard. For approximately $9,000 or $2,300 less than a Caddy limousine, the poor man's tycoon gets air conditioning, seating room for eight (with two jump seats) and 300 horses that, Ford claims, will run as quietly as the next man's Rolls-Royce. The extras include a tiny Sony TV and a Princess phone. The LTD already has 50 firm orders, will begin rolling off the assembly line by the end of the year...
Other than the cherry tree in George Washington's backyard, the most celebrated American victims of an ax are Andrew and Abigail Borden, who were cut down in their Fall River, Mass., home on a hot summer morning in 1892. Although their daughter Lizzie was acquitted of the crime, legend-in the form of books, plays and even a ballet-has found her guilty. Last week the New York City Opera presented Lizzie again as the strong-willed woman of the legend in a striking new opera by U.S. Composer Jack Beeson...