Word: best
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...Best Friend...
...course open to him. That is to pass to the Vice President-temporarily and only for the period of his convalescence-the powers and duties of his office, but not the office itself. Mr. Eisenhower would remain the President of the United States. I think it would be the best choice among choices of which none is anything but unpleasant...
That click sent Richard Milhous Nixon, 44, into a week unique in the history of U.S. Vice Presidents. Twice before, Dwight Eisenhower had fallen suddenly ill, and twice before, Nixon had worked as a key member of the Administration team that picked up the load as best it could. But never before had Nixon or any other Vice President emerged so clearly as a leader during presidential illness...
...last week. Says Nixon: "We had been over it all before." Bill Rogers was asked if any legal document or procedure was necessary to provide for interim administration. His answer: no. That said, the five-man group got down to business. How the U.S. Government operated last week is best explained in the work of the group's acknowledged leader, Richard Nixon...
...voice and poorer diction, but neither failing seems to bother him, and if it bothers his listeners they can go elsewhere. He has in his favor a completely ingratiating manner--which natuarally comes across better in person--and tremendous skill with banjo and guitar. This ability is heard to best advantage on dance tunes like Old Dan Tucker and The Blue Tailed...