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Word: blandings (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1960-1969
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...given over to the war, a remarkable change of emphasis from his 1965 State of the Union address, which contained only 126 words on the Viet Nam conflict. This time, Johnson carefully and lucidly redefined the principles behind the U.S. commitment in Southeast Asia. In keeping with the almost bland tone that he brought to the rest of the speech, he managed to discuss a white-hot situation without so much as a hint of belligerence. Yet there was an unmistakable undertone of strength and determination...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Presidency: The Union & the War | 1/21/1966 | See Source »

...that government must do something about problems like smog and unemployment, acknowledges that such programs as social security and medicare are here to stay. Anyway, as Reagan sees it, the main energies of California's Republicans need to be used come November "to retire Pat Brown," the deceptively bland Democratic Governor whose muscles seem to bulge mysteriously on Election...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: California: New Role for Reagan | 1/14/1966 | See Source »

...that he had better not ask Japan to get involved in the war in Viet Nam. That was a prime reason for the visit, and in talks with Prime Minister Eisaku Sato, Humphrey requested increased Japanese help, consisting of economic and medical aid and refugee relief. Sato merely looked bland. Hubert also handed Sato a letter from Dean Rusk outlining the U.S.'s negotiation proposals on Viet Nam and assured him that Washington was doing all it could...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Vice Presidency: Hubert Unbound | 1/7/1966 | See Source »

...bargain alone with his employer have been replaced by new libertarian appeals for the right of average men to refuse to sell their houses to whom they please. Such average men are notably more numerous in California than in other large states. And the threats to their rather bland and selfish life-style are more pronounced and strident in California than anywhere else in this country...

Author: By Michael D. Barone, | Title: California Republican Party Tests New Strategies; Ronald Reagan Appeals to Middle Class Life-Style | 12/10/1965 | See Source »

JOHN GARY SINGS YOUR ALL-TIME FAVORITE SONGS (RCA Victor). He sounds like Muzak with words-a bland, clean-cut voice that has made him a favorite with the over-35 ladies who sent his album sales soaring. All the old standards (Autumn Leaves, Night and Day, Star Dust, Smoke Gets in Your Eyes) seem to get the same beat and treatment, making them interchangeable...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: On Broadway: Dec. 3, 1965 | 12/3/1965 | See Source »

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