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Inevitably, there were a few incidents of tasteless exploitation. A San Francisco executive of a supermarket chain suggested to store managers that they tie yellow bows around household plants, boost the price by $1.50 each, and tout them as mementos of the national celebration. At times too, the national euphoria...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Last Hurrah | 2/9/1981 | See Source »

While Reagan made two forays out of his Pacific redoubt to remind the world of his smile and desire to work with Congress and other powerful people, he has talked very little. The flow of commentary on appointees, world events and national issues that Presidents-elect in other times have...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE PRESIDENCY by HUGH SIDEY: Reading the Portents | 12/22/1980 | See Source »

That is the most succinct and accurate explanation of what is described as Cabinet Government: a President and a Secretary working together with no in-betweens. Ickes knew Roosevelt's heart and mind and devised brilliant policy innovations within that framework. The Secretary battled adversaries, wooed friends, took sweeping...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE PRESIDENCY by HUGH SIDEY: Look for an Ickes or Two | 12/15/1980 | See Source »

There are no subtleties in Darci Kistler's success story: she is a little girl's fantasy come to life. At 16 she has been given major roles by George Balanchine, the greatest living choreographer. New York City Ballet audiences, normally a reserved and sophisticated lot, cheer her...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Dance: A New Sunbeam, Traveling Fast | 12/8/1980 | See Source »

In the twelve years he has been director, Price has educated his audience to his own wants. He expects punctuality, and latecomers are made aware of their transgressions by being kept from their seats until there is a proper pause onstage. He then demands that, barring illness or death, everyone...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Show Business: Where Great Musicals Are Reborn | 9/1/1980 | See Source »

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