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Wilt to fight for the lead. But as the field jostled into the first of the high-banked turns, Gehrmann's red jersey was in front; it stayed there. He ran the first quarter in a brisk 59.3, the second in a slow 64.8. Wilt toiled calmly along in the pack...
...said to them, although not new, was off the record. The burden of his speech was the Administration's friendly feeling towards U.S. business, a point which he made without humbleness and without apology for the past history of the Fair Deal. The evening ended in a brisk flurry of hand clapping, and Charles Sawyer drove glowingly home to his Palm Beach apartment...
...Brisk flurries of hand clapping had followed Mr. Sawyer across the country. The scene was becoming familiar: Secretary Sawyer, leaning backwards, speaking reassuringly-waving a green light for U.S. business...
Sawyer for President. If the reaction to such fine words was no more than a brisk hand clapping, it was because U.S. businessmen, more accustomed to red lights, sidings and switchpoint derails were reserving final judgment. There were some skeptics. One listener, who thought of the situation in terms other than railroading, observed: "He seems to be inviting us to get into bed with the Truman Administration-just to get warm. Nobody ever came out of that situation just warmed." A Houston banker emerged from a closed meeting with the Secretary snarling over his cold cigar: "If that guy means...
...This Is 100%." So began what might be called the era of good wishes and the green light. So began the brisk flurry of hand clapping across the land. And so began the mixed, skeptical and hopeful questions. How genuine was the Administration's new friendliness? What real significance did Secretary Sawyer's words have? And what real effect did he have on Administration policies...