Word: call
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...previous involvement in diplomacy-several German papers referred to him as an unbeschrie-benes Blatt (blank page)-is not a drawback as far as Nixon is concerned. He intends to be his own policymaker in foreign affairs; most Presidents are. Nixon has often called diplomacy his "strong suit," the field in which he will "call the turn," and does not need another John Foster Dulles. He does need an able administrator to run, and, if possible, streamline a disorganized department, a skilled and well-liked advocate on Capitol Hill, a shrewd and discerning representative in dealings with allies and foes...
...with fewer missed beats than ever before. The Nixon headquarters in New York, where the names of job prospects for 2,000-plus second-rung presidential appointments are undergoing intensive screening, resembles the White House more and more every day. It is becoming almost obligatory for foreign bigwigs to call on the President-elect as well as on the President himself: Is rael's General Moshe Dayan came to see Nixon last weekend, and this week the Amir of Kuwait, in the U.S. on the last state visit of Johnson's term of office...
...White House declined comment, and Nixon denied that he was told of the possible Goldberg nomination. The call to Warren, say Nixonites, was merely a conciliatory gesture toward the Chief Justice. Nixon and Warren have been cool toward each other for years...
Once his Cabinet was sworn in by President Giuseppe Saragat at the Palazzo Quirinale last week, Rumor continued work on the policy statement that he will present to the Parliament. He will almost certainly reaffirm Italy's commitment to NATO, call for reform of university and school laws and press for increases in worker pensions. Rumor's skill in allotting posts across the coalition's entire range assures him of support from about 360 of the chamber's 630 deputies. All his agility as a compromiser may prove useless, however, unless he can quickly produce...
...lead the Greek people to revolution. As regards the democratic spirit in the Cabinet, you may collect information from any source, and if you find any one person who can tell you that an opinion or at titude has ever been imposed on the Cabinet, I permit you to call me publicly a dishonest...