Word: camelot
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...casual history of the Kennedy Administration tells us that "Camelot" could not have been without Cambridge. John F. Kennedy relied heavily on advice from Harvard faculty members, both during the campaign and in the White House. Similarly, the stunning performance by Eugene McCarthy in New Hampshire in 1968 was certainly aided by Harvard professors and their disgust with the war. But those optimistic days have passed, and the Harvard faculty may be abandoning its enthusiasm for the political dogfight. Although McGovern, Muskie and McCarthy have some support here, speeches and position papers no longer command the high priority they once...
...insiders agree that Halaby will be among the victims. A former Federal Aviation Administration chief in the Kennedy-Johnson era, Jeeb Halaby is well respected by his peers. "He's a dynamic speaker," said one, "and there's a little of the old Camelot about him." But there are others who note that it may take more than style to rescue...
...Performing Arts was christened last week with one of the most spectacular parties the capital can remember. Roaming Edward Durell Stone's $66 million marble-and-glass national cultural center were 3,750 paying guests ($100 each; $40 for those under 35). Together they constituted a gallery from Camelot and Nixonian Washington. Matriarch Rose, 80, led the Kennedys, including the Sargent Shrivers, the Stephen Smiths and Pat Kennedy Lawford. Joan Kennedy played piano with Bandleader Peter Duchin. Ethel Kennedy appeared with Singer Andy Williams. President Nixon was represented by David and Julie Eisenhower; they escorted Mamie Eisenhower, whose husband...
...finally there was the competition from the fast-talking, native American intellectuals of Camelot, the hard-nosed, problem-solving, pragmatically arrogant men who rejected the notion of failure and believed they could master the world with the American military machine. In this milieu. Kissinger-the advocate of negotiations and graduated threats-was very much an outcast...
...years after the nascent age of Camelot began sending shivers down the spines of Washington socialites, a Harvard man will soon once again animate the cold councils and dark corridors of the White House. Edward Finch Cox, a Harvard Law student, is marrying Tricia Nixon on June 5, her parents announced last night...