Word: cannonism
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...with that of the strongest of his predecessors, men who felt fully capable of ruling the House?and, if necessary, filling a vacancy in the presidency if the Vice President, too, should die. The fifth Speaker, Nathaniel Macon, considered himself "the elect of the elect," while the 35th, Joseph Cannon, haughtily declined a dinner invitation from President Theodore Roosevelt because he was to be seated below the Attorney General. Albert has none of the dictatorial bent of Cannon, the eloquence and ambition of Henry Clay (who got the House to declare war on Britain despite the reluctance of President James...
Before Carter's inaugural address in Atlanta, a cannon salute boomed over the capitol lawn, belching smoke over the statues of Tom Watson and former Governor Eugene Talmadge, two premier practitioners of the old politics of racism. The concussion shattered windows in a state office building across the street and soon after, an employee ironically waved a white flag of surrender from one of the windows. If the new oratory means what it says, the symbolism...
Morale, Too. For all their disregard of actual historical combat, war-gamers are intent on absolute accuracy in setting the stage. Gamers fight with rule book and tables of fire close at hand. The rules cover four basic elements of battle: movement, missile fire (usually cannon, rifle or arrow), melee (close combat) and morale. Movements, for example, are executed closely to scale; players deploy their soldiers according to careful tape measurement. The result of artillery fire is determined by tables compiled from actual battle experience, and by the toss of dice, to add the element of unpredictability. When plastic soldiers...
...Speaker would be sensitive to their needs and demands. Instead of the system of divided responsibility that now prevails, one man could be charged with leadership. In fact, this was the system used by the House until 1910, when Congressmen revolted against the autocratic rule of Speaker Joseph Cannon. Better 21 dukes than one monarch, opponents might well argue...
Divorced. Professor Arthur Schlesinger Jr., 53, educator and Pulitzer-prizewinning historian (The Age of Jackson, 1945, A Thousand Days: John F. Kennedy in the White House, 1965) who served J.F.K. as a special assistant; by Marian Cannon Schlesinger, on grounds of cruel and abusive treatment; after 30 years of marriage, four children; in Cambridge, Mass. Alimony: $4,700 a month...