Word: chairman
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...your main adversaries in the Politburo is Yegor Ligachev, chairman of the agricultural commission. What does he represent...
Just weeks after George Bush was elected President, his campaign manager and newly named Republican Chairman Lee Atwater launched an effort to lure black voters into the G.O.P. Calling for an end to blacks' "blind allegiance" to the Democrats, Atwater talked about providing minorities with leadership positions in the Republican National Committee. He even promoted his love of black music, strumming a guitar and warbling at Washington rhythm-and-blues clubs. At the same time, Atwater -- who cut his political teeth as a protege of South Carolina's once segregationist Senator Strom Thurmond -- downplayed his role in devising the crypto...
Atwater's appointment to the board was a marriage of convenience. The R.N.C. chairman wanted better ties with the black community, and Howard President James Cheek was eager to curry favor with the new Administration: the university depends on the Federal Government for more than $178 million, nearly 60% of its annual budget. Despite rumors of dissension among the 31 other trustees, all but one approved Atwater's election...
...Chairman and Chief Executive Officer: J. Richard Munro...
...Vice Chairman: Gerald M. Levin...