Word: cheerfulness
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Ending up the week as the guest of Governor Louie Nunn at the Kentucky Derby, Nixon had every reason for cheer. At the half mile, he himself was way out in front and could afford the luxury of a fervent appeal to party unity. Republicans must at all cost, he said, avoid the "deep division that would come from choosing up sides-civil war, bloodletting, cannibalism, call it what you will...
...were weaned on Jubilee Weekend. For many, it was our first great experience as freshmen, certainly the climax of our first year at Harvard. The romantic boat ride we shall especially remember. Huddled together against the cold off Cape Cod, we imbibed refreshing spirits; there was good cheer in the air. When it was over, spent and exhausted, we would see our dates back to their hotel rooms and fall fast asleep full of the night...
...stock prices have meandered near the bottom of their winter trough, Wall Street has for weeks yearned for a reason to cheer. Without the war, most investors see a resumption of unstrained economic growth, with lower taxes and interest rates, less wage and price inflation, a smaller federal deficit and diminishing pressure from the balance of payments deficit...
Angry Mobs. National guardsmen also surrounded the legislative palace, which Delvalle had announced he would use as a temporary office. When Delvalle arrived to take occupancy, a mob of supporters gathered to cheer him on. "I am the constitutional President and you should obey me," Delvalle told the officer in charge. "Please help me maintain order," the officer snapped back. From somewhere in the crowd, rocks began flying. With that, the troops fired off a volley of tear-gas grenades, Delvalle beat a retreat, and a full-scale riot erupted. For two hours, demonstrators swarmed through downtown streets, overturning vehicles...
...come to realize how important the office of Secretary of State is, that it dwarfs the Vice-presidency. And third, it revealed a naivete about what things will be like once Bobby is in office. The Secretary of State under Robert Kennedy will not be McCarthy, whom we all cheer: it will be McGeorge Bundy, who was hissed so roundly only a week ago for his defense of the administration's Vietnam policy. And the same people who hooted at Bundy will now rally to support the candidate who will make him the second most powerful man in the country...