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Otherwise, the Carters seemed to be having fun. With the exception of Son Jack and his family, living in Calhoun, Ga., where he practices law, the entire clan is under the same roof after two years of constant separations because of the campaign. Excited at the newness of it all, Jimmy Carter rose every morning at 6:30, drank orange juice while he dressed, and was in the Oval Office by 7, reading the newspapers and his daily news summary. Although his staff is a shirtsleeves-style crew, Carter has so far worked in a coat and tie, forgoing...
...spectacular. There were also a couple of Kennedys around (Ethel at a New York State party, on the arm of Governor Hugh Carey, Teddy at a dinner to honor Hubert Humphrey at the Mayflower Hotel). But considering that this was a Democratic Inaugural, the members of that sizable clan seemed most notable for their absence throughout the week. Most in evidence were Hollywood stars, athletes, musicians-and Georgians...
...raised on a selfless morality. Why then has it suddenly become infected by materialistic scandals similar to those in larger and older nations from which less purity of purpose is expected? The theories range from the cupidity that is inevitable in a long-entrenched government to Israel's "clan mentality" that blurs the dividing line between public purse and private pocket. Knesset Member Shmuel Tamir also points out, "We have people in charge of budgets with hundreds of thousands of Israeli pounds who receive very small salaries, hardly enough for the average man to live...
...only 50,000 souls played the game, braving the clan-ridden handball courts of big-city gyms with their truncated tennis racquets. It was tough going; prying loose playing time on a handball court made getting in to the Royal Enclosure at Ascot seem relatively simple. Still, racquetball aficionados persisted, hooked on the sport's caroming speed...
However, I would like to raise this solitary voice in tribute to a hardy clan of black professionals who sowed the seeds and laid the groundwork for the success of no less than one-fourth of the current hits on Broadway...