Word: consult
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Violin Drawback. Fortas' move did not mean any loss of influence with the President. Johnson has continued to consult him almost daily on everything from speeches to major policy decisions. And Fortas' lawyer wife Carolyn (they have no children) is also a Johnson favorite. Though many of his votes presumably would meet with presidential approval, no one would seriously suggest that Fortas is anything but his own man. Before joining the court, he had a long and distinguished record as a civil libertarian and a defender of State Department employees during the McCarthy era. He argued an insanity...
...first time in the university's history, the faculties of Columbia's 15 schools named a twelve-man committee* to study ways of resolving the dispute and to propose a new alignment of authority on campus. Later, Columbia's trustees announced that they had agreed to consult with representatives of Harlem before making new plans for the gymnasium-a decision that might have been made months ago. They also set up a committee to re-examine and seek changes in the basic governing structure of the university, and to work with the faculty committee on the same...
...Prague, new Czechoslovak Party Boss Alexander Dubček scolded the So viet Ambassador for continuing to visit and consult with the man who was recently deposed from power, Antonin Novotný. Calling Stepan Chervonenko into his office, Dubček expressed "surprise and indignation" at this breach of party etiquette...
...Gardner has been chary about committing his talents to a single position. Instead, he has accepted jobs as a consultant to the Carnegie Corporation (of which he was president before becoming HEW Secretary in 1965), as a director of Time Inc., and as chairman of the national Urban Coalition, an amalgam of civic leaders dedicated to combating the ills of the cities. Last week the onetime college psychology instructor took on a university assignment as well. Starting next fall, he will be a visiting professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, commuting from Washington to Cambridge to consult with faculty...
Vincent M. Barnett Jr., president of Colgate, said yesterday that "there are questions of human rights involved on both sides." Barnett has asked the American Civil Liberties Union and the New York State Commission on Human Rights to consult with a panel of Trustees on Monday about the students' second demand...