Word: consultant
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...farmed out all such work to an FAA-approved Oakland maintenance station with licensed mechanics. The CAB found that the mechanic who worked on the Paradise plane's compass had never before dealt with one like it; moreover, he did not take the trouble to consult any available technical manuals for guidance. The altimeters were adjusted by another mechanic, who later told CAB investigators that he could not quite recall whether he had tightened a vital screw...
...State Department's declaration, followed by the White House denial that actually confirmed it, naturally caused plenty of talk in Washington. Amid rumors that he would soon resign because of various ailments (deafness, a bad back), U.S. Ambassador to South Viet Nam Maxwell Taylor was in town to consult with the President. When reporters asked Taylor about reports that Johnson wants U.S. forces beefed up-possibly to 100,000 men by the end of the year-Taylor would only say cautiously, "I know of no such project...
...materials used, assistance in preparation of tests and examinations, and a program of observation and visits. The new teaching fellow is encouraged to visit classes similar to the ones he is teaching. Permanent members of the department visit his class with advanced warning (surely a harrowing experience) and then consult with...
Happy Birthday. The week's last party was for some 1,300 House and Senate staffers, and when Johnson emerged to greet them, he had in tow Henry Cabot Lodge, who had been called in to consult with the President about Viet Nam. Johnson praised the bipartisanship of congressional leaders and men like Lodge ("He's here for just one reason, and it isn't because he opposed me for the vice-presidency in 1960"), and reported that the 75 bills, 300 reports and 200 messages that he had sent to Congress since Jan. 4 had been...
...vote for me simply because a distinguished person says they should." It somehow seemed odd that a rather junior Congressman should be turning down aid that even a Democratic President of the U.S. does not hesitate to enlist: rarely does a week go by that Lyndon Johnson does not consult Ike either by telephone or by White House emissary...