Word: counseled
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Their successors, on the other hand, abandoned letters in favor of obfuscating memos when it came to discussing, say, the Viet Nam War. Some of the most candid records of that period come from times when a few of the old statesmen were called in for counsel and then, as was their wont, exchanged letters about what they had discussed...
Nunn was keeping his own counsel about his willingness to march, even as many legislators in Little Rock were ready to play Strike Up the Band. Some placed in their name-tag holders small preprinted cards that read SAM NUNN, WHERE ARE YOU? The cards were the handiwork of Alabama State Representative Claude Walker, a Nunn supporter, who claimed, "If he were here, he'd be recognized as the front runner." Arkansas Governor Bill Clinton, who flirted with his own presidential candidacy, said, "Sam Nunn would be a bona fide candidate. He would make a difference...
Lewis is no easier on himself. Rising before dawn in his Manhattan brownstone house, he puts in eleven-hour workdays. He has a reputation for being an intense and demanding perfectionist who hates to lose, even in a tennis match. Says TLC Counsel Charles Clarkson: "Some people may say that he is difficult, but he focuses on what has to be done...
...October, Congress will publish a multivolume report on its findings. Special Prosecutor Lawrence Walsh and his cast of 28 lawyers have vowed to pursue this case to the end. "If the investigation . . . establishes probable cause to believe that crimes have been committed, it is the duty of the independent counsel to prosecute," Walsh told the American Bar Association last week. "High office, well- intended policies or popular policies do not place anyone above the law." But the impression left by that 40-minute session in the White House was that Iranscam is a script that may never have a climax...
...didn't change my pattern or my schedule much at all. I might have a few minutes and step into the next room and turn on the TV just to see who was on and so forth. I didn't have to depend on the press. Our legal counsel kept me informed with a summary...