Word: crackly
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...coloreds." Ford promptly called Butz into the Oval Office and chewed him out, and Senator Robert Dole, the President's running mate, called the remarks "stupid" and "ill-conceived." G.O.P. Senator Edward Brooke, a black, demanded Butz's resignation. Jimmy Carter declared that Butz's crack was "disgraceful," and repeated his view that the man was not fit to sit in the Cabinet. Some White House insiders expected that Butz would resign as a result of the furor...
...about everyone who has been there will testify that it's one exciting place. The combination of the Green Monster with the dynamic character of the park makes every game seem like a steamcooker threatening to explode each time it hisses. With every pitcher's delivery, with every crisp crack of the bat, a rally threatens. Indeed, the park's history is dotted with outbreaks of the improbable...
...campaign manager, Hamilton Jordan, had told a colleague before the face-off: "If we don't win that debate, or at least hold our own, we're all through." Carter held his own, but he made no claims of victory. Later he relaxed enough to get off a crack to campaign volunteers at a Philadelphia party: "Unaccustomed as I am to speaking with a sound system that works ..." Next day he conceded: "I think I was a little too reticent in being aggressive against the President." In the next debate, he vowed, "I'll pick up where I left...
...unknown a year ago-who has no national record at all. Ford is not a dynamic President. He is sound, solid and steady-a known quantity. If his caution prevents him from providing exciting leadership, it also minimizes the risks. His composure is unlikely to crack under the strain of crisis. Ford was notably relaxed while handling the celebrated Mayaguez affair. "We've got a little crisis," he said casually to some visitors in the Oval Office. "I don't know why it is, but these crises always seem to occur on Monday...
...live auditions, and three have reached the finals: Pauley, 25, who anchors the 5 o'clock news on NBC's Chicago affiliate; Consumer Expert Betty Furness, 60, who took the job provisionally when Walters left and completed her tryout last Friday; and Cassie Mackin, 38, a crack NBC Washington correspondent. After Mackin's final audition next week, NBC will poll 2,000 selected viewers in eight cities on their preference, and network executives expect to crown Walters' successor by Oct. 4-oddly enough, the day Walters makes...