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...other egos, but there is no denying his insider status and influence. He and Clinton have known each other since 1972 when they worked together on George McGovern's presidential campaign. At the end of their daily national security briefings, they often swap jokes or answers to especially nettlesome crossword clues...
...plane, Clinton worked on the New York Times crossword puzzle. At one point he sat back and smiled, bemused at 46 down, a four-letter word for "meal for the humble?" "Well," he said, "here's one that's appropriate for today." (Answer: crow.) When the plane touched down, the crowds were waiting, eager and therapeutic, waving handmade signs that called WELCOME BACK and MV LOVES BILL. At the bottom of the steps to greet him with a bear hug when Air Force One touched down in Edgartown, Mass., was Vernon Jordan...
Another plus about writing to the community is the feeling of unity that derives from putting into words the experiences we share in common. My thanks go out to fellow students who have shared their stories with me about randomization, crossword puzzles, running along the Charles and senior these--for these mundane subjects, and not metaphysical discourses, are the collective soul of the Harvard experience...
...behavior, just by consigning them to different cubbies of his brain. It's an almost scary mind, that of a multitasking wizard who plays hearts while he talks on the phone with a head of state, who sits through a dense briefing on chemical weapons intently doing a crossword puzzle, only to take reporters' questions hours later and repeat whole sections of the briefing word for word...
...usual early-morning breakfast companion is The Crimson, which I very much enjoy reading. The Crimson has it all: interesting news articles, good sports coverage, much-needed information on the real world, well-chosen comics, and...a pathetic crossword. I don't know whether it's a result of the significant layout changes from the beginning of this year, but the fact remains that the crossword is different (read: worse) than it was in the 1996-97 school year. It's much easier (certainly able to be completed in less than half a lecture) and often poorly formatted, as Friday...