Word: detailer
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...that happened. They were career officers, not political appointees, all holdovers from the Bush Administration. Hillary, in particular, had the sense that some of them didn't like her and Bill, preferring the more staid Bushes. Hillary told Vince she wanted their own people installed in the White House detail...
Foster discussed the First Lady's concern with Watkins, the Hope, Arkansas, native who had come to the White House with the Clintons. But Foster didn't see any immediate cause for concern. Suddenly replacing the White House security detail could in itself have led to unfavorable press...
...Costuming by Holly Maples (a B.U. student) also lends a hand to creating the atmosphere of America 50 years ago: for the wealthy ladies, dresses you'd expect to see on Greta Garbo; for the less affluent girls, simpler, plainer dresses suitable for Betty Crocker. The most charming detail is the plaid suitcases that were the rage in the 1940s, carried by characters costumed as traveling salespeople...
Rabin, whose husband was assassinated the week before he was to have spoken at the same location, recounted in great detail memories of her husband's assassination last November, and then went on to offer her visions for strengthening the future of the peace process in the Middle East...
...these intrigues are played out in separate scenes, each featuring a different pair of characters. This device focuses the attention of the audience on the characters on stage, allowing every detail of Shanley's carefully constructed comic situations to come across. The cast luxuriates in the limelight, and makes full use of it to exhibit their comic ability. Punchlines are delivered with precision, and no gesture is lost on the audience...