Word: diminisher
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...activity was calculated to project an image of a Chief Executive who was firmly in command and to diminish whatever doubts might still linger over the transition from Richard Nixon to a new and untested President. Much as Lyndon Johnson did in the weeks after John F. Kennedy's assassination, Ford was reaching out for a national consensus, a show of bipartisan support-and he was doing it with a sure touch. Declared Democratic Senator Edward Kennedy of Ford's first days as President: "It's been excellent. I don't think he's missed...
...aftermath of Watergate, attempts will be made to diminish the power of the presidency. I would caution against any action that would severely restrict the President in effectively leading the nation. There are, of course, lessons to be learned from Watergate, but I believe that there is no substitute for a strong presidency. To suggest that presidential advisers require Senate confirmation and that all presidential discussions, records and documents be subject to congressional scrutiny would, in my judgment, be sheer folly...
...aides. The process by which Nelson A. Rockefeller was tapped as the vice president-designate makes it apparent that Ford, in sharp contrast to Nixon, will consult Congressional leaders, and a wide variety of friends and even political opponents before making any big decisions. This naturally will diminish the degree to which Ford will rely upon Kissinger as a supreme advisor...
...Nixon girls, the trauma of Watergate is likely to diminish with time. Both have lives of their own to lead, Tricia as the wife of a young attorney, Julie as an editor of the Saturday Evening Post and wife of the bearer of a legendary name. But for their mother, the shock of re-entry may well persist. Though her husband's career denied her the more private life she would have preferred, his triumphs should have assured her of honors and deference. Now she has been deprived of even this satisfaction. Pat has lost both ways, and very...
...Gasoline and electric costs have shot up as much as 50% in the past eight months; and for some food processors, the price of tin-plated steel used to make cans has leaped 30%. Los Angeles Wholesaler Randolph Price asserts: "There is not much chance for retail prices to diminish. There are too many elements that must be added to the cost of the product by the time it gets to the store...