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Goodwin registers maternal disapproval rather than disgust about the incident. She takes a similar tone when dealing with J.F.K. the philanderer. His compulsive womanizing, says Goodwin, was a symptom of his dread of intimacy and his fear of early death. He suffered from Addison's disease. But previous accounts of Kennedy hanky-panky portray an insensitive Regency buck claiming sexual entitlements...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: The Power and the Glamour THE FITZGERALDS AND THE KENNEDYS | 2/16/1987 | See Source »

...hapless Bruin slammed his fist into the water with disgust, the Harvard bench erupted in applause and Brown was sunk...

Author: By Adam J. Epstein, | Title: Aquadudes Play Happy Hosts at Blodgett, Capture Ivy Championship With 3-0 Slate | 10/27/1986 | See Source »

...woman's disgust was directed at Falwell's dismissal of a questioner at an earlier Law School appearance. Two years ago, a questioner identified herself as a "Jewish, lesbian feminist," and then attacked Falwell's opposition to abortion when he last spoke...

Author: By Michael D. Nolan, | Title: He Got Off Too Easy | 10/11/1986 | See Source »

...sneaky and underhanded, Thelma's efforts to keep her daughter alive move lickety split across the screen and will leave you gasping for breath. In one sequence, she goes from resignedly making Jessie a cup of cocoa--a pitiful last request--to throwing the pot across the kitchen in disgust at Jessie's unwillingness to salvage her own life...

Author: By Cristina V. Coletta, | Title: A Great 'night Mother | 10/3/1986 | See Source »

...Harvard, reaction to the caffeine-heavy soft drink ranges from disbelief to disgust...

Author: By David M. Lazarus, | Title: A New Way to Cope With Expos | 10/3/1986 | See Source »

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