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...achieving wage-price stability in Election Year 1962 that Kennedy got the word from Blough. He felt that he had been betrayed-and U.S. Steel became an enemy to be smitten at all cost. "U.S. Steel," said a White House aide that afternoon, "picked the wrong President to doublecross. Kennedy can be a hater-and right now I don't think there's any doubt that he hates U.S.Steel...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Presidency: Smiting the Foe | 4/20/1962 | See Source »

...native charges with a nice mixture of cajolery, flattery and big-daddy scolding. His mistake is in thinking that because he is on their side, they are on his. The natives see only that Bewsher is white; to them it is inconceivable that he is not trying to doublecross them. When he loses his life, it is because he has persuaded Marie, by now his wife, that the best weapons are love and soft talk...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Cory's Africa | 8/18/1961 | See Source »

...Doublecross your old mother, you turd...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Black Comedy | 3/17/1961 | See Source »

Staccato (NBC, 8:30-9 p.m.). With Staccato (John Cassavetes) calling the shots, this musical Eye is tough enough this time to fight his way out of a dangerous doublecross...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THEATER: On Broadway, Nov. 9, 1959 | 11/9/1959 | See Source »

...said seems completely incompatible with our stand and does not sound like him. I cannot tell right away whether Mr. Dulles has made the remarks attributed to him for diplomatic reasons or with other purposes in mind." Chiang's Nationalist Chinese officials hurled bitter words at Americans-"betrayal," "doublecross...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: FOREIGN RELATIONS: Policy Under Pressure | 10/13/1958 | See Source »

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