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...There is something deeper," says an aide. "The President is willing to live with his results. He does not believe there is going to be a depression, and he is not going to talk about a downer." As Reagan's wife Nancy explains, "Ronnie always sees the glass half full." That is what is so stirring-and so chilling-about the President...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Presidency: A Test of Heart and Mind | 3/15/1982 | See Source »

Word processors gave John A. Downer '80 and Wayne Williams a "technological edge" over fellow takers of an open book Criminal Law and Contracts exams this fall. Mary Upton, assistant dean of the Law School, said yesterday...

Author: By Barak Goodman, | Title: Word Processors Worry Law School | 3/4/1982 | See Source »

Upton is afraid that students will find "canned" answers in computer memory files besides being able to type faster. But Downer called these objections "ludicrous...

Author: By Barak Goodman, | Title: Word Processors Worry Law School | 3/4/1982 | See Source »

Typing speed, Downer said, "still depends on how fast my fingers hit the keys. I use the processor because my handwriting is sloppy and my typing is sloppy. If you really want to talk about an edge, how about the people in the class who can type 120 words a minute...

Author: By Barak Goodman, | Title: Word Processors Worry Law School | 3/4/1982 | See Source »

Answers on file. Downer continued, would be "self-defeating, because it's impossible to predict what the exam questions will...

Author: By Barak Goodman, | Title: Word Processors Worry Law School | 3/4/1982 | See Source »

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