Word: drives
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Unfettered Team. Combined with the Republican vote, however, Wallace's showing underlined the electorate's biggest message to Washington: Americans want a change, although in the absence of a figure with a compelling program, their feelings were ambivalent. Hence they belatedly warmed to Humphrey's gutsy drive for an upset in such numbers as to make Election Night one of the most suspenseful in memory. Also, they were insufficiently moved by Nixon's wary campaign to give him a generous plurality. Finally, the candidates' failure to draw the issues very sharply does not allow...
...strong, full partner in the two-party system. This they failed to do even with the benefit of two Eisenhower landslides in the 1950s. Despite their comeback in the congressional and gubernatorial elections of 1966, despite their gains at the statehouse and Senate levels this year, the Republicans must drive their roots still deeper. And they must do it at a time when the electorate seems more independent than ever...
Forgotten Strengths. Chosen to assure Nixon Southern support at Miami Beach, Agnew was assigned the task of appealing to the potential Wallace vote. He began the drive with the standard spiel on law and order, but as the weeks passed, he grew progressively more abrasive. At times, except for the accent, he might have been mistaken for Wallace himself, making use of such Wallace-like expressions as "phony intellectual." In the end, though Agnew may have hurt Nixon overall, he appears to have helped him win critically important Border states...
...could Harvard's impotent offense mount another scoring drive as the scoreless second half gave the Freshmen a narrow victory...
...game started slowly for both teams. Harvard quarterback John O'Grady directed a drive deep into Princeton territory, but the Tiger defense held and the Crimson had to settle for a field goal try. Honick's kick was wide, however, and it was the last Harvard scoring threat in the quarter...