Word: duel
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...fact, the issues, circumstances and personalities could all change beyond recognition by 1972. It is even conceivable that by then both factions may decide that a Humphrey-Kennedy ticket is preferable to another Humphrey-Kennedy duel. And if Humphrey should succeed to the White House between elections, as eight Vice Presidents have done before him, the presidential-succession amendment (already ratified by 28 states) would empower him to appoint his own Vice President. His choice might well be a Kennedy...
...there is no rest from the trials of free dom, there is no recalling what the pace of change has done to the map of this big world, there is no reducing our responsibilities while the challenges of progress will not permit us to name the site for our duel or the weapons that...
Senators considered themselves remote from popular passions and found no embarrassment in having Aaron Burr preside over them after his murderous duel with Alexander Hamilton. They felt responsible only to themselves and their own sense of grandeur-and that sense, taken seriously, may force a certain largeness of spirit on the pettiest of men. They early established the tradition that any Senator, with only minimal procedural exceptions, can rise at any time to speak on any subject, and from this right evolved the Senate's unique place as the arena where a minority can make itself heard. Said Daniel...
Harvard and Army turned Saturday's Heptagonal track championships into a dramatic two team duel, and the Crimson runners escaped from Ithaca on the long end of a 57-56 decision...
...duel for fifth place between Harvard and Williams provided the only suspense of the meet. For the first time this season, the Crimson Alpine team skied well in both the slalom (91.41 points) and the downhill (94.32 points). Williams, plagued by falls, gained only 77.87 points in the slalom...