Word: em
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Harry Truman was disappointed with Marshall's reply. Waving his arms in the style of the new "Give 'em hell, Harry," he paced around the White House saying: "I've got to do something dramatic...
...overshot a multitude of TIME-readers who I believe are the real readers of your worthy magazine. As one who can boast of reading each copy from kiver to kiver, I think I am in a position to question your idea of TiME-readers as you portrayed 'em. "To begin, I couldn't afford a subscription to TIME. Liv ing on an income which has shrunk to infinitesimal value since this inflation hit the dollar (Mr. B is an ex-Ma rine Gunnery Sergeant on retirement pay), we have all we can do to exist - let alone spend...
...full of empty seats at Omaha. As he walked out on the stage at Philadelphia's Convention Hall (capacity: 14,000) one night last week, the band pumped out Hail to the Chief, and 12,000 people yelled, whistled, clapped, and yipped out the familiar cry: "Give 'em hell, Harry...
...Washington was amazed," she says, "at the arrival of Tufty with 26-count 'em, 26-papers." She trained her staff of cubs to ferret out local angles in the news, peddled her clients a complete line of political stories and personality items, including her own daily columns. She soon had many a bigwig, including Michigan's Arthur Vandenberg, eating out of her hand. Two years ago she took on as partner J. Albert Dear, a New Jersey publisher...
...initial investment ($40,000) promises many a dividend. Crowed a press-agent last week: "There are nearly 2,000 colleges in the country, and most of 'em don't even know yet they can get Margaret Shakesp- godammit, I keep calling her Shakespeare...