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...requesting nominations, the Corporation said,. "The ideal candidate should possess a readiness to entertain new ideas and the ability realistically to assess their value." They expressed interest in candidates 35 to 45 years old, but did not rule out younger nominees. Nelson...
...public official-or at least a version of the corporate man who is insulated and protected from outside scrutiny of his decision-making processes. He has lived in lush privacy, unhurried and at times seemingly unconcerned. Others take the clue. They congregate in the splendor of the Watergate apartments, entertain each other and are either unaware of the mounting problems or not certain how to meet them...
...letter proposes the following qualifications for the nominees: "The ideal candidate should possess a readiness to entertain new ideas and the ability realistically to assess their value. He should possess a willingness to share in group decisions and the firmness to withstand irresponsible criticism; and he should be deeply devoted to the welfare of this University...
...came to Washington as a freshman Congressman in 1928 with his bride Harriet and moved into a furnished suite in the then brand-new Washington Hotel. They are still there. The suite, the hotel and the McCormacks have grown into dignified and genteel old age together. The McCormacks never entertain and rarely go out in the evening. One party they never miss: the annual White House dinner in the Speaker's honor. Mrs. McCormack invariably wears the same black dress. The rest of the year, it is just the two of them. McCormack boasts that in more than...
...Gerald Ford, also avoid convivial Washington, finding their pleasures in home and family. Like the patriarchs of Congress, they feel no need for the social acceptance so avidly sought by many in the Washington whirl. As one Senate wife observed: "They don't go out a lot or entertain, except for close personal friends. They don't need to. They're there...