Word: entertainment
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...think he was getting proper support from the State Department. Ford, who could scarcely afford more turmoil in his Administration, had to support Moynihan. Moreover, Moynihan's outspokenness won him a large following in the U.S. and a possible base for whatever political ambitions he may entertain...
Bloomingdale's seems to be the latest shrine of Erich Fromm's alienated man: entertain me, manufacture my taste, O Lord; just don't let me be bored...
Their personal fortune is estimated at well over $1 million, but the Reagans live comparatively simply in their five-bedroom house in the Pacific Palisades, a section of Los Angeles. Infrequently, they entertain such old friends as Tuttle, Dart Industries Chairman Justin Dart, Los Angeles Lawyer William French Smith and former Aide Edward Meese, now a vice president of Rohr Industries...
Hopeful Blip. One would like to entertain idealistic dreams about the sudden consumer resistance to business as usual in television. Occasionally, indeed, a hopeful blip appears on the screen. Last week a worthy special, The Incredible Machine, running on PBS, whomped its commercial competitors in some major markets, gaining a record-breaking 36% audience share in New York. It was, ironically, part of a documentary series that has been booted off all three commercial networks for lack of audience appeal. Jennie, a PBS import about Winston Churchill's mother, has done better in some significant urban areas than...
...every time William Simon goes in front of the Joint Economic Committee, he opposes renewing the tax rebates, he condemns budget deficits, he attacks public service employment, and he refuses to entertain the possibility of giving aid to New York City. Simon inspired the Quote of the Month from Senator Hubert Humphrey for his obstructionist tactics...