Word: enthusiasm
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Armstrong could not contain his excitement. He could not, of course, have known about the gentle admonition made by his wife Janet as she watched the mission on TV: "Be descriptive now, Neil." Yet suddenly he began to bubble over with detailed descriptions and snap pictures with all the enthusiasm of the archetypal tourist. Houston had to remind him four times to quit clicking and get on with a task of higher priority: gathering a small "contingency" sample of lunar soil that would guarantee the return of at least some moon material if the mission had to be suddenly aborted...
...three Spanish service academies, has spent considerable time studying government firsthand in Madrid ministries, lives in a palace close to Franco's, and often spends his time with the Caudillo. Moreover, the Prince is quiet and relatively withdrawn; many of his countrymen regard him with more curiosity than enthusiasm...
...MOST striking quality was an absolutely irresistible enthusiasm, apparent from the podium, over the airwaves and in the classroom, and possessed to a degree unsurpassed by anyone else. He might be hearing or conducting a piece for the thousandth time, but he had the gift of making us feel tat he was encountering it for the first time and that it was worth encountering...
...annual report further states that, "A separate file has been made of peace groups, civil rightists, and other such groups where due to their enthusiasm, they might have a tendency to adopt or show a policy of advocating the commission of acts of force or violence...
...Harris Poll made clear, there are two Americas of morality. One is concentrated largely in urban areas and in more highly educated groups, and applauds the new permissiveness. The other is a world that clings to established values. In between are those who are willing to tolerate permissiveness without enthusiasm and those who are ready to oppose it without fanaticism. Evangelist Billy Graham stands for a fundamentalist view of good and evil that still has a strong appeal for many Americans. He expressed that view in an interview with TIME Reporter Jill Krementz. To explore the views of the other...