Word: enthusiasm
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Pragmatic Way. In the briefings Nixon and Kissinger expressed enthusiasm about the communique, though perhaps with less justification. They argued that the statement had been more trouble for the Chinese than for the Americans. The U.S. negotiators approached the document in a pragmatic, legalistic way; the ideological Chinese labored over every word to make sure that it was in harmony with principle -the thought of Chairman Mao. Although the communique contained no concessions by Peking, Nixon felt that it was the most moderate statement of the Chinese position he had ever seen. That was important, since the document...
...packaged by a roster of Broadway heavies, is about as weak as this present transition. All involved--Peter Stone on book, Jule Styne on Music. Bob Merrill on lyrics, sets by Jo Mielziner, direction and choreography by Gower Champion--appear to have approached the assignment with the kind of enthusiasm that should be reserved only for musicalizations of Night of the Living Dead. Lyrically, the libretto must have been written with a rhyming dictionary in one hand and a Funk and Wagnalls in the other. Musically, the score repeats trite A-B-A patterns with a kind of excess that...
...pulls off a convincing transformation. He drops into Rogers' loose slouch and takes up his labored, bow-legged walk. He alternately fiddles with a lariat or stuffs his hands into his pockets. Whitmore even picks up Rogers' twant and grin. Most all all, he exudes an infectious warmth and enthusiasm. If the act sometimes seems planned or forced, there moments are mere exceptions. You rarely question who's up there talking--it's Will Rogers...
While Republicans in Concord watched President Nixon's lead grow through the night, a decision in the Democratic race was not as clear. Frontrunners Edmund S. Muskie and George McGovern could both claim victory and both election centers reflected enthusiasm...
Bruce Chalmers, Master of Winthrop House, believes House courses have channeled previously untapped talent and enthusiasm, expecially in interdisciplinary courses difficult to find outside the Houses. According to Chalmers, the concept of general education has become "amorphous." "Remnants of the assumption that undergraduates should master the methodology of several disciplines," he said, "are based on the assumption that all history majors will be historians." Chalmers stated in an interview that House courses could be "a very important component of a problem-solving approach to general education...