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Word: envoys (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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Thieu remained a prickly obstacle, as he feared, perhaps with some justification, that the nine-point plan worked out by White House Adviser Henry Kissinger and Hanoi's Le Due Tho might seriously undermine his chance to survive. Thieu's personal envoy, Nguyen Phu Due, was received twice by President Nixon in the White House in exchanges described as "very detailed and very frank"-meaning there was sharp disagreement. While Nixon conceded that the proposed agreement was a compromise that could not fully satisfy Saigon, he also emphasized that it gave the Thieu government a fair chance...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE WAR: Paris Round 3: Ready to Wrap Up the Peace | 12/11/1972 | See Source »

Director Ausubel has added one twist that does work: casting the envoy from Godot as a young girl, Rebecca Edelson, who shifts uneasily from one foot to another and absently caresses the stage's single tree as the she delivers her message; Mr. Godot will not come this evening, but surely tomorrow, surely tomorrow...

Author: By Pill Patton, | Title: Mating Them Up For Godot | 12/1/1972 | See Source »

Harvard's Angela envoy, Stephen B. Farber '63, released a report on Gulf and Angela which is likely to bring the issue of the University's ownership of 700,000 shares of Gulf Oil Corporation stock back into the heat of controversy...

Author: By Peter Shapiro, | Title: Gulf Redux May Shed More Heat Than Light | 10/7/1972 | See Source »

...Harvard envoy Stephen B. Farber '63 special assistant to President Bok returned Thursday from his trip to the Portuguese colony of Angola after a month of investigating the operations of the Gulf Oil Corporation there...

Author: By Peter Shapiro, | Title: Farber Returns From Angola With Data for Policy Makers | 8/15/1972 | See Source »

...June President Bok chose Farber to be the envoy delegated to "provide us with first-hand information on Gulf's performance, the problems it faces and the opportunities for constructive new steps, and thereby to help us determine our future actions as a responsible Gulf stockholder...

Author: By Peter Shapiro, | Title: Farber Returns From Angola With Data for Policy Makers | 8/15/1972 | See Source »

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