Word: felted
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Although it is desirable to use as many House members as possible "for the purpose of House spirit, fun, and mere convenience," the group heads felt the quality of the productions would suffer if they were limited to each House...
...President Eisenhower entered the Cabinet Room to open the conferences with congressional leaders on his programs for 1958. The 31 conferees got to their feet and gave him a round of applause. After taking his place in his big, straight-backed, black leather Cabinet chair, he explained that he felt well, but was conscious of speaking more slowly after his stroke (no one in the room could detect it) and would therefore talk less than usual. During the rest of the sessions he frequently came and went, leaving Vice President Nixon to preside while he went back to the business...
...leaders were openly critical after their foreign policy session. Said House Majority Leader McCormack: "It is about time the Administration got out of its dream world and into the world of reality." Said Senate Majority Leader Lyndon Johnson: "The Administration needs a big dose of urgency." Privately, the Republicans felt much the same way. The general consensus was that the Administration had a long way to go before its ideas were whipped together into a salable congressional program-though time is rapidly running...
Stevenson decided to turn down the trip to Paris principally because he felt that, despite Ike's invitation, the White House attitude was still considerably cooler than State's. Specifically...
...equatorial bulge of Nikita Khrushchev (42-47-44), was delivered to the Soviet embassy in Rome for forwarding to Moscow. Items: a double-breasted charcoal grey suit, a single-breasted brown suit (with a fine red stripe), two overcoats, two pairs of size 9 shoes (with pointed toes), three felt hats. Sighed Roman Tailor Angelo Litrico: "I did my best...