Word: figureheaded
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Symbol of Unity. Ostensibly the meeting was to settle details of Prince Juan Carlos' final years of university education. Actually, it was to make peace. In Portugal. Don Juan makes no bones of his opposition to the idea of becoming a mere figurehead for Franco. He favors a liberal, constitutional system, similar to that in Britain, is outspokenly opposed to strongman dictatorship. "Portugal," he once told New York Timesman C. L. Sulzberger. "is a republic where, if you mention the word republic, you are clapped in jail; Spain is a monarchy where, if you mention the word monarchy...
...Stevenson. Trembling with emotion, he raked over his grudge against Stevenson who, he claims, doublecrossed him in 1956, after promising that Butler not only would remain as national chairman but would be active manager of Stevenson's presidential campaign. He was able to stay on as a mere figurehead, says Butler, only because House Speaker Sam Rayburn "forced" Stevenson to retain...
...openly allied to the West. They had the full support of 52-year-old, Paris-educated King Savang Vatthana, a shy Buddhist who took over the throne only last fall upon the death of his polygamous, bon vivant father (TIME, Nov. 9). Resenting his constitutional position as a national figurehead, the King worked behind the scenes with the army to drive out Phoui. He was sure that if Hanoi or Peking reacted violently, Western military aid would come pouring...