Word: firsthand
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When President Ford returned from Asia last week, he invited G.O.P. congressional leaders to the White House for some early-morning coffee and firsthand reports on his travels. But the 22 top Republicans who gathered round the huge mahogany table in the Cabinet Room were not eager to hear about the President's chat with China's Mao Tse-tung (see story page 26). Nor was the Pacific Doctrine, which Ford enunciated in Hawaii, their main interest, even though it was a good restatement of U.S. policy and may well be helpful in reassuring Asian allies after...
...corner of Spain, southwest of Seville, is the Coto de Doñana habitat for rare and endangered species: the imperial and short-toed eagles, great bustard, bee eater, azure-winged magpie and, in migration at least, the great flamingo. Those who want to view this ornithological paradise firsthand should be aware of the customary protocol: visitors must get permits from the director of the local biological station to feast their eyes on its plumed riches. This sumptuous pictorial tour cannot compare with a real excursion; on the other hand, it is about one-hundredth the price-and almost...
...Gulag Archipelago Firsthand. A one-man show with Yaakov Khantsis, featuring a simultaneous Yiddish translation. In the Leighton Room of Phillips Brooks House, November 20, at 6:45 p.m. Admission free...
...Ford's choice as CIA director, is in a similar situation. In his brief, unremarkable diplomatic career, he has served for two years as U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations and spent the past 13 months as chief of the U.S. liaison office in Peking. But he has no firsthand knowledge of the CIA, its operations or the investigations that have rocked the agency for nearly a year...
...Born to Run. The disparity between the wild reaction to his live performances and the more subdued, respectful reception of his records had to be cleared up. Landau soon signed on as co-producer of the new album and began to find out about some of the problems firsthand...