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...taking advantage of the thaw. With Special Correspondent John Scott, Chief European Correspondent William Rademaekers and Moscow Bureau Chief John Shaw, I recently joined our nine international publishing and ad-sales directors for a six-day visit to Moscow and Leningrad. One purpose of our trip was to explore firsthand the prospects for trade between the Soviet Union and the West...
...often-cited weakness was his lack of firsthand knowledge of the land and people outside Saigon. He spoke neither French nor Vietnamese. He learned about Viet Nam largely through briefings, refined and delivered by optimistic senior staffers who drew their information from men in the field but filtered out doubt and dissent...
...incident left him with enough reflections to make him want to run for political office himself some day. "There is a breakdown in the political system," says Wills, who is now 25. "The American people are not aware of what is really happening. I've seen it firsthand, and it's opened my eyes real wide. I feel sorry for the people who look at Watergate and say it's just politics...
...Vocational counselling is one of the key things that a college can offer," Ginn said. "And in counselling, firsthand information is essential...
...alums are providing information in a lot of areas where we just don't have competence," he continued. "We're trying to tap a broader base of experience and gain firsthand knowledge in as many fields...