Word: firstness
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Thomas W. Cornu, president of the Committee, stated that funds would be unavailable to cover the increased costs of a late start, because a Federal Housing Administration (FHA) grant is contingent on the site being clear the first week of November. The contractor who wil build the project, Chester V. Vappi, testified that a delay would involve prohibitive cost increases...
...looked at Professor Bowie first. Assistant Secretary of State under John Foster Dulles, I remembered. His Erik Erikson- colored hair was neatly cropped. The metal bridge of his rimless glasses had worn a level plateau at the top of his nose. It was the same kind of bridge that I had on my glasses. I will have a level plateau on the top of my nose too. It was the second day in his white shirt. Nevertheless, very elegant...
...policy. During the 1950's, the government had fallen far behind. With Kennedy's election, the New Frontier brought many of Harvard's best into the White House, including McGeorge Bundy as special assistant for National Security Affairs. The Kennedy men brought American foreign policy up to date. The first special forces went into Vietnam...
Some professors were worried that large research projects, especially if dressed up as "interdisciplinary," would get first call on foundation funds. (p. 12) Others already disliked...
...Vernon continued. "Three of us went there this summer to try to help Indonesia make foreign investments an asset instead of a liability. We found that Indonesia had been underestimating its capacity for investments. We recommended first a primer on how to judge strength for investments, and second, that they be less forthcoming with tax-exemptions to foreign investors. We find, however, that it is not a zero-sum game, if Ican use the jargon of the trade...