Word: forde
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...grand sweep. He dismissed the White House proposals as a "shopping list of little things that is a waste of time." Wright's stretch-out plan was a politically sly move because it was originally put forward in 1982 by a leading Republican, former President Gerald Ford...
Since then he has maintained an active role in the government, serving as ambassador to England under President Gerald R. Ford, and as chief U.S. negotiator at the International Law of the Sea conference for President Jimmy Carter...
...sheer exhilaration of standing hourly in the center of world affairs and trying to shape events are neglected in presidential literature. Most Presidents cannot describe their feelings; some are fearful lest such a confession make them seem power hungry, which is an occasional of at that level. Jerry Ford, perhaps the most modest and candid of the recent presidential crop, explained once while in power, "I can't wait to get to the office each morning to see what problems there are and try to do something about them...
...today is close to $11,000. All the major automakers are going after this fast-growing market. Toyota will ship 40,000 of its Van Wagons to the U.S. this year, and Volkswagen expects to sell 25,000 Vanagons in America during 1984. General Motors and Ford will not launch vans until early in 1985. Both firms chose to put out a line of small trucks before the minivans. To catch up, Ford has even taken the unusual step of displaying a mock-up of its slope-fronted Aerostar minivan at auto shows a full year before the official introduction...
Earlier, senior Mike Miao and sophomores Tim Ford and Peter Egan had teamed up to give Harvard a 24-19 advantage. Ford and senior Captain Courtney Roberts dominated the 1650-yd, freestyle by placing first and second, respectively and Miao won the 50-yd, freestyle...