Word: forde
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Asked if any controversy could arise from what is broadcast, CCTV office manager Primma L. Ford replied, "Of course, it is to be expected." Executive Director Irwin Hipman added, "There will be everything from the most mundane to the most controversial...but, overall, we reflect Cambridge...
Historians agree that John F. Kennedy "won" his 1960 debate with Richard Nixon not on substantive issues, but because Nixon showed up on national television looking pale and nervous. The 1976 debate between Ford and Carter is remembered, not for its arguments over the state of the economy or the proper U.S. role in world affairs, but rather for Ford's strange assertion that Poland was not under Soviet domination. A mere reassuring phrase from candidate Reagan, "there you go again," was enough to stave off an issue-oriented Carter attack...
Allison and Ford Foundation Professor of International Security Joseph S. Nye are the two most mentioned possible Dukakis appointees this election. Allison announced last summer that he would resign his post as dean, effective in the 1989-'90 academic year. Many speculated at the time that Allison was trying to free himself for a Washington job in a Dukakis administration...
...Delta Kappa is an official studentorganization at the Ed School, said Assistant Deanfor Academic and Student Services Dorris Ford. Thesociety has around 500 members, 25 percent of whomare Ed School students, said Stephens.Approximately 1100 students are enrolled at theschool...
...Gift of Gaffe. Nothing frightens the candidates like a debate flub comparable to Jerry Ford's claim that Eastern Europe was not under Moscow's thumb. But it is dangerous to exaggerate the significance of these small slips, especially since both Bush and Dukakis are stronger on factual knowledge than they are on vision. Ignore all the post-debate babble of commentators who like to pounce on gaffes. Turn the tables by giving 2 points to any candidate who catches his own error and offers a graceful correction...