Word: gardners
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...RECOVERY OF CONFIDENCE by John W. Gardner. 189 pages. Norton...
Lost Elan. John W. Gardner's essay is the bridge book to the past. It comes closest to the old American liberal attitude of decent expectation. Yet the title clearly implies that a vital national elan has been lost−and must be found again before the American dream may be further pursued. In fact, the slightly retreating titles of Mr. Gardner's previous books reflect the pressure of the times. From the absolute of Excellence (1961) he has strategically withdrawn to Self-Renewal (1964), No Easy Victories (1968), and now The Recovery of Confidence...
Calm men like John Gardner and Earl Warren spoke of social disintegration and grave danger. Citing violations of civil rights, the war and an "atmosphere of repression" as among the major causes, Warren said that there has been no crisis "within the memory of living Americans which compares with this one." The national mood is roiled and apprehensive. Policemen and pro-Nixon workingmen gave vent to their frustrations with the same vehemence as partisans on the other side...
...John Gardner, Republican, educator, once Health, Education and Welfare Secretary in a Democratic Administration, now chairman of the National Urban Coalition, had undertaken to speak about urban affairs. His forum: the Illinois Constitutional Convention, which is considering a new instrument of government for the state. But as the speech date approached, he decided instead to deal with the hotter subject of the nation's perils and potentials. When the convention president, Samuel Witwer, got an advance look at Gardner's speech, he invited his guest to substitute the address originally scheduled or cancel the appearance. The remarks Gardner...
...enthusiasms bore fruit, but the respect that they won is illustrated by the list of eulogists at the memorial services for Reuther and his wife. They included Michigan's Senator Philip Hart, a leading spokesman for consumerism; Sam Brown, the Viet Nam Moratorium organizer; John Gardner, chairman of the National Urban Coalition; and Mrs. Martin Luther King. Probably no other labor leader could have drawn a similar lineup...