Word: garfields
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...uncle of the human race and prince of good livers!" The line appeared in London's Vanity Fair and described a beguiling American who counted among his friends Bismarck, the Prince of Wales (later Edward VII), Thomas Huxley, President Garfield, the Emperor of Brazil, Tennyson, Thackeray and Henry Wadsworth Longfellow...
Vice Presidents have long hesitated to stand in for disabled Presidents. In 1881 the country was leaderless for the 80 days that Garfield lay dying. During Wilson's breakdown, 28 bills became law by default of any presidential action. Though a "committee" of Cabinet and White House staff members car ried on after Eisenhower's heart attack, Vice President Nixon warned that it might have failed "had there been a serious international crisis requiring presidential decisions...
...Quite So British. While all this seems quite traditional, the fact is that the Piccadilly store, dating back to 1707, is changing drastically under the direction of Garfield Weston (TIME, Oct. 26, 1962). Since the Canadian bread and grocery magnate (more than 700 stores in Britain) acquired Fortnum's in 1951, emphasis has shifted away from foods. Britain's bowler-hat and mink-coat contingent can now shop at Fortnum's for women's wear, men's clothing, leather goods, linens, even TV sets. A toy department offers miniature Rolls-Royces and hand-carved rocking...
Tuesday, September 8 HOLLYWOOD: THE GREAT STARS (CBS, 10-11 p.m.). A nostalgic look at Hollywood's legendary figures, narrated by Henry Fonda. Included are scenes with Clark Gable, Mary Pickford, Rudolph Valentino, Humphrey Bogart, Joan Crawford, John Garfield. Repeat...
...last days of Antichrist," do not feel called upon to engage in social or political welfare, and are not supposed to vote, though Cousin Oriole has voted for Lyndon. Johnson's parents were Hard-Shell Baptists, but at 14 Lyndon joined the Disciples of Christ (the Garfield faith), and was baptized in the Pedernales River a few miles from where it flows past the L.B.J. ranch...