Word: gifts
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Brass Plaque. Kissinger's own office is roomy but still bare. The only decoration-a farewell gift from the State Department's Policy Planning Staff-is a poster of a glowering orangutan, captioned: IF I WANT YOUR OPINION, I'LL BEAT IT OUT OF YOU. At the end of a small conference table is Kissinger's brown leather Cabinet chair with a brass plaque affixed to the back that reads...
...restaurant somewhat funkier than the Edwardian Room, Linda speaks again of her childhood. Her memories, except for those of school, seem to be solid and good. The family was prosperous. She had a pony and later a horse. Her mother is a strong, intelligent woman with a gift for science (Linda's maternal grandfather was Lloyd Copeman, a successful inventor who devised an electric stove and an early form of microwave oven...
...million for East Asian Studies is an instrument of the dictatorship, with close contacts with the Korean CIA. It is said that this money is acceptable because no strings are attached to it. The KTA did voice a concern that adverse criticism of South Korea not result from the gift. Clearly the Korean government is confident that no further strings are needed...
...pledging works, if you now feel guilty enough to carry through is this: Select one or more gift premiums from the catalogue available by calling 262-8700 (after determining how much you wish to pledge). If you pledge $20 or more, you may choose a musical request from over 1000 exclusive performances taped by the BSO at Tanglewood, Symphony Hall, and in Europe, under the batons of Koussevitsky, Leinsdorf, Much, Ozawa. Your choice selection will be broadcast over WCRB in the 4-day period. These recording are not available at the Coop, Strawberries, or any other record dealer...
...take seriously, even if you add in the Kennedy Center and the Hirshhorn Museum. The Style section's reportorial star is Sally Quinn, who with sharp eyes and a mischievous ear is expert at waylaying visiting notables. (The Times had in Charlotte Curtis a reporter with a wicked gift for deadpan reporting of society's banalities, but instead put her in charge of the increasingly cumbersome Op-Ed page...