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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Brazilian living in the U.S. for more than 16 years, I have come to learn what it means for American Presidents to talk about being a "friendly neighbor" to other countries. Leave the "friendly" out; put in "greedy" instead. The U.S. does not give without taking, and the taking is disproportionate...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Oct. 29, 1979 | 10/29/1979 | See Source »

...ever seen a picture of the Rev. Jesse Jackson hugging the leaders of the Ku Klux Klan after they have beaten or murdered innocent black children, then I might be able to give more credence to his pompous piety...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Oct. 29, 1979 | 10/29/1979 | See Source »

...committee for a forthcoming dinner dance, who went into some detail about preparations, and told his listeners joshingly that they had better admit defeat and buy tickets, because their wives knew all about it, and there was no escape. After an hour and a quarter, Nixon was permitted to give his speech, which counseled a policy of unceasing hostility toward Red China. I have wondered since then whether the severe strain of this evening may have been responsible for much of the President's behavior after he came to power...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In New Hampshire: Deeper Snow and Darker Horses | 10/29/1979 | See Source »

...enforcement officials, however, give Sindona less enthusiastic reviews...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: Sindona Returns | 10/29/1979 | See Source »

...black delegation to Israel led by Labor Leaders William Pollard and Bayard Rustin. Though the visit had been scheduled before black-Jewish tensions became inflamed, Rustin said he wanted "to make clear to the Israelis that there are great numbers of black people who want the United States to give Israel whatever support it needs." Israeli Premier Menachem Begin, who had refused to see Jackson or Lowery, received the Pollard-Rustin delegation warmly...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: Ill-Considered Flirtations | 10/29/1979 | See Source »

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