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...those accustomed to Massachusetts politicians, the decision of this dovish David to challenge the presidential Goliath seems a strange one indeed. He lacks the jaunty grin of an Edward M. Kennedy; he does not pound the table with his first like a Francis X. Bellotti; and his throat does not issue the pious platitudes of a John A. Volpe...

Author: By Joel Demott, | Title: The McCarthy Campaign | 11/15/1967 | See Source »

...with rich and accurate historical detail of the Tang dynasty. The manners and mores, the factionalism and regionalism of that ancient era suggest that modern China is not, after all, much more adept at maintaining the writ of Peking over the vast, disparate reaches and peoples of the Asian Goliath...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Short Notices: Aug. 18, 1967 | 8/18/1967 | See Source »

...read with amusement Mr. el-Manssour's letter in which he accused Israel of cowardice, ending, "O David, where is thy sling?" All I can say in response to his letter is "O Goliath, where is thine army...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Jun. 16, 1967 | 6/16/1967 | See Source »

...Near the Ocean, the first few pages bring together Goliath, God, Joan Baez, Cotton Mather, Jesus Christ, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Monteverdi, Trollope, civil rights

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Poets: The Second Chance | 6/2/1967 | See Source »

...Drink Canada dry. Visit Expo 67." "Do the Chinese look in the White Pages?" "Goodnight, David . . . Goodnight, Goliath...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Letter From The Publisher: may 19, 1967 | 5/19/1967 | See Source »

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