Word: gossipers
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Many of the locals are upset by the prospect. A human voice at the end of the line instead of an electronic buzz has heightened Avalon's sense of community. A direct-dial system means no more neighborly gossip and no more baby announcements over the phone. People used to ask questions like "Where can I reach Lucy's sister?" or "How long do you broil a steak?" Now they will have to go elsewhere for the answers...
Later she is being massaged while hearing unpleasant gossip from a friend. All moral comment is communicated through the changing rhythms of the masseuse's hands, the dourly disapproving expressions on her face...
...first excerpts appeared this week, it was clear that the book does not contain any smashing revelations. It is neither chatty nor ponderous. It will satisfy neither readers looking for personal gossip nor scholars seeking profound insights into the forces shaping global politics. Yet it does move easily in short sentences and simple narrative style to convey Nixon's interpretations of history in an unambiguous fashion, full of specific, if incidental, detail...
...less the preacher and more the educator. His speeches have become more substantive, detailing policy, not promises. He is at once more flexible and firmer. He can knock back a couple of bourbons at night with a man he likes. Ruefully he has admitted to himself that Georgetown gossip can affect his leadership. He is developing personal intuition about individual congressional leaders like Danny Rostenkowski, whose virtuosity is that he can count votes...
...armored limousine around the world; Vance rides in the local ambassador's car. Dealing with the press, Vance is more reserved than Kissinger was, rarely holding discussions from a plane-seat armrest. He prefers formal briefings, does not treat reporters as cronies and does not like to gossip. Still, there are signs that his style is becoming more relaxed as he gets to know the dozen or so correspondents who are steadily assigned to him and cover the State Department. Occasionally his aides will talk Vance into meeting with the press late at night, and the sessions often show...