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...spring--once the identity of both new presidents has been resolved--Pusey hopes to come to Harvard so that all four living presidents can be photographed together. He has been back for a number of commencements--five of his grandchildren have graduated from Harvard--but did not think he would be able to see four generations of presidents...
...shining armor. He may be a deeply concerned environmentalist, but that doesn't mean he's about to do anything as politically risky as telling Americans the truth about global warming and what they'll have to do if they want to leave behind a comfortable planet for their grandchildren's grandchildren. Instead, the Clinton administration has prattled on sunnily about business-driven solutions in which everybody gets to maintain their current lifestyles, while Detroit miraculously comes up with all manner of energy-efficient electronic engines to power their SUVs. This is not for a moment to underestimate the importance...
...democracy. Richard Nixon used to relate how visiting heads of state, many of them still doing business in ancient fortresses lined with cannons and battle lances, liked its warmth and informality. George Bush noted that even amid crises, he could glance out his office windows and see his grandchildren playing with his dogs or the gardeners digging in the flower beds. "It reminded me of what being President was all about," said Bush...
Still, Mama I, who often calls me by the names of her other grandchildren, Lisa and Julie, was pretty sure the Palm Beach Buchanan votes needed to be reconsidered. "How could you believe that what's his name got so many votes?" she asked. She would not admit that the old people were to blame for their inability to read a basic form, though she did concede to trouble with other basic skills. "Driving. Oh, boy! You could write a book about that," she said. "They go where they want to go, that's all there is to it. They...
Students mused that years into the future their grandchildren would turn to them and ask, "Where were you on the night that no one won the presidential election...