Word: grandness
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...everything from cough lozenges to hot chicken soup. As he pleaded with a large audience in Philadelphia to "confirm me with your votes now just as you confirmed me with your prayers in August of 1974," Ford visibly impressed his listeners. On election eve, the President flew back to Grand Rapids to vote. Perhaps it was the emotion welling up from the huge welcoming throng, perhaps it was the memories of his youth, but when he spoke to the crowd about his parents, he was near tears and his voice cracked. "Everything I have," said he, "I owe to Gerald...
...nation's highest office on his own, not to go down in history as an accidental President. Unprepared for defeat, Ford has no plans for the future. He has mused about taking an academic post, perhaps at his alma mater, the University of Michigan. His friends in Grand Rapids hope he will visit there often, but they realize that he is likely to remain in Washington, the city that has absorbed so much of his life and energy. He might return to law. A position in a prestigious firm would let him stay in touch with the Republican political...
...rburgring is the longest (14.2 miles), the most difficult (172 corners), and by far the most dangerous circuit in all of racing (nine Grand Prix drivers have died there). Uneasiness over safety at the track had been growing each year among drivers. Before the race, they met to decide whether or not to boycott the event. Niki Lauda voted not to race. Said he: "I felt that to risk a human life just to please the organizers of the race is not right. But the vote went against me, and I decided that I would go along with the majority...
That he survived was remarkable; what followed was more remarkable still. Two weeks after the crash, he left the hospital for his farm near Salzburg. With the help of a physical therapist, he worked himself back into shape. Precisely six weeks after his accident, he entered the Italian Grand Prix at Monza and finished fourth. But first had come a terrifying practice round. Said Lauda: "It was raining, really horrible conditions, and I had to go out to see if I could still do my work. The car was aquaplaning. I was really scared and I stopped. But the next...
Mario Andretti, the eventual winner in his first Grand Prix victory this year, was critical of Lauda's decision. Said he: "Once the race was on, he should have battled to the finish." Hunt was more understanding: "It was better for me because I was leading. I didn't have the spray problems the others did. I felt very sorry for Niki. It wasn't fair that he should have to race in these conditions. I wanted the race postponed because I didn't think it was safe...