Word: grasps
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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From the moment he announced his candidacy last July, Ford has often been his own worst enemy. He barnstormed the U.S. as though it were his old congressional district in Grand Rapids, and succeeded only in giving the impression of being a President on the run. To dramatize his grasp of foreign affairs, he flew to Peking and had a useful talk with Chairman Mao, only to draw yawns back home. To underscore his presidential decisiveness, he drastically reshuffled his Cabinet, managing only to project a picture of presidential disarray. Instead of appearing to be the man to beat...
...Electric Co. (But for Jones to be elected, the Constitution would have to be amended. He was born in England, and brought to the U.S. as a child.) Another businessman on many lists would be Thornton F. Bradshaw, 58, the innovative president of Atlantic Richfield Co. He has a grasp of the nation's energy needs and extensive experience in dealing with foreign governments. Bradshaw also holds three degrees...
...American recovery so that the U.S. would buy more foreign products. That fear proved unfounded. Said Secretary of State Henry Kissinger: "After the President explained our economic program, the other countries substantially accepted it." In sum, face-to-face discussions seemed to give the six leaders a better grasp of each other's problems...
Intellectually, too, not much is there. Hougan knows about America and Europe in the sixties, and he knows some odd bits of philosophy. He has no grasp at all of American history, which accounts for the overwhelmingly present-oriented tone of Decadence. Now, Hougan is saying, is the time of real crisis in America; if the world at this moment seems on the verge of unprecedented fundamental change, it's because it is on the brink of such a change. If crazy political, spiritual and religious sects are proliferating, it's a natural response to unprecedented times like these. Perhaps...
...Reagan has refined his generally predictable views on issues, sometimes reducing them to oversimplified formulas that cause Republican moderates to doubt his grasp of national and world affairs. A sampling of his views...