Word: grin
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Cincinnati and pointed out the geological characteristics of eastern Montana, South Dakota and Minnesota. His expertise at pointing out the finer points of the brown and barren land exemplified the extraordinary character of pilots who pick up riders. Like all kind hearted pilots he flew with a placid grin and talked on topics ranging from the future of Teng Hsio-ping to the amount of coal in South Dakota. He was one of the elite of American travelers, who moved not necessarily to see places but to feel things. He was free of the marital problems, heavy loads, and speed...
...That's the fun of it here," he says with a tenacious grin, mentally leaping into the fray, "these kids can do other things, but we go in there and play the best. We're competing with these guys and we don't take a back seat--we play them...
Kraft, however, refuses to discuss the media's influence with any seriousness. "The press is very democratic," he says, adding with a big grin, "It treats everybody like dogs...
...winner. "I'm on cloud nine!" he shouted. "You made my night!" Then he asked an aide: "But what does this mean?" When the statewide results were in, the meaning was plain enough and Bush exulted with raised eyebrows and a self-satisfied grin: "We have done the unthinkable when everyone put us down as an asterisk four months...
Bush admits his new buoyancy is partly a deliberate tactic. "I used to think I should keep quiet and others would blow my horn," he explains with a wry grin. "But they didn't. So I will." Now Bush rarely misses a chance to tick off highlights of his career. One of the war's youngest pilots, winning his Navy wings at 18. Shot down over the Pacific and four hours adrift at sea before being rescued by a submarine crew. Three air medals and the DFC. Phi Beta Kappa at Yale. Creator of an independent off shore...