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Ford regained his composure and wore a triumphant grin by the time he entered the House chamber, which was jammed with the biggest crowd hi the memory of seasoned Congress watchers. He was accompanied by Richard Nixon, who entered smiling but later appeared tense. As the two reached the podium, Ford stepped forward alone to acknowledge the applause, and suddenly it grew into a cheering ovation. This was clearly Ford...
...Gentlemen, good morning. Can we agree on what day it is?" Thus, with a huge grin, did "Willie" Whitelaw often begin his morning conferences with Ulster's disputatious politicians. Marveled John Hume, Minister of Commerce in Ulster's new coalition, last week: "You went in angry to see him, and you always came out wondering why you never got the boot in." Added Deputy Chief Executive Gerry Fitt, leader of the Social Democratic and Labor Party: "He had an effective English slice of Irish charm...
...chat, share shampoos and in almost continuous motion, gather up their bottles and towels and now-limp suits. Under the hair dryer the conversation stops as the canned wind throws their hair to their eyes and roars past their ears. They grin at each other and at the matron, who is sweeping puddles of water at the drain...
After the Inauguration, when it was reported to him that Clare Boothe Luce had been smitten by Teddy Kennedy and had said to friends that Teddy "looked like a Greek god," the President said with a delightfully wicked grin: "Are you sure she didn't say he looked like a goddam Greek...
Before the war began, the captain had been stationed at one of the U.N. observer posts along the canal. "Now my post is mobile," he said with a grin. "We have six patrols moving up and down the canal." In the back of the vehicle were a couple of days' rations of food and water, and bedding for him and two fellow officers...