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Not a single vote was cast against O'Neill in January when he was chosen as House majority leader--he received unanimous acclaim by House members for his "absolute fairness" and approachability. Many have identified him as the best-liked man in the House." An expert in parliamentary procedures, O...
The first program of the series opens with a scene of Gilbert standing on a hill overlooking Santa Barbara with the wind ruffling his longish hair and rustling the microphone. "I didn't set out to prove anything," says Gilbert. "I had faith that if we stayed with the family...
Johnson was always haunted by the past. He loved to relate lugubrious tales of family poverty, even though the Johnsons were actually quite well off by the standards-of the Texas of his time. Lyndon's father had earned a teacher's certificate and was active in state...
As 5-ft. 8-in. Robinson played him, Rico was more than a hood. To Depression audiences he was also a banty nobody with the guts to defy the big boys. When he growled, "Now do it my way, see?" they recognized an offer that could not be refused. Many...
What do we actually get out of all this hard daily, weekly, monthly grind? We get a casual reference while candidates to the fact that we are "trying for the Crimson:" we get a slightly less casual reference while editors to the fact that we are "with the Crime." If...