Word: handclasps
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Just to feel the handclasp cheery...
...they walked out into the White House rose garden last week for their public leavetaking, Dwight Eisenhower and Saudi Arabia's King Saud exchanged a double handclasp that signified to all the world a diplomatic achievement of first importance. As the delegated eyes and ears of the combustible Egyptians, Syrians and Jordanians, Saud now thoroughly understood-if he could not yet publicly embrace-the Eisenhower doctrine. The talks, as President Eisenhower told his press conference, had cleared away much of "the underbrush of misunderstanding"; now the seeds could be planted, and clearly Saud would be a valued planter...
Points at Parties. The "collective leaders" suddenly emerged as partygoers. None was more popular than round, ruddy-faced Nikita with his big smile and happy handclasp. When engaged in engrossing conversation he grabbed his victim by the lapel or arm, or finger-pinched him vigorously in the chest. When bored (which was seldom), his eyes assumed a far away look. When in his cups (which was often), a scar under his nose and the three moles on his cheeks stood out from his flushed face. He offended the French by saying that in Paris (which he has never visited...
...count," he grumbled recently. "Therefore, because Egypt is troublesome, they've decided to wreck Egypt and isolate us." Admitting-unlike such neutralists as India's Nehru-that Egypt and the rest of the Middle East dare not remain defenseless against Communist expansionism, Nasser nevertheless disdains any defensive handclasp with the Western powers. "We are suspicious of all the great powers," he insists...
...constituents as "Brother," or "Honey," glibly filled in the proper names as his local frontmen supplied them: "Good to shake your hand, Mrs. Lewis. You know my daughter married a Lewis, honey. Say hello to Mr. Lewis for me." Whenever possible, he applied the personal touch: a fervent handclasp, an embrace, a clutched arm, a kiss...