Word: hardboiledness
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Intellect & Influence. Whether as public servant or private counsel, Fortas has never been an easy, friendly man. In his hugely successful Washington law firm of Arnold, Fortas & Porter, his younger associates found him machinelike, testy and hardboiled. Said one when asked for a brief description: "Unpleasant." Then the man reconsidered...
What Makes Sammy Run? is the musical saga of Sammy Glick, who progresses, like a good heel should, from cutting corners to cutting throats. But since the book came out in 1941, something unsettling has happened to the heel; now the question is whether he should be scorned for his...
Last week Irish infantrymen marched into Kipushi, site of copper mines at the Rhodesian border. Ethiopian U.N. troops already occupied Elisabethville itself. But the big prize was Jadotville, a town of 90,000, where the giant Union Mini&3233;re mineral outfit produces one-third of its copper (110,000...
Greenwald, who strongly supported Kennedy during the campaign, emphasized his confidence in Teddy's political abilities. He stressed Massachusetts' need for "hardboiled, tough political leadership," and described Teddy as "a tough politician." Much of Teddy's strength will lie in his influence with professional politicians, and his popularity, Grenewald said...
The Habit. Newhouse himself has difficulty articulating his purpose in life. He just goes on buying newspapers, simply because that is what he has been doing most of his life. Whatever his motives, the pyramid he built is in no danger of demolition. To perpetuate it, Newhouse established a charitable...