Word: heartbeats
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Heartbeat...
...rises in response to the increasing air pressure. That pressure also causes the cuff to press against the brachial artery, stopping the flow of blood. The doctor, his stethoscope pressed against the patient's forearm, knows that the flow has ceased when he can no longer hear the heartbeat. At that point, he slowly releases the air from the cuff. As pressure drops, the mercury column begins to descend; the cuff loosens, and blood begins to flow through the arm again. The doctor notes the level of the mercury column when he can once more hear the heartbeat. This...
...case of Governor Rockefeller, the prying by Congress and the press was justified by the demands of the vice presidency, an office to which he was appointed, not elected, and in which he would be but a heartbeat from the presidency. Yet, in questioning Rockefeller, Congress demanded more of the nominee than it requires of itself. In effect, Congress told Rockefeller...
...right-wing Deputy played a tape recording that sounded like a galloping horse and then cried to the silent Chamber: "You are listening to the heartbeat of a fetus of eight weeks and two days...
Meanwhile, House Speaker Carl Albert is the person who stands a heartbeat away from the Presidency. As it picks over the Rockefeller nomination, Congress might also consider ways of streamlining the confirmation process under the 25th Amendment. It was intended to fill a vacancy in the office of Vice President, not keep it open indefinitely...