Word: hille
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Hill. But Johnson's problems go deeper...
...widely regarded as devious, even dishonest. He brought to the presidency all the skills that he had perfected during 23 years in Congress-in particular, an adroitness at backstage maneuvering and a devout belief in secrecy and surprise. But what may be assets on the Hill have proved to be liabilities in the White House, and Johnson's lingering image as the crafty manipulator has done him immense harm. Many Americans seem convinced, as one observer of the presidency has written, that Johnson is a man who believes that "the shortest distance be tween two points is through...
Armed with a fact sheet supplied by the State Department, Dirksen rose last week before 33 colleagues-an exceptional turnout-to begin Capitol Hill's most heated Viet Nam debate in months. He began, as he almost always does, in a barely audible rumble, praising the 30 nations that are helping in Viet Nam, reminding his fellow Senators that their dissent gives American G.I.s the feeling that they are "forgotten men." Without naming him, he rebuked Morton for remarking that the President had been "brainwashed" into seeking a solely military solution to the war. "It don't sound...
CHRISTY by Catherine Marshall. 496 pages. McGraw-Hill...
Slumping Yale trailed Connecticut 6-0 going into the final period at Yale Bowl, but an option pass and a run, both by halfback Cal Hill, pulled out a 14-6 win. The Elis had a surprisingly tough time putting down an intrastate rival over which it holds as 18-1 edge. Quarterback Greg Lawler had trouble moving his team, but injured signalcaller Brian Dowling. Yale's only apparent hope for this season, appeared on the sidelines in uniform, sans cast. When he will be able to play is an important mystery...