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Many Americans paid tribute to Ford as a man who possesses the common touch, a man of openness and candor. San Francisco Longshoreman-Philosopher Eric Hoffer agreed, but he added a gentle word of caution: "Don't forget that any common man who becomes President lives in enemy country in Washington...
...Boorstin calls "a technology of haste" that dates back to the pioneering steamboats of nearly two centuries ago. Add to those themes the national desire to win, to be first. A natural consequence was the historic landing of men on the moon, an event that meant to Eric Hoffer the triumph of the squares, to Norman Mailer the consummation of WASP values. But now, not even two years after Apollo 11, the nation seems to find that kind of victory somewhat hollow...
...were in the first episode belonged to the firm's fatuous, polo-playing president (Roger Bowen), whose main professional interest seems to be avoiding handclasps lest he endanger his mallet hand. Arnie is around obviously to provide hardhat wisdom and wit, but the premiere script suggests that Eric Hoffer...
...should sit in my corner and not say anything. I'm not convinced any more that I know the score." The voice was still harsh and raspy, but Eric Hoffer's mood was unusually mild as he announced that he was giving up his weekly newspaper column, "Reflections," which runs in 400 papers, earning him about $5,000 a week. "I've got no solutions," the longshoreman-philosopher said. "This country needs solutions. When I write, I'm a passionate person, but I can't do it in a column. I slash too much...
...University, Chairman Milton Eisenhower of the Violence Commission had ample time and energy to devote to the report; he thus managed to persuade both liberals and conservatives to accept his moderate approach. No doubt he was aided by the fact that some of his fellow commissioners were preoccupied. Eric Hoffer occasionally dozed during meetings, Congressman Hale Boggs rarely showed up, and Senator Roman Hruska diluted his authority by sending a legislative assistant to sessions...