Word: hook
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...confidence in his candor and judgment and damaged the chances of G.O.P. candidates in the November elections. Indeed, the initial reaction from Democrats in Congress to Ford's self-invitation was anger at Subcommittee Chairman William L. Hungate for inadvertently giving Ford the chance to get off the hook...
Once again, Gore Vidal proves that in a market crowded with literary hook ers, he is a true courtesan. He respects the values of entertainment and can de liver a novel for practically any taste...
...some wives survive and even thrive in politics. To do so, they must set some of the rules and reserve some time, space and independence for themselves. One way is to insist on the primacy of the home. Except during a crisis, Mary Lindsay took the phone off the hook at Gracie Mansion for 1½ hours every night of the week during her husband's mayoralty. While all callers-county bosses, job seekers and cranks-got busy signals, John Lindsay had an interval of enforced leisure during which he could catch up with his family...
...Executive had taken an uncalculated, ill-informed risk that unnecessarily put his prestige on the line when the nation's economic woes could least afford a blow to the new Administration's credibility. It is clear that GM recanted mainly to get the new President off the hook...
...Nixon's presidency began to topple. Throughout resignation week, the calls came with nerve-jangling frequency, mostly from well-wishers urging Ford to prepare himself to assume the presidency. All told, the Taylors received 150 calls within the week, even though they often took the phone off the hook. Finally, their patience wearing thin, they requested a new phone number. Gerald Ford, of course, can now be reached at the White House...