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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...
...must do our share of "coping" too. But, alas, unlike the political wife, I can never reserve time for our family life. I can only be tempted by Mary Lindsay's approach to privacy-remove the phone from the hook for1½ hours each night. Do I dare...
...have moved 13 times in eleven years, and seven times I've done it alone. One of our two children was born while my husband was away. I selected and arranged the financing of our first home. I can install a washing machine in 15 minutes and hook up an elaborate stereo system in 30. I have built additions onto our houses and rewired all our appliances...
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...