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Looking back to 1968, Richard Nixon believes he had more support overseas than Hubert Humphrey: "I had spent the eight preceding years traveling widely and knew the leaders." Only the Soviets hoped Nixonwould lose: "They felt Humphrey would be easier to deal with." But when Nixon ran again in 1972, even the Soviets were foursquare in his camp. In their eyes, he was no longer a cold warrior but the architect of detente. That same year, when Nixon visited China, Mao Zedong gave him his blessing, saying, "I like rightists Those on the right can do what those...
...movie is silliest when show-biz celebrities parade on and off the stage as if it were Impressionists Night at the Improv. Sinatra gets marital advice from Humphrey Bogart, rushes to Sammy Davis Jr.'s bedside after his car accident and cavorts with the Rat Pack in a steam room at the Sands Hotel. The scenes between Sinatra and the Kennedy family are the phoniest of all, but they do open up the touchy subject of Sinatra's mob links. During the 1960 presidential campaign, Joe Kennedy asks Sinatra for help with "our friends in Chicago who control the unions...
...election, when the House chose John Quincy Adams over Andrew Jackson in a four-way contest. As recently as 1968, when George Wallace ran as an independent, the country had a close call. Had Wallace won about 60,000 more votes in three states, neither Richard Nixon nor Hubert Humphrey would have won an electoral majority...
...good romance. What elevates it above this level is its gifted and star-studded cast. Sabrina proves itself just another jewel in William Holden's cap of acting talent. Here he fits perfectly into the role of a spoiled, dashing, rich heir to a plastics corporation. His brother (Humphrey Bogart) is the more interesting sibling, combining a clever wit held back only by a self-punishing impulse to work hard and keep long hours as the chairman of the company. Enter Sabrina (Audrey Hepburn), daughter of Fairchild, the family chauffeur. Sho captures the hearts of both brothers and provides...
Elizabeth Humphrey commented, "It's about who understands what and when they understand it and why aren't two people communicating?" An excerpt from Margaret Atwood's Rape Fantasies is used in the project, describing the fear of the both sexes that "it's getting so you can hardly be social anymore. How can you meet anyone if you can't trust them that basic amount...