Word: jacob
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Begin hard, insisting that Israel sign the treaty. "No, sir," replied the Israeli leader. "We are a free people and we are not going to sign it unless we decide." In a separate meeting with senior Israeli deputies, Carter was chided for dealing as Laban did with the Patriarch Jacob in Genesis 29: 15-28, reneging on a bargain and increasing the price. Retorted Carter, an accomplished student of the Bible: "But look at what a beautiful wife Jacob...
...Americans by the hundreds phoned the White House, not to voice approval or disapproval but simply to wish the President good luck. There was at first a general assumption that he had received assurances from Israel and Egypt that his trip would be successful Said New York Republican Senator Jacob Javits: "If he's taking more risk than I think he's taking, he's crazy." But Carter in fact had received no such guarantee, and the American people soon realized that he had embarked on the most politically hazardous trip of his presidential career. Riding with...
Romantic piano trios--Teddy Tong '79, violin; Stephanie Jacob '79, piano; Andy Calkins '79, cello, Dunster House Library...
...Viet Nam. Conservative members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee demanded that the enabling legislation for the opening of relations include a strong reassertion of U.S. guarantees to protect Taiwan. For a time, they thought they had the support of both Committee Chairman Frank Church and ranking Republican Member Jacob Javits. Both Senators permitted use of their names on a draft resolution that would brand an armed attack on Taiwan "a common danger to the peace and security" of both Taiwan...
...Tony Green (Cor) 49.15; 2. Kevin Carty (P) 49.20; 3. Jacob Dennis (Cor) 49.80; 4. Dave Bailey (Cor) 49.90; 5. Steve Skinner (Penn...