Word: jonesism
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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He later helped Democrat James Jones of Oklahoma put together a compromise version of Steiger's proposal, which the House Ways and Means Committee approved last week. It would cut the maximum capital gains tax to 35%.
According to an FBI internal memo released last week, Presley showed up at FBI headquarters when he visited Washington in 1970 and offered his services. Elvis, according to Research Chief M.A. Jones, who spoke with him, was peeved at the Beatles for their "filthy, unkempt appearance and suggestive music." Jones...
Jones reported that Presley was occasionally "approached by individuals and groups in and outside of the entertainment business whose motives and goals he is convinced are not in the best interests of this country." If the FBI ever needed his services, the memo reported, it could reach him under the...
Presley wanted to meet FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover, who loathed long-haired types. "Presley stated," the memo went on, "that his long hair and unusual apparel were merely tools of his trade and afforded him access to and rapport with many people." Jones wrote to his superiors, however, that...
What the players communicate with no little success is the resilience of spirit of that period. The number F.D.R. Jones, inserted from another musical, is a clue to the social significance of Pins and Needles. Through magnetic eloquence and leadership, Franklin D. Roosevelt was able to restore the Depression-bruised...