Word: journeyer
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Nothing seemed to kindle Kennedy's enthusiasm like another journey into space. He was jubilant when the U.S. finally got Alan Shepard into the stratosphere and down again. Kennedy flew to Cape Canaveral, Fla., to greet John Glenn, the first American to orbit the earth. The week he was killed, J.F.K. stood beneath the first stage of the giant Saturn 1 rocket. While Wernher von Braun talked quietly into his ear of the day the monster would head toward the moon, Kennedy thrust his hands in his coat pockets, rocked back on his heels, and for a fleeting second...
...part, was not anxious even to appear to be discussing an early entry into the talks. A possible Kissinger visit to Jordan was scrapped when word was passed from Amman that the King would be unavailable to meet with him. Nor was the ex-Secretary's journey hailed by the other important party that has remained outside the Camp David framework, the West Bank and Gaza Palestinians, who have been taking direction from the Palestine Liberation Organization. In Cairo, Kissinger suggested that the P.L.O. might be offered a place at the bargaining table "at a later stage, when some...
Back in Washington, members of the Reagan transition team were also a bit nonplused by the Kissinger tour. "Emphatically a private journey," insisted one Reagan aide, adding, "We will of course be interested in hearing what he learned. Dr. Kissinger's travel stories are always informative." Some Reagan aides complained that the trip was awkward for them, since Reagan has not yet formulated his Middle East policy. Moreover, they pointed out that Kissinger's own status in the Reagan camp has never been defined, and the notion that he was "representing" the President-elect could cause confusion abroad...
Nearly two decades after its first application, Greece joined the Community's nine members, and its blue-and-white-striped flag began snapping in a brisk Brussels wind. Said Greek Prime Minister George Rallis: "It is the happy conclusion of our journey to Europe, which lasted almost 20 years...
...told my roommates that if I get the chance, it's in," a jubilant Larkin said afterward. The now very, very popular junior said he had not yet decided on a companion for the journey...