Word: ken
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...speech in your pajamas." Reagan let the laughter subside, then read Peter's postscript: "If you have to make a speech in your pajamas, I warned you." More laughter. The letter, part of a class project, had been picked out of mountains of mail by Chief Speechwriter Ken Khachigian, but no one on Reagan's staff knew that the President had decided to read it on television...
Though he may not have been hurdling any tables, Reagan was gradually easing himself back into his job. He placed two dozen or so calls during the week to Congressmen and others to lobby for their support of his economic program. Assisted by Speechwriter Ken Khachigian, he began drafting the address he will deliver this week to a joint session of Congress. He read briefing papers daily and even found time to dip into a book chronicling the physical ailments of previous White House occupants. He also met with eight Governors-seven Republicans and one Democrat, Forrest James of Alabama...
Ignoring for the moment that this schtick with the bakers is so tiresome and hammed-up that even the children in the audience cringe: the scene destroys the clever suggestion of designer Ken Moya's simple wedding cake. Furthermore, the overture, given a first-rate reading under Joyce Bynum's direction, is relegated to the role of mere background music...
...Orioles have big bats as well. Rightfielder Ken Singleton led both leagues in game-winning RBls last season, while pounding 24 home runs and hitting .304. First Baseman Eddie Murray, who hit .300, has emerged as one of baseball's best switch-hitters, with 111 home runs in merely four seasons. The only question mark is Third Baseman Doug DeCinces, who is recovering from a back injury. Says Weaver: "If Doug can hit his usual 15 to 20 home runs, then you can add another three games. Let's see. . . that gives us 106, doesn...
Compared with Boorman, the other two major mannerists of the English cinema -Joseph Losey and Ken Russell-look like a pair of sensible shoes...