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Word: kiwani (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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President Nixon is rarely referred to by name; instead, he is "what's-his-face," "whosis," and "the Great Kiwani." The kidnaping of the U.S. Ambassador to Brazil is interpreted as "a unique opportunity for a diplomat to get out of the embassy compound and rub elbows with the common people, cultural exchange, that kind of thing." A congressional committee meeting in its ornate chambers to investigate a student uprising is like "chasing S.D.S. across America in an 1890 Pullman car." Judge Julius Hoffman of the Chicago conspiracy trial is "the teeny judge, who bounces up and down...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Press: Middle-Aged Rebel | 1/5/1970 | See Source »

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