Word: knights
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...despite smog, earthquakes, problems of water supply and the japes of Democratic and Republican politicians, "Goodie" Knight was proving himself a successful, if unusual, governor. California had never-even in the golden age of Earl Warren-been in better shape...
...decline to run again in 1956 had flittered through Washington like bats at twilight. At the governors' conference, early this month, Goodie had heard them-whispered in Washington corridors, murmured over the transoms of closed doors-and, while he doubted the rumors, he was vastly disturbed. But Goodie Knight, never glum for long, found a silver lining. Last week he made a big decision: if Ike declines the Republican nomination, then Goodie Knight will seek it for himself. "I would certainly like to be President," he told a TIME reporter. "Any politician who is forthright, honest and candid must...
...about his political ambitions. In 1934, as a young and prosperous Los Angeles lawyer, he campaigned vigorously for Frank Merriam, a colorless, conservative long shot in the G.O.P. gubernatorial sweepstakes. In a stroke of fate, Merriam's opponent, the favored "Sunny" Jim Rolph, died. When Merriam became governor, Knight was paid off with an appointment as Superior Court judge in Los Angeles. "I asked for the job," Goodie admits frankly. "Nobody ever gave me a job in my life. Any man who wants a political job gets it because he asked for it." The governor is not content with...
...known personally by more local politicians and by more average voters than Earl Warren, Bill Knowland and Dick Nixon put together. "Whenever two Californians get together," says Democratic National Committeeman Paul Ziffren glumly, "up pops Goodie Knight." "Wholesome Insincerity." When the gubernatorial DC-3, The Grissly, is set down on a California runway, Goodie can always count on a welcoming swarm of local Republicans waiting eagerly on the apron. Goodie has a remarkable memory for names, delivered with a personal greeting, a quip and a hefty whack on the back...
...Knight. When he had finished, the pen, the checkbook, and the smile on the prospect's face had vanished. Goodie left emptyhanded...