Word: leadership
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...front page of The Weeks in Review section of April 27, the following statements appeared: "Campus Turmoil--Faculty Falters in Leadership Role: The student revolt took two significant turns at major universities last week. At Cornell, guns were used for the first time in the seizure of a building. At Harvard, the faculty gave Negro students a voice in selection of black studies professor ... the faculty, under pressure from black students broke with one of the basic traditional principles. It voted to give students a major voice--six undergraduates to seven professors--in the selection of teachers...
...aims of political direction which gives them everything to do the job except authority to win, bodes well for America. If your university faculties and students could be endowed with one-tenth of the patriotic responsibility so evident in your servicemen of all races and skin colors, U.S. leadership in the free world would be unchallenged...
...Gaulle's defeat. Obviously, though, not even the strongest successor will have the stature at home or abroad to perpetuate the haughty independence that was De Gaulle's personal panache. French policy on the Common Market and defense may change simply because it has to, because French leadership after De Gaulle probably will not be strong enough to make continued defiance of France's neighbors stick. Sooner or later, West Germany, which can already claim greater prosperity and a sounder currency than France, will assume more influence. Even divided, Germany will likely regain its historic role...
...Leader helped pass important L.B.J.-sponsored legislation, and in return reaped prominence and prestige. Ironically, Dirksen's influence has declined since the Republicans won the White House. The reason: he is no longer the foremost elected G.O.P. official in Washington, and Republican Senators look to the President for leadership. Now, instead of cooperating, Dirksen prefers to harass the executive branch...
Much of this kind of joy derives from the work of choreographer Ron Porter, who sends his dancers through whirlwinds of frenetic steps, jump and whoops. His "Heart" number is a show stopper, as the baseball players scamper all over the place under the robust leadership of Bob Bush, the salty team manager...