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...humility in his repetition of a sentence spoken when he assumed office after John Kennedy's assassination: "I will lead, and I will do the best I can." There was humility also in his bowed head and his unusually short steps as he walked to and from the lectern, as if, for this day at least, he wished to replace his jaunty Texas stride with a more subdued gait...
...President's delivery, to be sure, was in the best stumping style. He flailed his arms, pounded the lectern, shouted so hard his voice broke, leaned so far forward he was practically nose to nose with front-row listeners. But his words belied his mannerisms. They were carefully calculated as an above-party-politics plea to Republicans and Democrats alike...
...stood behind an old-fashioned wooden lectern set up on the stone steps of the Yavapai County courthouse. Nearby were his wife, Vice-Presidential Candidate Bill Miller and Mrs. Miller. Across the lawn to his right was the old stucco building that for years had housed the family store. These days, the Goldwaters' Prescott store occupies a more modern structure nearby. Off to Goldwater's left was "Whisky Row," dominated by the historic Palace Saloon, which still does a thriving business. Straight ahead was a bronze equestrian statue of "Bucky" O'Neill, a onetime Yavapai County sheriff...
...district court. Breaking with a pattern that dates back to the Middle Ages, Judge George Boldt, 60, moved his bench into a corner, put the witness stand in his old spot, stationed the jury box so that jurors can look directly at the witness, and gave the attorneys a lectern at which to stand while speaking and questioning witnesses...
...Real Rough Go." Despite some idle talk to the effect that Goldwater did not really want to run and that President Kennedy's death would give him a graceful way to stay out, his announcement was no surprise. As his family watched near by, Barry leaned against a lectern to favor his right heel, which had recently been operated on for a calcium deposit. He read his formal statement more slowly and clearly than usual. He had, he said, decided to run "because I have not heard from any announced Republican candidate a declaration of conscience or of political...