Word: legacyism
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President Bush is taking the long view. He has been reading biographies of George Washington. He recently bemoaned "short-term historians." He keeps mentioning Harry Truman, a President reviled when he left office but rescued by posterity. Bush says he doesn't think about his legacy, but more and...
President Ford's Legacy Re "Farewell to a decent man" [Jan. 15] Shame on Time for insufficiently acknowledging the contributions of Gerald Ford, perhaps one of the most important American Presidents of the 20th century - certainly one of the most decent. Ford may not have been flashy or tested well...
He has played a seasoned cop and an eccentric attorney, but for many people, William Shatner will always be a fearless space explorer from a long-gone TV series--a role he is now handing off to another actor. Shortly after Shatner, 75, was inducted into the Academy of Television...
All my life people have told me that my father changed their lives. They got involved in public service, in the Peace Corps and in their communities because he asked them. To me, the generation he inspired is perhaps his greatest legacy. And they in turn have inspired generations that...
"My last and greatest reform," Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone calls it. When he steps down from his post, as he is expected to do next fall, he hopes to leave behind at least one lasting legacy: a comprehensive reform of Japan's tax system. Last week his goal seemed within...