Word: loyal
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Kennedy's staff of 27, variously described as "sharks," "incredibly ambitious," and the "best damn bunch on the Hill," is an object of some enmity and envy at the Capitol. Like his brothers, Ted has assembled young, intense and singlemindedly loyal subalterns. When Kennedy was a 30-year-old freshman Senator, elected chiefly by his brother's being in the White House, it was sneeringly said that Ted was kept afloat by his staff. Now he is sensitive to the charge; as a result, he takes only one or two aides with him on trips...
...Texas, Kennedy's candidacy would revive the feud between L.B.J. and Bobby Kennedy Democrats. In South Carolina, he would drive loyal conservative Democrats into the arms of Nixon again. In North Carolina, the old-line Dems like Terry Sanford would vote for him, but east Carolina residents would follow Wallace, and people in the Piedmont would return to Nixon. In short, Teddy would be wise to sit out the next election if his success depends on the South...
...fiercely loyal to the New York City Opera, as she is to all the people who gave her support when she needed it. Two years ago, Beverly was approached with flattering offers by a top-ranking New York manager?the same manager who, a decade earlier, had kept her cooling her heels in his outer office for 2½ hours before telling her he could not use her. Now Beverly cut him off with one clean stroke. "I'm not interested in working with anybody." she said, "who keeps a singer waiting 2½ hours...
...this year's team looks even better. Yale polished off Princeton last week, 34-3. "Yale has a very good team this year; let's face it, they will be tough. If we are going to win, we're going to have to stop their passing game," offensive coach Loyal Park said yesterday...
...Attorney General, he started with an abundance of will, energy, style, shrewdness and good intentions. He appointed brilliant, loyal subordinates. He had in reserve a big brother who happened to be President. Applying these strengths in the normally stagnant Justice Department, Robert Kennedy quickly made waves-but then declined to walk on them...