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That said, let us review the classic taboos. Religion? Unsafe, unless you follow the example of Henry R. Luce, who had no small talk and once asked a dinner partner in all seriousness, "What do you think of the resurrection of the body?" The woman was, I believe, struck dumb. (I wonder if Luce ever used the line to try to pick up women...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Monica Who? | 6/22/1998 | See Source »

...Henry Luce Foundation awarded a fellowship for a year of study in Thailand to Daniel P. Mason '98 last Wednesday. Mason was one of 17 students from colleges around the nation to be named Luce scholars...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Senior Wins Luce Fellowship | 5/11/1998 | See Source »

...goal of the Luce Scholars program is to create greater understanding of the cultures of Asia among young men and women who will assume leading roles in American society," said Henry Luce III, chair and CEO of the foundation...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Senior Wins Luce Fellowship | 5/11/1998 | See Source »

...Henry Luce Foundation supports a number of other programs aside from the fellowships in Asia, including projects in American art, theology and women in science. The foundation was established in memory of Henry R. Luce, co-founder and editor-in-chief of Time...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Senior Wins Luce Fellowship | 5/11/1998 | See Source »

Clare Boothe Luce famously said that each President is remembered for a sentence: "He freed the slaves"; "He made the Louisiana Purchase." You have to figure out your sentence, she used to tell John Kennedy, who would nod thoughtfully and then grouse when she left. Ronald Reagan knew, going in, the sentence he wanted, and he got it. He guided the American victory in the cold war. Under his leadership, a conflict that had absorbed a half-century of Western blood and treasure was ended--and the good guys finally...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Ronald Reagan | 4/13/1998 | See Source »

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