Word: luncheon
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...authors unveiled their findings at theCapitol Hill press conference. A luncheon, paidfor by Apache, followed the briefing. Joe Davis, areporter for Congressional Quarterly who attendedthe briefing, says his "bullshit detector" wentoff after receiving the notices from the oilcompanies...
Once they have safely arrived, families are invited (expected) to pay for the lobster clambake, a $5/person picnic luncheon if more than two guests have made the journey and another $5.25/person for a luncheon during the degree presentation, "The Big Moment," if more than two guests are in tow. In addition, there is the $7 charge for graduation announcements, the $17 cost of an individual graduation picture in addition to a senior class picture, and the expense of caps and gowns...
...others are "taking advantage of Ronnie." For the most part, she has used humor and self-deprecation to parry charges that she was interfering unduly in affairs of state. "This morning I had planned to clear up U.S.-Soviet differences on intermediate-range nuclear missiles," she told a publishers' luncheon in New York City last year. "But I decided to clean out Ronnie's sock drawer instead...
Unfortunately, Jesse had to be in Madison at 12:30 p.m. to speak to a dairyman's luncheon. In the days when Jesse wasn't a frontrunner, he could afford to play with his schedule and work a crowd longer if he wanted to. Well, he always wanted to. But now was not the time to indulge himself. There were 2000 dairymen who would not be happy that Jesse went long with 1600 parishoners...
...people brought in to explain things. To avoid publicity, the White House instructed the guests to report to the Treasury building. From there they were led through an underground tunnel to the adjacent White House. Robert S. Strauss, a former Democratic national chairman and also a frequent luncheon companion of the First Lady, was one of the group. He reports that he pulled no punches with the President. The result? Well, let Strauss describe it. "The President could not have been more gracious," says he, "and could not have ignored my advice more effectively...