Word: madly
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Very Simple. At his press conference the next day, Kennedy was asked some questions that in the not-so-old days would have brought out the tiger. But now he was bland, and clearly determined not to be mad at anybody...
...mad because the Air Force Association, a private group of Air Force officers, veterans and aircraft businessmen, had adopted a convention resolution criticizing the atomic test ban treaty as a danger to the U.S.? Kennedy did not agree with the organization's opinion, but "I think the Air Force Association is free to give its views." What about the decision of Georgia Democrat Richard Russell, chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, to oppose ratification of the treaty? Said Kennedy: "Well, I think he's highly respected, probably the most individually respected, perhaps, in the Senate. Therefore, what...
...same. He is a militant Democrat who drew constant fire from Wisconsin papers for his partisanship while tax commissioner-a nonelective office. But even state Republicans have grudging respect for him. Said one last week: "He's a surprisingly good administrator. And you just can't stay mad...
...Bella seems hurt that anyone could consider him power-mad. "We are making a real revolution that seeks to transform a whole society," he told last week's convention, pointing out truthfully that his regime has treated its few political prisoners mildly, and that "there has not been a single execution." Anyway, insists Ben Bella, he is not interested in creating a cult of personality. "Why," he protested, "I am the world's only head of government who does not have an official photograph...
Maybe I'm mad; for the voices are luring me, urging me from the midnight moon and the silence of my desk to walk on wave crests across...