Word: maneuverer
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Priestly Poker. His peace offensive met much the same reaction as his food. In Turkey a government spokesman said, "This poker-playing priest just can't be believed." On Cyprus the Turkish community thought it was all a maneuver to impress the U.N. Security Council, currently meeting on the...
Pregnant Procession. Khanh's action enabled him to get rid of Big Minh, whom Buddhists and leaders of the nationalist Dai Viet Party had wanted to maneuver back into authority, hoping to use him as their puppet. At the same time, Khanh won over one of his most important...
Johnson's maneuver may boomerang.
Hanging on a Yo-Yo. Points are awarded in parachuting for style jumps, in which sky divers execute a prescribed series of spins, somersaults, twists and turns during a 120-m.p.h. free fall lasting 25 to 32 sec. But the biggest emphasis is on accuracy jumps, trying to zero in...
Lyndon Johnson was born hard-scrabbling poor in a ramshackle Texas farmhouse, but he soon learned the value of hard work, good luck, quick wits and bold maneuver. After 27 years of service in modestly paid public offices, he has managed to become one of the richest Presidents in U.S...