Word: manner
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Richard Nixon began his campaign last week in a mood of hyperoptimism. Indeed, at the start of his drive, the Republican nominee's main concern seemed to be that his forces might become too cocky. Even that eventuality, however, was being taken into account in the careful Nixon manner. "I think we started the campaign definitely on an upbeat note," said Nixon. "But we've got to keep it that way. There's no overconfidence in this crew this time...
...BRIDE WORE BLACK. In his homage to Hitchcock, Francois Truffaut tells the story of a vengeful bride in a manner that mirrors the old master's style, as Jeanne Moreau tracks down a handful of murderers...
Ethnic Appeal. Weeding out of other possibilities left Maine's Edmund Muskie, little-known but with other assets to commend him. A ruggedly handsome, young-looking man of 54, he imparts a Lincolnesque air of cool statesmanship in counterpoint to Humphrey's volatile manner. A former Democratic Governor and currently Senator of an overwhelmingly Republican state, Muskie is a Polish Catholic. The era of religiously balanced tickets and of purely ethnic appeal may be dying, but it is not quite dead. Besides, there are considerably more Poles in the U.S. (6,000,000) than Greeks (600,000), giving the Democrats...
...Muskie does not bring youth to this year's Democratic ticket, although his forceful, low-key manner will be attractive to many of the young. He is most knowledgeable in federal-state relations and problems of the cities. Even though he led the convention fight for the majority plank on Viet Nam, he has seldom spoken out on the war and privately has serious reservations about current American policy in Southeast Asia...
...himself in the United States in 1930 when he gathered and put on tour a formidable (1,200 objects) collection of Mexican artifacts dating back to the 16th century; he went on to teach at Sarah Lawrence College, became art adviser to Nelson Rockefeller, for whom he collected all manner of masterpieces, and helped organize Manhattan's prestigious Museum of Primitive Art. At the Museum of Modern Art, he proved both a brilliant fund raiser and exhibit organizer, putting on more than 20 shows yearly, among the most notable of which was the huge (290 items) 1967 Picasso retrospective...