Word: manner
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...phrasing of questions is exceeded only by his brash style of lobbing them like grenades, ambushing Presidents at every photo opportunity. Hold On, Mr. President -- a phrase that Donaldson says he has never actually used but that typifies his approach -- is in large part an attempt to justify his manner to readers who think him disrespectful. Although he offers plenty of eyewitness disclosures about Ronald Reagan fumbling over details and Jimmy Carter ruthlessly playing to win, he emphasizes the growing difficulty of breaking through White House image manipulation to get straight answers about U.S. policy, and has added timely passages...
...running for President?" he was asked. "Anything's more fun than running for President," replied the man who passed up one more try at the top job to settle for what many consider the second most powerful post in Washington. The former Senate majority leader's calm, quip-filled manner contrasted sharply with that of Don Regan, his tightly wound, autocratic predecessor. Said Senior White House Aide Mitch Daniels: "Spring came early this year...
Because of the current policy's vagueness, "Administration policies for handling campus unrest are in a shambles," said senior Thomas W. Casparian, a commission member who was arrested in a 1985 divestment protest. "They've really acted in an offensively defensive manner," he said...
...were words on the pages. And still more words. An occasional picture, but mostly words. Except for the ads, of course. Scanning the deserted newspaper office which had no people in it, the editor reflected that these were indeed good words. 'Yes,' a voice somewhere said in a voicelike manner. 'Isn't it pretty to think...
GOOD THEATER is not always entertaining. A Nite-Lite, a one-act play by Townsend Gorey, is a provocative drama which addresses the issue of the homeless in a profoundly disturbing, and often disgusting manner...