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They say it over and over again. It becomes their mantra. "Our Next President, Our Next President." Squeezing their eyes shut, and trying very, very hard, the delegates can almost make themselves believe...

Author: By Ira E. Stoll, | Title: Scenes From A Future Convention | 7/21/1992 | See Source »

Immediate courtship of Perot loyalists maywork, Peterson said. But he suggested that, facedwith the initial disappointment with theircandidate's unexpected exit, his supporters mightnot yet be ready to listen--even to thenow-familiar mantra of change...

Author: By Brian D. Ellison, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: Race Altered By Perot's Exit | 7/17/1992 | See Source »

...describe orientation week as an "ordeal," or at least call it "weird." They find the placement tests too challenging, idiotic and numerous, and the ice-breaker events too shallow. The hi-what's-your-name-where-are-you-from-what's-y our-dorm-well-nice-to-meet-you mantra grows old very quickly, and the days become a blur of cookouts, sweaty parties and fierce scamming...

Author: By Molly B. Confer, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Welcome to the Jungle | 7/3/1992 | See Source »

More than 25 years have passed since Martin Luther King Jr. told America his dream and Lyndon. B. Johnson stood in Congress and stated the civil rights mantra: We shall overcome...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Continuing Dilemma | 6/4/1992 | See Source »

Wofford's nonviolence mantra won Martin Luther King Jr.'s support, and he arranged for the emerging civil rights leader to visit India to discuss civil disobedience tactics with Gandhi's followers...

Author: By John B. Trainer, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Kennedy School Class Day Speaker: U.S. Senator Harris L. Wofford | 6/3/1992 | See Source »

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