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...SUSPECT TERRAIN by John McPhee...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Reading Rocks | 1/31/1983 | See Source »

...President. Even some of those who had been closest to Ike were surprised to hear a former Harvard professor, William B. Ewald, report that Eisenhower had come from oblivion to ninth place on the list of great Presidents compiled by historians. "The more I think about it," said Roemer McPhee, who was a young lawyer in Ike's White House, "the more I believe that President Eisenhower's indispensable attribute was his restraint. He never used too much of his power. He never spent too much of the country's wealth. He never insisted on having...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Presidency by Hugh Sidey: Ready to Play Power Poker | 11/15/1982 | See Source »

Forward--Mike McPhee...

Author: By Bruce Schoenfeld, | Title: Fusco the Irishman and Other Stars | 2/12/1982 | See Source »

...west, RPI is always a threat, and senior Mike McPhee heads a cast of big, talented scorers who should help the Engineers rebound from a sub-par year. And another traditional powerhouse, Boston University, may be back in the playoff picture after a couple of surprising seasons. The five-time ECAC champions return only three seniors, but Robbie Davies and junior Tom O'Regan (a Cambridge product) highlight a bunch of young forwards who will improve in front of the solid Terrier defense...

Author: By Bruce Schoenfeld, | Title: ...But Boston College Rules The East | 11/24/1981 | See Source »

...Murder, robbery, rape, adultery and incest will be openly taught and practised." One reads such things nowadays-collected at last in Nancy McPhee's Book of Insults-and imagines a whole world packed with high-strung terriers, poised to yip at the slightest noise...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Essay: Where Have All the Insults Gone? | 8/31/1981 | See Source »

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