Word: meant
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...made physically sick by your description of the television commercials being presented by the Democratic National Committee. These made me realize that what I had refused to believe about Lyndon Johnson was true: that he would go to any lengths to remain President, even if it meant cheapening his office and subjecting the American people to an unprecedented hate campaign...
...Dirt. The rules of the game were simple enough: first, each pilot had to qualify by lapping "safely" around the oval 8.5-mile course-which meant at 350 m.p.h. or so. Then each would fly three 85-mile heats against varied opposition, winning points for his standing in each heat. So far, so good. But there was one catch: Promoter Bill Stead, 40, insisted that the pilots take off and land on a dirt runway located in front of the grandstand and the TV cameras. The pilots rebelled, insisted on using the paved runways at Reno Airport instead; the dirt...
...said yesterday, however, that he would attend the Library's dedication. He also indicated that his letter was meant only as a protest against the expenditure of public funds by the Library Board to bring Galbraith to Salt Lake City...
...notorious Northern liberal making his first campaign venture into the Deep South-a two-day tour of Texas and Arkansas-the Democratic vice-presidential candidate at first was as nervous as a spinster at a stag party. He stumbled over his words, mentioned President Kennedy when he meant Lyndon Johnson, seemed thoroughly ill at ease...
Moses rises from the back of the church. He states that he believes the administration will try and trap the MFDP by offering a new compromise. "They promised," continues Moses, "to abolish segregation in Mississippi politics. I asked Humphrey if that meant the federal government would aid in voter registration. 'Those are two seperate matters,' he replied...