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...assume that Speer was referring to my own book in preparation. But the accusation, when it appears, will not be a new one; for I had made it in an article in "Midstream" in October 1971. There, I proved, by reproducing the hitherto unpublished speech of Himmler's, that Speer was a witting accomplice in the murder of European Jewry. In that speech of October 6 1943 Himmler announced that the Jewish people "must disappear from the face of the earth" and that all Jewish men, women and children were being exterminated. He went on to complain that some Germans...
Still, would not the President be almost forced to withdraw if Reagan embarrasses him by winning some early primaries? As a log fire crackled, Ford declared confidently: "I like a good struggle, a good fight. Anyone who forecasts that I am going to quit in midstream doesn't know Jerry Ford." In the quiet room, the President's firm voice carried a ring of conviction...
Former U.S. Attorney General Elliot L. Richardson '41, appearing at the Law School Forum Saturday afternoon, said he sees many "encouraging signs in Watergate at this midstream stage" and that he hopes Watergate "will create a new perception of the need to disperse federal power...
Kissinger failed in one effort in the Middle East. He had wanted to be airborne when the treaty was signed at Kilometer 101 so that he would not be physically in either country and open to charges of favoritism (like the raft in midstream at Tilsit?). But a delay in the signing made it impossible; he was with Sadat. Successful or not, it was the kind of personal touch that has helped Henry Kissinger to stand out in these dark times...
Sheed has camouflaged his simplistic view of human motivation with the literary techniques developed in his earlier work. He divides his story in half, changes narrators in midstream and works endless transformations of style. Preoccupied with technique, he fails to provide enough information to create even the most casual sympathy. The most sophisticated campaign saga, after all, is a failure if the reader doesn't care who wins the election...