Word: muriel
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...guessing is that Perpich will name Muriel Humphrey and she will accept...
...will Muriel take over...
...Handel's Messiah. There were eulogies by President Carter and Vice President Mondale. The service lasted more than two hours. Said Pastor Calvin Didier, a Humphrey friend: "The only service we ever had here that ran as long as this one was when Hubert was the preacher." Afterward Muriel, in a pink dress and fur jacket, stood in the cold greeting guests, including Coretta King, whom she embraced. While the honor guard lifted the casket and moved it to a waiting hearse, she wiped away some tears, then smiled and waved to friends in the crowd. At sundown Humphrey...
...political reasons. Muriel was never a fan of Washington and not particularly fond of politics. But close friends say that on his deathbed Humphrey asked her to accept the post; moreover, Muriel feels indebted to her husband's loyal staff. By going to Washington, she would guarantee their jobs for eleven more months and give them time to look for other work. Hubert would have approved...
...Sawyer, been able to sneak under the back pews at his own services and witness the proceedings (and, who knows, he might have - he sort of believed in those things), he would have swelled in the wonderment of tribute. But then he would have tip toed around and bussed Muriel, winked at his friends and told everybody to wait a minute. A few tears, O.K., he appreciated that. But what a lucky guy he had been, what a life he had led. Every day a joy, every week an adventure. "Come on, let's celebrate," he would have said...