Word: nationalizes
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...return to his roots. His decision was fortified in part by Caddell's own polls. They reported that Americans had lost confidence in the future, and that it did not matter who was President because the country was spinning out of control. Carter decided to charge back into the national consciousness, said the aide, figuring that "a challenge like energy can be used to pull ourselves together"?both as an Administration and as a nation. The first step was taken Sunday night, when Carter acknowledged the problems and appealed for support. But Carter almost surely misjudged the next step...
...speeches, Carter blamed the oil mess on OPEC's price increases, Congress's lethargy, federal bureaucrats' isolation on the "island" of Washington?and himself. Said Carter: "I've made some mistakes as President. People said, 'Mr. President, you haven't been leading our nation,' and I've learned my lesson." Standing in shirtsleeves in Detroit, he told 2,500 members of the Communications Workers of America, almost pleadingly: "I will do the best that...
...crumpled dollar bill at a news conference in San Francisco. Grinning, he declared: "My purpose is to make this dollar grow." His first priority at the Treasury Department, he said, will be "to continue the war against inflation," which he still regards as "the greatest threat to our nation...
...Department of Health, Education and Welfare (HEW) this week gave Harvard $300,000 as part of a $6 million program to strengthen 25 major research libraries throughout the nation...
...lend itself to any heart-rending, grandiose scheme like the Manhattan Project or landing a man on the moon. But the Energy Project believes such simple measures could cut U.S. energy consumption by almost as much as all the oil, domestic as well as imported, used in the nation...