Word: nations
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...been much more worried about the perils of recession. Martin's real hallmark at the Federal Reserve was a willingness to switch from easy-to tight-money policies and back again as he thought the situation required. He cooperated with the expansionist policies of President Kennedy when the nation's economic problem was sluggish growth and persistent unemployment. In late 1965, however, he refused to accept Lyndon Johnson's line that the U.S. could escalate the Viet Nam war, keep taxes and interest rates down and still avoid inflation; the Federal Reserve tightened credit, to L.B.J...
...opens when hidden pressure points are pushed. There is even an ingenious array of glass tubes that waters indoor plants while a householder is away: Such an exhibit would have stirred little interest among major companies a few years ago, but this display attracted representatives of some of the nation's largest firms; they could not afford to stay away...
Merv seemed lusterless after dark; his whoopee all seemed to come from an aerosol can that went poof. In the latest ratings, Carson was more securely than ever the nation's midnight idol, commanding a healthy 37% of the audience, compared with a measly 15% for Griffin. ABC's Joey Bishop is third, with 12%. The remaining 36% of the viewers are watching old movies and other shows scheduled by independent channels and network-affiliated holdouts...
...book is really about the man, his charm, his wit, his occasional smugness, above all his poetic third eye on himself and his surroundings. An unwitting reminder of the 1968 paradox that those seeking cleaner, simpler political truths chose as hero the most complex politician in the nation...
HISTORY OF A NATION OF ONE by Jecon Gregory. 228 pages. Harcourt, Brace & World. $5.95. The barefoot, world wanderings of a 61 ft. English hobo painter. Not as pungent and pandemic as such recollected tales need...