Word: neronian
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...short answer is that Americans are ambivalent and unpredictable on the subject. No one expects the leader of the world's greatest democracy to live in Neronian excess: so far, no President (except maybe Warren G. Harding) has approached the White House with the attitude of Pope Leo X: "God has given us the papacy. Let us now enjoy it." On the other hand, as Carter proved, modesty of life-style does not automatically capture the nation's heart: James K. Polk brought a Presbyterian rectitude to the White House (he and his wife Sarah banned dancing...
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