Word: nessen
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...military necessity, the Ford Administration agreed last year to renegotiate the treaty. The aim was a gradual relinquishing of the present total domination of the canal and its zone by the U.S. Reagan in effect wants the U.S. to break off those negotiations. But Presidential Press Secretary Ron Nessen warned last week of the possibility of a repetition of the rioting and bloodshed that in 1964 erupted in Panama over this issue...
Some Notetaker. When Sonnen-feldt's statements first leaked to the press, Kissinger tried to explain away the views attributed to his aide by saying that the cable was written by "some notetaker who summarized what he thought Sonnenfeldt meant." Last week White House Press Secretary Ron Nessen suggested that the whole "misunderstanding" over the remarks might have stemmed in part from the distortions of the notetaker "who did violence" to what Kissinger's man had said...
Franken got up to leave, because it was already 2 p.m. and he had yet to start writing. He picked up a script from beneath his coffee cup, a skit in which Nessen leaves in the middle of the show. "Don't forget to put 'Kill all preppies' in the article," he smiled...
Like Cavett, most of the guest hosts are popular figures. Candice Bergen, Paul Simon, Lily Tomlin and Anthony Perkins have appeared, and Raquel Welch is scheduled for next Saturday. Tomorrow night, Ron Nessen, presidential press secretary, will make his show business debut...
...trip was a success, however, because Franken met Nessen and convinced him to host the show. "We're not selling out," Chase told People magazine. "Nessen is an interesting host. People are tired of seeing the same old craperoos, all the people you see on game and variety shows...