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...talk about programs, and that's what makes hard news???China, Russia, the New Economic Policy, our new tax policy, which may come along, the New American Revolution, revenue sharing and the rest. But as I see it, what I would hope to have come out of next year is to instill again in the American people a sense of confidence in themselves, pride in the fact that with all of our failings in foreign policy ?and we have had failures?we are doing our level best, whether it is in a miserable place like the conflict in South...
...North Vietnamese islands of Hon Me and Hon Ngu in the Gulf of Tonkin. Apparently [the North Vietnamese boats that attacked the Maddox] had mistaken Maddox for a South Vietnamese escort vessel." The rapidity of U.S. air reprisals?within twelve hours of Washington's receipt of the news???argued that the U.S. had been positioned to strike as soon as attacked...
...element of compensation in this; two weeks before, the U.S. had appeared helpless and indecisive when Egypt and Russia callously violated the Suez standstill agreement. A second display of weakness might be highly damaging. He kept a date with editors of the Chicago Sun-Times and Daily News???and deliberately took an overly tough line. Nixon hinted that the U.S. might use the holding of the airline hostages as a handy excuse to attack the commandos. In an odd bit of gamesmanship, a mixture of guile and almost naive candor, the President indicated that it might be beneficial...
...Hickory Hill are hardly occasions for quiet conversation. "After dinner, you never just sit around and talk, because she's not comfortable in that type of situation," says a friend. There is always an activity of some sort?charades, games of "who said that?" based on the day's news???or a movie in the playroom by the pool. A recent guest remembers pushing back from the table after a particularly mountainous meal, only to hear Ethel announce "O.K., everybody, let's have a race," and then lead the way at a full sprint around the lawn...
...They swarmed over the wide Capitol steps. They sprawled on the grass. They packed the plaza. They sang and joked. By dusk there were close to 10,000 of them in & around the Capitol. Shortly after 8 p. m. their comrades in the Senate Chamber flashed out the news?...