Word: nixon
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...call from Nixon's 1968 presidential campaign propelled the economist into the political arena. As the candidate's director of domestic-policy research, Greenspan showed he could adapt and, when necessary, subordinate his own economic opinions to the realities of politics. He proved, in short, to be a pragmatist...
...Republican President, however, Greenspan is bound to face increasing pressure to bend his actions to political ends as the 1988 presidential election draws nearer. Indeed, some Administration critics argued last week that Greenspan's surprise appointment already amounted to just such political meddling. Said Pierre Rinfret, a former Nixon Administration economic adviser and now a Wall Street consultant: "It's a real watershed. President Reagan has now succeeded in turning the Fed into an arm of the Administration...
...septet of gentle stooges. One of these is the hunky, clunky Chris (Rick Rossovich), who is attracted to a pretty astronomer named Roxanne (Daryl Hannah). C.D. goes big for her as well but is inhibited by his amiable reserve -- and by a nose that looks like a fairy-tale Nixon's after he'd told a lie. So C.D. agrees to become Chris' voice and soul, whispering the music of love for Chris to shout up to Roxanne's balcony . . . But you've heard this story before. It is Cyrano de Bergerac replanted in rural Washington State. Chivalric...
...McCarthy and Nixon called Harvard the 'Kremlin on the Charles,' they viewed the university as very radical, but it really is conservative on many fronts," Trumpbour says...
...Neill then became a crucial figure in the Watergate crisis in 1973. When Speaker Carl Albert of Oklahoma failed to act after Nixon fired Special Prosecutor Archibald Cox, the then-majority leader swiftly moved in to continue House investigations. He gave Congressman Peter Rodino of New Jersey the green light to begin impeachment procedures, becoming one of the crucial figures causing President Richard M. Nixon's resignation...