Word: nixon
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When it came to looks,. extremely important in popularity contests like elections, Roosevelt had the unshakeable advantage. There are those who believe that Richard M. Nixon would have beaten John F. Kennedy '40 in 1960 were it not for one televised debate. Those who watched Nixon's five o' clock shadow and glowingly pale suit with horror can sympathize with the causes of Bachrach and Barrett...
...going to have to put up with the detritus of the Harvard climate: Yard puddles big enough to canoe in, library books that look like they've been through the rinse cycle, and the disturbing fact that the Science Center, despite its many architectural charms, leaks like the Nixon White House...
After the Cuban Missile Crisis, it was quite clear that a Soviet base in Cuba would spell disaster for American security. The United States's hard-line policy grew even harder, faithfully perpetuated by a succession of presidents, both Democrats and Republicans. Through Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon, Ford, Carter, through the Vietnam War, Woodstock, disco, and Reaganomics, Castro still ruled in Havana, a perennial thorn in the side of the United States despite the crushing weight of the trade embargo...
Already, those who work with Rowe say he is making progress. Nan F. Nixon, director of governmental relations at Harvard's Washington office, says Rowe has already won over some D.C. politicos...
...been down here talking with people on the Hill, talking with members of the staff, and he made a very good impression," Nixon says...