Word: nixons
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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ROLLING STONE: THE PHOTOGRAPHS (Simon & Schuster; $50). Nixon's helicopter lifting off after his final farewell, John curling up naked against Yoko, Brando posing in a wheatfield in bonnet and dress. If these photos touch a nostalgic nerve, you'll also love the 147 others, culled from 22 years of Rolling Stone, where celebrity photojournalism and portraiture mix with fascinating results...
...moments, including one glaring error. Reading a story about alleged CIA action against foreign governments, she indicated that socialist Salvador Allende Gossens had ruled Chile "from 1963 to 1973." As any news junkie would be likely to remember, Allende came to power in 1970, amid criticism from President Richard Nixon. Co-anchor Shaw so far sounds muted in his enthusiasm. Says he: "What she's been doing has been very adequate...
...survey, conducted by Yankelovich Clancy Shulman, found that 75% of those questioned approve of Bush's performance in office -- a new high for the President, and a better mark by far than Ronald Reagan, Jimmy Carter, Gerald Ford or Richard Nixon received at this stage of their terms. Bush may also find that his popularity has coattails: when asked with which party they identify, just as many people called themselves Republicans (32%) as Democrats. In Yankelovich surveys earlier this year, Democrats averaged a six- point edge. By 39% to 29%, the G.O.P. is seen as better able than the Democrats...
Legal scholars trace the origins of the court's rightward swing to Richard Nixon's four appointments to the high bench. Reagan gave the right a working majority by naming his new Justices -- Sandra Day O'Connor, Antonin Scalia and Anthony Kennedy -- on the basis of conservative ideology. The three appear to have forged an alliance with Byron White and William Rehnquist, whom Reagan elevated to Chief Justice in 1986. Together, says Geoffrey Stone, dean of the University of Chicago Law School, they form a "gang of five that increasingly operates without taking into consideration the views of the other...
Director of Governmental Relations Nan Nixon,who handles much of Harvard's lobbying inWashington, said she had not yet heard of thealcohol-related restrictions. She added, however,that she probably would be working on it today...