Word: noted
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...country "weakened by a long and exhausting war," Eisenhower nonetheless urged Diem to undertake "needed reforms." In return, he held out the prospect of U.S. aid "given directly to your government"- in other words, aid that did not first pass through French hands. It was a friendly, mild-seeming note, yet behind it lay a gathering quarrel between the U.S. and France...
...This is one thing I can do," said the President. "I wish I could always say yes." He jotted a note instructing the federal Cancer Institute to arrange a visit to the U.S. for Lucilla. "You will be well, my child," he said. "You will see a beautiful country, and maybe you'll marry an American. Send me a postcard from time to time." Hope gleamed in Lucilla's eyes...
...just as real as the "composed" kind. Says he: "I can go out and play and not give a damn whether I am a composer or not. I have yet to find the composer who I think is happy. Composers have all year to think about the next note. We have to decide in a second. But they are not played very much, while in jazz you can perform what you compose. When I get inspired, I'm the happiest guy in the world...
Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr. '38, professor of Government, frowned on GOP rallies, commenting that "if the trends continue pro-Republican in Oregon, Colorado, and Montana" the campaign Nixon stands for the which Eisenhower endorses, is effective. This is a hell of a note for the Republic...
...Embroidery. By 1928 Vogue was perched on the pinnacle of the fashion world. When Edna Chase set out to build a home on Long Island, Owner Nast sent her a short note expressing his appreciation. Wrote Nast: "I am a very rich man. Your devotion, industry and very amazing intelligence have been a very great factor in accomplishing [this fact] ... I have set aside $100,000 which I want you to use for embroidery on the house you are about to build." As it turned out, Editor Chase was able to draw only $25,000 of her gift; the rest...