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Word: nyet (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Nyet. Perot was a paradox to the Communists, who could not conceive of one man having so much power. To them, it was almost like dealing with a small, well-financed country. When the Viet Cong complained of civilian bombing by U.S. planes, Perot offered to make good the damages. When Hanoi said that if Moscow agreed, the packages would have to be delivered by Dec. 31, Perot, clad in light blue jump suit and sick with a virus, loaded his troupe of newsmen and Red Cross workers aboard the 707, chartered for $1,450 an hour...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Personality: The Odyssey of Ross Perot | 1/12/1970 | See Source »

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