Word: odd
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Such reasoning is gaining adherents not only in the White House but also in such odd places as Harvard University, suggesting that Carter may be riding a thought wave. Don Price, dean of Harvard's John F. Kennedy School of Government, says that economists and political scientists have visibly altered some of their concerns in the past few years and there is alarm about what the Government's size, inefficiency and regulatory zeal is doing to America's socioeconomic system...
...aside four days of the week as "holy days" for meditation and organ playing. One holiday, she set her dining table for twelve-though no guests were invited and no meal was prepared. Piled high in one room were bottles of perfume, washcloths and other odd items wrapped as gifts and labeled TO GOD FROM MARJORIE...
Then she began to withdraw her money with a vengeance, sometimes carting as much as $500,000 in cash home from the bank. She gave $10 and $20 bills to local children for odd jobs and as gifts. When her aging Cadillac blew a water hose, she plunked down $27,000 in cash for two Sevilles, explaining that she never wanted to be caught again without a car to drive...
...attitude toward his Secretary of State, Henry Kissinger. He describes Kissinger as brilliant but a bit immature, overly concerned about potential power rivals like Texan John Connally, too intrigued by Hollywood and other show-business celebrities. Nixon claims he was not bothered by some indiscreet criticism from Henry. "An odd man ... unpleasant ... very artificial," Kissinger was once heard to say about Nixon at a dinner in Ottawa when he was unaware that his table microphone was on. Nixon tells Frost with good humor: "He didn't remember to turn off the microphone, but on the other hand, I didn...
...might want a break. Nixon looks at the technicians, and jokes: "Those guys look pretty well fed to me. They can hold out for another hour." The taping resumes. Nixon is described by one adviser as "ebullient" at his ability to handle the questions. Adds one intimate: "It sounds odd to put it this way, but in a sense he enjoyed it. He rose to the demands...