Word: offhandedly
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Because of the terse, almost offhand way in which he attached the repeal proposal to his labor message, there was some talk that the President might not work very hard for its enactment. But those who said that just didn't know their Lyndon Johnson. For one thing, he is immensely proud of his success in getting his programs through Congress, and the record will not be blemished if he can help it. For another, at a time when he is under heavy fire from academicians, he is not about to risk losing labor's support-particularly...
...Glittering Pie," the overpublicized piece by Henry Miller that caused the banning of the October 1935 Advocate, purports to be a letter from a jaded young expatriate lewdly effervescing in New York. His comments and "funny experiences" constitute an offhand critique of American civilization and the bittersweet futility of being alive. Miller is airy, a bit decadent, worth reprinting but certainly not worth censoring...
Watson said, however, that he was "sure a few Harvard students have used [marijuana] and are using it." But he recalled "offhand" that "we've never caught any Harvard student pushing." He said anyone apprehended would "be dealt with very promptly...
Johns's choice of Ballantine ale cans came from an offhand remark by Abstract Expressionist Willem de Kooning to Johns's dealer, Leo Castelli: "Give that s.o.b. two beer cans and he could sell them." Johns proved he could (price: $1,000). Johns has also made art out of neon lettering, chairs, paint brushes and cast light bulbs in bronze...
Alwin M. Pappenheimer, Jr. '29, Master of Dunster House, said it was "quite possible" that he would support the proposal for interhouse, which was filed by the Harvard Council for Undergraduate Affairs. "Offhand, I don't have anything against it," he said, but added that much would depend on. Trottenberg's report...