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Boola, Boola. As a matter of fact, Soekarno lives in terror of assassination, although the passionate loyalty and vigilance of the men around him would make an attempt difficult. Few men in the postwar world evoke the fanatic devotion of millions as does this 45-year-old child of luck...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: INDONESIA: Ir. | 12/23/1946 | See Source »

John Holabird made possibly the greatest single contribution to the production with his superb sets, which illumined even the melancholy confines of Sanders. The direction, by Andrew McCollough, was adequate in most cases with a striking exception in one scene in which an orator was placed inconveniently with his back...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Playgoer | 11/13/1946 | See Source »

Despite bad weather, late meals, the strain of 28 days of almost continuous travel, General Ike always seemed to be enjoying himself. Though it was obvious that he did not court adulation, he seemed unfailingly appreciative of applause and good wishes. When he was given an honorary degree, along with...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: FOREIGN RELATIONS: Better than the Pros | 10/28/1946 | See Source »

The Republican counted on to beat him: young Albert J. Beveridge Jr., son of the great orator and Progressive.

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs: Race for the House | 10/28/1946 | See Source »

Perhaps the reason is, as Carl Sandburg suggests in a preface to this book, that Lincoln had a wide variety of styles-a greater range than any other U.S. statesman or orator. He wrote gravely and inspiringly at times, colloquially and waggishly at others. Now & then, he even broke out...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Bits & Classics | 10/14/1946 | See Source »

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