Word: ought
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...related how Mrs. Oswald had sent a wire to President Johnson asking for legal representation for her son at the investigation proceedings. "You know what I got back?" she asked the reporter. "You know? I got back a note from the White House saying that in the future I ought to direct such messages to the Warren Commission and not the White House at all. Can you imagine? Why, I've got as much right as any citizen to write the President of the United States, to petition him, and let me tell you this, Mr. Johnson should also...
...Presidential succession law ought to be changed now, but if it proves impossible to enact an amendment at this session, Sen. Bayh and his allies should keep trying. The country has learned how important the Presidential succession law is; it should not forget the lesson...
...easy to see why; Penn has one of the best collections of lightweight wrestlers around, and Harvard has balance. The Crimson ought to be able to pile up enough points in the middle weight classes be offset an early Quaker lead...
...Defective & Deficient." Understandably, the VA thought that the original builder ought to foot the repair bill. The Justice Department agreed. What made the matter touchy was the fact that the hospital was built by Millionaire Philadelphia Contractor Matthew Henry McCloskey, 70, a veteran Democratic fund raiser, inventor of the $100-a-plate dinner, treasurer of the Democratic National Committee for seven years and, since 1962, John F. Kennedy's ambassador to Ireland...
...allowed Macleod to appear only to be setting the record straight, many Britons sensed the beginnings of a new leadership battle. If the Conservatives lose to the Labor Party in the next election, one wing of the Tories might well claim that Sir Alec, as an unnaturally evolved leader, ought not to lead the party in opposition...