Word: oval
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Though Mayor Daley still has plenty of political clout, he seems nevertheless curiously diminished. With Nixon in Washington, Daley will no longer be receiving those friendly phone calls from the Oval Room of the White House, nor will he be sleeping in Abraham Lincoln's bed on Washington visits. When Humphrey called on the mayor last week, he may well have noticed a symbol of change in Daley's plush office on the fifth floor of city hall. The swinging door that was once supposed to indicate Daley's accessibility to the people has been replaced...
...Fund studies. Though Nixon read Nuclear Weapons and Foreign Policy and sent Kissinger an admiring note, the two met only a year ago at a Christmas party. "We both hate cocktail parties," Kissinger recalls, "and we were both trying to avoid making small talk." When Nixon moved into the Oval Office, Kissinger found himself close by in the White House basement. They have had no difficulty avoiding small talk...
...Balls. Nixon's approach to organization and work habits demands formal, early scheduling. Last week he was acting like a farmer raring to start the spring plowing. The morning after the Inauguration balls, with just four hours' sleep, Nixon was up at 6:45 and in the Oval Office at 7:30, after a fast breakfast of juice, oatmeal and coffee. The suddenly spartan regimen was something of a surprise considering that Nixon has never been noted as liking early appearances. But it did enhance the image of a superindustrious new team. Trouble was, no one had passed...
...Order. Acting on orders that had come down from Nixon head-quarters in Manhattan days before, workmen removed the gadgetry Johnson loved so much from the Oval Office. The three-screen TV and the two chattering news tickers were the first...
Despite the pleasant outlook and easy commute (a 2½-minute walk from the living quarters), Nixon was not altogether satisfied with the Oval Office. Most of his "brainwork," he said, would be done in a new office, yet to be found, in the old Executive Office Building, across from the White House, where many of the President's staff will reside. The Oval Office will be used mostly for formal affairs. When he wants to work in the White House, Nixon will probably use a small private study that adjoins the big office or a small sitting room...