Word: palming
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...superficial signs of similarity were more obvious each week. Instead of presidential golf at Palm Springs and Gettysburg, there was presidential golf at Palm Beach and Middleburg. New Frontier "task forces" had taken over from Eisenhower-era "study committees," but little seemed to be happening. Dwight Eisenhower had been criticized for his wandering press conference syntax; last week's Kennedy conference was as notable for its shapeless prose as for its muted tone...
Frontal Assault. Even before his inauguration, John Kennedy tried a frontal assault on the problem, called Congressman Rooney down to Palm Beach (TIME, Jan. 6) for a day of consultation. Result: Rooney promised to give specific help in needy cases, among them Ambassador to Paris James Gavin, who has no personal fortune. But Rooney promised no relief for U.S. junior diplomats, who pick up a large share of the entertainment tabs. In India. 64 U.S. Information Service officers share $4,700 a year for line-of-duty hospitality. In New York, where junior-grade careermen do not get even...
...Ending a golf holiday in Palm Springs. Calif., Dwight Eisenhower said of Welch's attack on him: "If I thought the American people thought I was anything but a dedicated enemy of Communism, I would certainly be disappointed...
...boys were, Notre Dame Senior Ronald Como, 21, chunkier look-alike son of Perry Como, 47, and the crooner's pretty wife Roselle, spent spring vacation with his parents on Florida's Jupiter Island. Father and son characteristically kept aloof from the social-registered regulars of nearby Palm Beach, spent their time digging sand-flea bait and fishing for pompano...
...principles and an unforgettable example ... He claims to be the light we need; no other man has ever made that claim." Jenghiz Khan and Oliver Cromwell receive high grades from Monty for their military skill, but Cromwell flunks as a political strategist. King Alfred is given the palm as "possibly the greatest king England has ever had" for combining admirably the arts of generalship and statesmanship. Tito and De Gaulle are awarded top honors among contemporary leaders who wield both Parliaments and paratroops...