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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...people at Harvard now probably weren't the type of people who got hyped up for high school pep rallies," he says. "They were busy making discoveries in labs and being valedictorians...

Author: By Michael M. Luo, | Title: School Spirit at All-Time Low | 10/22/1994 | See Source »

...retired school principal. In Washington State, House Speaker Thomas Foley won a mere 35% of the vote in his state's open primary; four Republican candidates received the balance of the vote. "We are in a period of hesitation and uncertainty," President Clinton told Democrats at a post-primary pep talk. His prescription: "What we have to do is make this election our friend...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Week September 18-24 | 10/3/1994 | See Source »

...must rate in the 95th percentile or better on Chrysler's internal customer-satisfaction index. General Motors has initiated a ground-breaking project in California for the training -- or retraining -- of its sales force; the company also gathers some of its most important dealers for round-table discussions and pep talks, usually led by one of their own who, like Don Flow, has seen the light...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nice Guys Finish First? | 7/25/1994 | See Source »

...support for his embattled plan, the President went to Capitol Hill on Wednesday, but his session with House Democrats turned out to be a political pep rally. White House officials had been complaining in recent weeks about what one top Democratic aide called "the failure of Democrats to crow about the economy." Fearful that lawmakers will be unprepared for criticism of the President's performance during the 12-day recess, the White House readied a 20-page guide on how to argue the President's case while visiting with voters back home. The list of accomplishments: lower inflation, a smaller...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Looking for a Lift | 6/6/1994 | See Source »

...England, Sweden, China, Hong Kong, Taipei, Thailand, Italy, Spain, Kuwait, Mexico -- some of them twice -- and endless American cities. Once or twice each week he is airborne, generally in commercial planes. He earns between $70,000 and $100,000 per speech. He also gives a lot of free pep talks at fund raisers for friends...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Presidency: The Grandfather in Chief | 3/28/1994 | See Source »

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