Word: pinnings
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
Since that night, Richardson has spent much of his time at his vacation home in Eastham on Cape Cod, where he has boated and fished. Dressed in a pin-stripe suit, he testified in the second week of the committee's hearing on bills to set up an independent Watergate prosecutor. During lulls in the questioning, his eyes were focused on the intricate owl and sunflower he was doodling on notebook paper, but his advice was directed to the Senators: 1) enact legislation requiring Senate confirmation of Nixon's choice as special Watergate prosecutor, and 2) hold...
...Virginia gubernatorial race, Democrat-turned-independent Henry Howell made a last-ditch effort to pin the Watergate label on Democrat-turned-Republican Mills E. Godwin. The G.O.P. candidate fought back by stressing the separation of party from White House, and by not bringing President Nixon or any other Republican bigwig into the state. "Watergate was a contrast to the integrity and credibility of our state government here," said Godwin. "This was a plus for me, offsetting the negative factors of Watergate...
Would you buy a used car-or a political platform-from someone wearing a pin-striped suit, Brooks Brothers' rep tie and wing-tipped shoes? Until recently, a large majority of Americans would have answered yes. The peacock in psychedelic tie, screaming plaid suit and patent-leather pumps was hard-pressed to give away a road map. Suddenly, however, public opinion on men's wear seems to be swinging sharply toward the splashy...
Equally inconsequential, will be the effect of Agnew's resignation on the laws governing the conduct of politicians. No new laws were needed to pin Agnew down: The laws were already on the books...
...Agnew's resignation prompt the Justice Department to enforce these laws more vigorously? Probably not. The spirit of enforcement, if it indeed exists at Justice, got put there after the embarrassment of the initial Watergate investigation, which uncovered conspiracy limited to seven men. If anything, knocking over a king-pin like Agnew may tend to inject a little complacency into the department...