Word: plaines
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...trouble for Ford that it did for Harry Truman?though it must be said that Truman survived his faults with honor. As Ford recently confided to a friend: "It's pretty hard to change your life-style totally," and no one really wants him to. It is his plain-spokenness that makes him such a welcome contrast to his predecessor; for the moment, he is living proof that nice guys sometimes finish first...
...Cleveland Plain Dealer lamented: "There was no humility, no admission of the real abuse of power spread on the record these past weeks." Columnist Garry Wills agreed. During the speech, he reflected, "I thought of all the flunkies who have gone to jail, who have had their careers ruined-never a mention of them. He's a guy who sent all his troops out to be shot before he finally dragged out himself...
...candor, integrity, fairness, sincerity, Grand Rapids roots, family, breakfast, bathrobe, swimming--and all at the expense of an in-depth look at what the man really stands for and how his mind really works. We want to know about his civil rights record, in addition to hearing about his plain-spokenness. We want to know about his past views on the economy, in addition to learning whether or not he ate English muffins...
...Plain Speaking: An Oral Biography of Harry S. Truman, Miller...
...February television interview, the Shah said that during the oil embargo the U.S. "had imported more oil than at any time in the past." Simon described the statement as "irresponsible and just plain ridiculous...