Word: podiums
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...With no podium and only a backdrop of blue and white election posters, Kennedy was mobbed on all sides by furiously snapping photographers as he congratulated his nephew Joseph P. Kennedy III on managing the winning campaign...
...candidates, on the other hand, were for the most part exceptionally polite to each other. Before the debate began, Betty Ford added a grace note by leaving a penciled message on Carter's podium. Wrote the First Lady. "Dear Mr. Carter: May I wish you the best tonight? I am sure the best man will win. I happen to have a favorite candidate-my husband, President Ford. Best of luck, Betty Ford...
...although other questions (about the propriety of constitutional amendments, the "urban intentions" of the candidates) were, in the trade idiom, real softballs. Carter exploited the challenger's advantage of attacking the incumbent's record. Both candidates probably reinforced their supporters' choice. Loosening his grip on the podium, Ford used hand gestures and head movements more freely than in the past. Carter's softer, yet still coolly assertive tone may well have gained him an edge among the voters who now matter most: the undecided. Highlights...
...performance that was full of controlled excitement; at the same time, he was consistently thoughtful of his singers. His support of Veteran Soprano Renata Scot to (Leonora), who sang the precarious D 'amor sull 'ali rosee in Act IV with extreme caution, was a memorable lesson in podium gallantry...
...only took three or four of the opening crashing chords to humble Pabst. Supposedly, Pabst spun around in amazement, and then jumped off the podium to stare incredulously Horowitz's hands. At the end, the house rose, screaming hysterically. The leading critic wrote that "not since Hamburg discovered Caruso has there been anything like this...