Word: politicians
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Least Glamorous. For Abe Ribicoff, service in the Kennedy Administration had not brought much of either a voice or a vote. Ribicoff, an able and savvy politician, was an early Kennedy supporter, and he expected to become Attorney General. Instead, he was given the HEW appointment-after it proved impolitic to hand it to Soapy Williams. Then Ribicoff also got word that a long-discussed post on the Supreme Court was not for him; he disclaimed his candidacy before the first vacancy went to Whizzer White...
...Defense Minister Harold Watkinson, who has been accused of fatally weakening Britain's armed forces (conscription ended during his tenure of office). His successor: Peter Thorneycroft, 52, former Chancellor of the Exchequer and Minister of Aviation, an urbane, acerbic politician who likes to be called a "Tory" because the word is "short, sharp and abusive." - Lord Chancellor Viscount Kilmuir, 62, who for seven years presided over the judiciary. Successor: Sir Reginald Manningham-Buller, Attorney-General, widely nicknamed "Reggie Bullying-Manner." - Sir David Eccles. 57, Education Minister, a publicity-conscious politician who tried to cope with Britain's teacher...
...MacArthur is a politician, and judging by last nights performance, a rather good one. A Conservative Member of Parliament, although technically a Scottish Unionist (it seems that neither the English nor the Scots want to recognize the fact that they have been under a common government since 1707). MacArthur is a tall man, somewhat bald, but very distinguished looking. He wears a typically British double-breasted suit and has a politican's ability to be both straightforward and devious at the same time and almost get away with...
...left-of-center Tory in domestic issues, Heath is regarded by fellow M.P.s as an "unflappable," honorable, totally dedicated politician who has ruthlessly eliminated from his personal life any interest or pleasure that would
...NATO, Europe, the U.S. and the Commonwealth. They see astute, dedicated Heath as the ringmaster. So far, he has always acted under orders, and no one can be sure whether he could go it alone. But Ted Heath has one indispensable prerequisite for leadership-he is a superbly skilled politician...