Word: politicians
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...John F. Kennedy's performances. Certainly he is a "Jack Be Nimble" who jumps over candlesticks unsinged. After the spellbinding, however, close examination reveals him as a master of the ambiguous statement, able to weave loopholes and cobwebs into a pleasing fabric on every issue. A smooth politician? Certainly. A great leader? Doubtful. My vote will probably go to Mr. Nixon as a man big enough to admit a fault and wise enough to correct...
...Peabody, an All-American before his graduation from Harvard in 1942, then appealed for the liberal Democratic vote, while State Treasurer John F. Kennedy relied on his name for nomination. An able City Councillor from Boston, Gabriel Piemonte, tried for the Italian and local vote, with oposition by Roxbury politician Alfred Magaletta. The final candidate, Francis J. Kelley, plastered MTA walls with promises of lowered taxes; he proposed state Sweepstakes as a panacea...
...blocking back, plunging the blade deep into Asanuma's 225-lb. bulk. It pierced his lower abdomen and liver. The thudding collision sent Asanuma's speech notes sailing through the air, jarred off the student's glasses. Then, in a kind of macabre dance, dying politician and youthful assassin fell away from each other. The observant camera caught...
...Nixon ambivalence," the Californian politician claimed, "discloses not political skill but perhaps an ignorance of the issues." She said that her experience has shown that Nixon introduces issues that are "above discussion"--like peace and loyalty...
...alarm clock went off, rousing the bedroom's two occupants: William Fife Knowland. a retired politician, and Alice, a Saint Bernard who at 165 lbs. weighs just 60 less than her dieting master. After showering, shaving and dressing. Bill Knowland went downstairs for coffee with Paul Manolis, 32, his assistant, who lives a mile away. Then the two men set out on the fourmile. 55-minute walk from the Knowland home in suburban Piedmont to downtown Oakland, Calif., where former U.S. Senate Republican Leader Bill Knowland now makes a living as editor of the Oakland evening Tribune (circ...