Word: populars
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...folksy post-election press conference at the railroad depot on Plains' main street, he rejected the notion that his victory was too narrow to permit him to act decisively as President. He pointed out, correctly, that 13 Presidents had been elected with less than 50% of the popular vote; he netted 51%. Moreover, in seven of the states he lost, he still collected 49% of the vote. Said Carter: "I'll be very aggressive in keeping my promises to the American people...
...Daley machine's Young Turks are urging the mayor to broaden his appeal by bringing into his inner circle popular downstate Democrats like Alan Dixon, who was elected secretary of state with 66% of the vote. Daley may not take this advice; in 21 years as mayor, he has relied almost exclusively on his own instincts. After all, observed a young Chicago alderman, "Daley is the organization." But the mayor fully realizes that times are changing, and as he left for Florida, his mind was clearly on the future. Said he: "You never look back. Tomorrow is a better...
Alexander Calder's timing was never off. On the face of it, the best death an artist could have is to perish laden with age and honors yet still working, and at a time when he is thrust anew into the public eye through a large and deservedly popular exhibition of 50 years of his work. Such was the context of Calder's death last week, from a heart attack, at the age of 78. The flag on New York's Whitney Museum, where his show of more than 200 works had opened in October (TIME...
...life, the hard news is that Reich did not have sex with another person until he was 43. The disclosure elicits a certain amount of sympathy, but his account of that first time-with a San Francisco male prostitute-reads a bit like one of those dated popular English novels in which the schoolmistress has a fleeting love affair during her holiday in Italy. It is difficult to imagine that Reich's lonely years and late-blooming sex life have not affected the way he looks at the world. This, however, is not a critical issue. Attempting a vision...
...Faculty should commit some of the College's resources to getting committed and popular Faculty members to put together interesting courses under a Gen Ed umbrella. Once these professors devote themselves to it, it will be easy for students to see the merits of General Education...