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Shifting from the role of tough prosecutor to circuit-riding preacher, he went to the annual presidential prayer breakfast, where he said: "We cannot know what the morrow will bring. We can know that to meet its challenges and to withstand its assaults, America never stands taller than when her people get to their knees." Then he added: "I can, and I do, tell you that in these long nights your President prays." Thanks to Johnson's restrained approach, what might have been at least a mini-crisis-the collision of the U.S. destroyer Rowan and a Russian merchantman...
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...broke up last year's National Book Awards ceremony by shouting "We are burning children in Viet Nam"; former White House Disarmament Aide Marcus Raskin, 33, who now serves as co-director of a Washington research organization; and Michael Ferber, 23, a Harvard graduate student and peace preacher. Of young Ferber's inclusion in the indictment with the better-known older men, one Boston "resistance" member exulted: "This amounts to diplomatic recognition...
...office and the Jovian electronic eye ensure that the Chief Executive's visage and voice are available for instant dissection from Baghdad to Bangkok, from factory cafeteria to family living room. Depending on the man and the moment, he may come across as heavy or hero, leader or pleader, preacher or teacher. Whatever his role, in the age of instant communication he inevitably seems so close that the viewer can almost reach out, pluck his sleeve and complain: "Say, Mr. President, what about prices? Napalm? The draft...
...soul" flavor of Aretha's performances comes from the influence of her father, the Rev. Clarence L. Franklin, a preacher and singer who has recorded more than 40 albums. She served her apprenticeship with him by traveling as a featured performer in his evangelist shows. When she developed a habit of rushing through her lyrics, he advised her: "Take your time; say what you want...