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Word: precourt (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1960-1969
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...that probably more do not register than do. Until this year, one of the most effective lobbies, the National Rifle Association, did not consider it necessary to admit that it was any such thing. Powerful individual lobbyists like Lawyers Clark Clifford, Thomas G. Corcoran and Abe Fortas in his precourt days earn their high fees by dealing directly with important friends. A phone call is often all that is needed. During the Truman era, James V. Hunt was able to do wonders for aspiring Government contractors by calling his friend General Harry Vaughan, Truman's military aide. Though...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Essay: INFLUENCE PEDDLING IN WASHINGTON | 5/16/1969 | See Source »

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