Word: preferably
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...qualities that make for legend and those that make for mere performance are dramatically illustrated by the steel and aluminum crises. Kennedy exhibited his honest anger publicly and had the courage to be his own spokesman. Johnson, devious and cowardly, forced his subordinates to speak for him. I prefer Kennedy's method; the public knew exactly where he stood. If Johnson thinks he has been able to fool the public by staying behind the scenes, he is greatly mistaken; he has only earned himself disrespect...
...going to be there for as long as we live. We've got to try to join with others to build a decent world system or we'll have no chance to get on with the daily needs of our people and the things we would prefer to give our attention...
...McNamara also announced that he would order 210 FB-111 bombers, a heavier version of the F-lll (the celebrated TFX) tactical attack craft now on order by the Air Force and Navy. The Air Force, arguing that flexibility requires a permanent "mix" of missiles and ultramodern bombers, would prefer a three-or four-man craft equipped with exotic "penetration aids" to get it past enemy radar and missile defenses. Its ideal plane would have a range at least equal to the most advanced B-52s-nearly 10,000 miles fully loaded. What the Air Force is getting, at least...
...markedly relaxed travel restrictions this year. Once they arrive, the salesmen usually head directly for the ministries that they want to sell to; anybody from a well-known company can win a quick audience. Competition among the Westerners is so ferocious that they seldom talk with each other and prefer to socialize with their Communist customers. This leads to a lot of overeating, undersleeping and hangovers. The Easterners enjoy treating their capitalist guests to marathon meals, brassy nightclubs and the other delights of bourgeois Bolshevism. Says Günter Friedrich, head of Depolma, a German-Polish trading company: "You have...
...book lovers who prefer to do their browsing at home, there are gift books produced by foreign publishers, and made available only through the International Book Society (a division of Time Inc.). Prospective buyers must apply for membership (free) and order by mail. Best of the current offerings...