Word: presidentitis
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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5. The Making of the President 1968, White (4)
Sir: I recall that, not so long ago, a young President stated that "we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe to assure the survival and the success of liberty." And oh, how we cheered.
Sir: When I arrived at Yale for the beginning of the academic year, I said to myself, "Marty, in no way whatsoever will you let yourself be affected by the new coeds." Thus when Mr. Nixon rephrased my sentiments in regard to the Oct. 15 Moratorium, I could sympathize with...
Sir: For Mr. Hugh Sidey [Oct. 10] to assume that President Nixon was elected by his clever "use of cosmetics and electronics" is to assume that we "middle Americans" (whom you newsmen like to champion) are too dull of wit to comprehend the issues that confronted us in the recent...
The HUC would seem to be similarly usurped by the proposed Committee on Houses and Undergraduate Life. But HUC president John D. Hanify '71 insists his organization will be more powerful than ever. "Without autonomous student groups, there is a danger of co-option," he said.