Word: proudly
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...turn came, I was escorted by two Ph.D's up to the platform. I climbed the steps. The diploma was handed to me. I was thinking of my family and how proud I knew they were. And I was so proud of them for all they had done to achieve this. Then, instead of congratulating me, Dr. [Warren E.] Wacker simply said, "Now John, if you'd only move a few step to your left." It took me more than a moment to realize he was not talking about my physical position on the platform...
...hand into the pastry, but nothing could faze him. He simply waved a dripping hand to his admirers. Carter called the affair "the most successful presidential Democratic fund raiser in the history of the U.S.," and he assured the gathering: "We're taking control. Our nation is proud again." The guests roared their agreement...
...good day for the world." Sounding much like a candidate once again, Carter was moved to make a grander claim at a fund-raising luncheon in Atlantic City: "I believe that we are making great strides in bringing peace to many areas of the world. I am proud that since I have been in the White House, there has not been a single American soldier who has lost blood in a foreign war or in combat. I would like to go out of office still having maintained that record...
...South Carolina was so cordial that the President barely had to mention Camp David. He could count on someone else doing that for him. The most surprising example was a large ad in the Asheville (N.C.) Times that congratulated Carter for the Middle East breakthrough and concluded: "I am proud of you." The ad was paid for by Democrats who are supporting Republican Senator Jesse Helms for re-election even though Carter had come to the state to campaign for Helms' Democratic rival, John Ingram...
...took off from Washington for the Middle East last week, the Secretary of State was still basking in the glow of the Camp David summit. After 20 months on the job, Vance had finally helped score an important foreign policy achievement for the U.S., and he was justifiably proud. Wearing a sweater and slacks, he sat in the aisle talking to reporters for more than an hour. But as the plane flew eastward into the night the mood began to fade. And by the time the Vance mission ended some six days, three countries and 14,000 miles later...