Word: quaver
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...negotiate the pact and views it as the only tangible accomplishment of his diplomacy in the Middle East, fought for it past the bitter end (see following story). Appearing before reporters hours after Reagan's breakfast retreat from the accord, the Secretary of State insisted with an unaccustomed quaver in his voice that it was a "good agreement" that should be preserved. Said Shultz: "Those who would dispense with it must bear the responsibility to find alternative formulas for Israeli withdrawal." Another State Department official made the same point, only more bluntly: "We were asked to negotiate an Israeli...
...insanity." For the bullet that tore through the brain of James Brady, the once ebullient press secretary. ". . . On count ten, not guilty by reason of insanity." For the bullet into the neck of Police Officer Thomas Delahanty. Judge Parker's voice, usually calm and assured, began to quaver. ". . . On count twelve, not guilty by reason of insanity"-for the illegal possession of the handgun bought for $47 in a Dallas pawnshop. And finally, for using that gun in a federal crime: "Not guilty by reason of insanity...