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...elites of New England and of the old South, among others. It is enough to say that "our crowd" was and is one American aristocracy among several, and its existence proves the immense adaptability of the U.S. as well as of the Jews. They have often seemed readier for adversity than for good fortune. But in whatever condition, they have been a tremendous altruistic force in the U.S.-and in a pinch, they have even forced themselves to adjust to palaces and private parlor cars...
Coolest in Dallas. In his general characterization of Johnson, Manchester depicts him immediately after the shooting as "incapable of coping with the fact of his succession," as "far readier to take orders than to issue them," as being in a "muddle" and talking in a "feeble whisper" to one Texas associate. According to Death, it was only later, on the plane, that Johnson recovered. Roberts' subjective appraisal: Johnson "was the coolest man in Dallas, or aboard Air Force One." Even on inconsequential details, Roberts finds fault with Death. He says that the book used for Johnson's swearing...
...powerful tools in its possession: automation and cost control. A growing use of computers has made possible more exhaustive market research, closer control of inventories and production, and a greater awareness of a company's potential. Cost consciousness has become so strong in industry that businessmen are much readier than formerly to eliminate unprofitable parts of their business, and more reluctant to add to their labor force as business rises...
...suggest that the "new nations" are very far from lost either to the West or to reason. They have amply proved that they have no special claim to moral superiority simply because they are small or neutral. They are as self-seeking as everyone else-but on occasion readier than the Communists to respond to the promptings of idealism. There is no reason why the U.S. cannot, by appealing to that very self-interest-and sometimes to the idealism-win support for its own policies through slow, patient, hardheaded pressure, persuasion and politicking. The U.S. must also use, more than...
Macmillan is speaking simple truth when he angrily denies he is an appeaser, and insists that he has no intention of surrendering vital Western positions to Russia. But he is readier than others to meet Khrushchev's demand for a de facto recognition of Communist East Germany, provided that West Berlin's freedom is preserved. And the fact remains that Britain, more than any other Western power, is convinced that its hopes for the future rest on early termination of the cold...