Word: reaffirming
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...first presidential trip abroad to an international conference in an area other than Asia, Johnson sought not only to reaffirm the continuing U.S. commitment to Latin America, but also to resuscitate the Alliance in his own pragmatic way. It was no easy task. During the pre-summit talks, a few countries threatened to withdraw unless the U.S. granted more generous trade concessions. The Communists prepared protest demonstrations...
...University realizes, of course, that the freedom of the student to engage in legal political activities is a vital component of present educational policy. Harvard has never tolerated even implicit outside restrictions of questionable legality on its students. A prompt stand against yielding to an HUAC subpoena would reaffirm this tradition. Pusey, however, has written the committee a letter stating that the University should wait until it receives a subpoena before taking a stand. Pusey said he wants to postpone any decision until he can understand the terms of HUAC's possible request...
Fall should have been able to visit a peaceful Vietnam by 1967. America has spent six years consuming lives and dollars in Vietnam, but no one is quite sure why we're still there. Goldberg says we are waiting to negotiate. Rusk would like to contain Chinese expansionism and reaffirm the SEATO treaty. Johnson wants to bring back "the coonskin on the wall...
...last week, the FCC set a tight timetable. The Justice Department was given two weeks to introduce evidence. After that, and after counterarguments are entered by ABC and ITT, the commission will decide whether to reopen the case and reconsider its previous approval. Chances are strong that it will reaffirm the merger. They are equally strong that Justice will then take the whole affair to court...
Sato's own analysts had determined that he would need 300 of the 459 votes cast for the party presidency in order to reaffirm his strength. If his opponents, led by former Cabinet Member Aiichiro Fujiyama, captured 150 votes or more, Sato would have to consider himself seriously censured. As party leaders walked solemnly across the stage of Hibiya Hall to cast their ballots, Sato looked on impassively. His strongly arched Kabuki-actor eyebrows barely twitched at the final count: 289 votes for Sato, 170 against...