Word: remarkable
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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President Reagan displayed his misunderstanding of the Viet Nam Veterans Memorial in his remark "We are beginning to appreciate that they were fighting for a just cause." The monument was not established to justify a questionable war. It honors those who fought and died, and serves as a reminder that the wounded are still among us. Barbara Hart McCarthy Eugene...
...wall of their kitchen is a sampler, which Paul had made to commemorate a remark by Joanne "that seemed appropriate at the time." It says, "I will regulate my life. JWN." The sampler shows a lit light bulb and an exploding cannon: husband's view of wife's character. Since then Joanne has attended est sessions and resolved to stop "choosing to be in Paul's shadow" and to stop apologizing for being what she calls "a creative dilettante." Says she: "As I look back, I think what I really wanted was to have a life with...
...Theodore Roosevelt delivered a speech." Nixon said, drawing a direct parallel to his closing remark at the 1982 reunion...
...major victory against Chernenko. But he managed to keep his composure. "Thank you, Comrade Brezhnev for this great honor We will have a most magnificent cake. And Comrade Chernenko, we shall try not to make too much of a mess for you" With that biting remark. Andropov excused himself and rushed home to tell his wife the good news...
...wake of a glaring gaffe by Democratic challenger Adlai E. Stevenson III. Addressing reporters after a debate with Thompson in September. Stevenson complained that the incumbent "is saying me tough guy. as if to simply I'm some kind of wimp." The local press latched on to the remark as indicative of Stevenson's aloofly intellectual bearing, and a series of "wimp jokes" ensued. ("What does a wimp's read on vacation? Adlai Stevenson's economic plan." What's a wimp's favorite drink? Perrier Light.") Thompson--whose populistic slogan is "Tough times demand a tough leader"--capitalized...