Word: resignations
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...chairman of the Democratic National Committee. It was Boss Flynn who helped pick Brooklyn's District Attorney William O'Dwyer as a likely candidate to run against Mayor LaGuardia (TIME, July 28). Said a White House correspondent: "Mr. President, there have been reports . . . that Mr. Flynn would resign if you supported Mayor LaGuardia." The President's smile vanished. He looked hard at the reporter. Then he answered curtly that he did not think there was any story in that situation...
...name and President Roosevelt's. The students cheered, hissed, chanted, stamped, booed. Muñoz Marin finally gave up and let the students fight it out themselves. Those who wanted Tugwell whole or not at all took command. Four hours later a verdict was reached: let Tugwell resign either the Governorship or the chancellorship...
...mountain retreat, Tugwell said he was surprised and shocked. But he got a reprieve on carrying out his promise to resign. Tugwell supporters, claiming fraud in the vote, got the student body to agree to another meeting, another vote...
...Getulio Vargas has always been our leader; him we have always followed. If it is necessary for our country's good that we all resign, I suggest that our Leader be the first to offer his resignation to the people. Then I will follow him, as I always have...
When the old question of a national Government arose again, Curtin suggested that the thing for his friend Menzies to do was to resign. Last week, against the advice of his Cabinet, Menzies did just that. There were no other Cabinet shifts. Menzies kept his post as Minister of Defense Coordination, Treasurer Fadden became Prime Minister...