Word: resignations
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...battle-scarred." It was also inconsistent with an earlier and friendlier Stevenson cover, on the question of the Governor's relations with the Cook County machine. Luce told Matthews to stand aside from the editing of an Eisenhower cover story, at which point, says Elson, Matthews decided to resign. He did so the following year...
...detailed picture. One plan that company executives had supported was the bizarre "Alessandri formula," in which Jorge Alessandri, a former Chilean President, would receive full but covert U.S. political help and thereby-if all went well-win the vote in the Chilean Congress. Soon afterward he would agree to resign. A new popular election would be called, in which former President Eduardo Frei, a moderate liberal, would, it was hoped, defeat Allende. Under Chilean law, Frei could not succeed himself, and therefore did not compete in the original vote...
...great and good friendship with Actress Gloria Swanson. "Joe replied that he would be willing only 'if you give up Missy LeHand.' " Elliott writes further: "Father looked on that as a score to be settled. When Kennedy arrived back in disgrace [after he was forced to resign as Ambassador to the Court of St. James's], the President refrained from sending any ranking member of the Cabinet to meet him, as custom required. Instead, at Washington airport stood Missy, all smiles...
...Hoving should resign. So should the whole damn board of trustees. They'll never get my paintings...
...trustees refused and Kaysen declined to resign. He insists that the faculty vote against Bellah was only advisory, and that the future of the institute will be charted by the director and trustees. He suggests that the faculty "cool down and get back to work." Bellah also has refused to resign. Viewing himself as a scapegoat, he says, half-jokingly: "This place lacks the normal frictions to release aggressions, so they come out in situations like this." Then, rather sadly gazing out of his window, he adds: "You know, this is a somewhat strange place...