Word: resigned
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...That turnabout, putting his inquisitors on the defensive and setting them to partisan bickering among themselves, was a remarkable achievement for Lance. He had sufficiently muddied up some of the allegations against him so that the joking question wagging around Washington was "Now, will Bert ask the committee to resign...
...fitness for office. Not only did any such evidence appear to be shaky, but it was certain that the committee could not legally revoke its confirmation. Apparently, at the worst, the committee could render a critical evaluation of Lance's highflying banking practices and thereby strengthen the resignation demands. Ultimately, the decision on Lance's fate still remained with the President. If the unlikely result of the hearings is to exonerate Lance completely, Jimmy Carter could joyously return to his earlier "I'm proud of you Bert" position and break out the grins. In fact, the committee...
Kearns-Goodwin, who was on leave last year, said this week she planned to teach this fall until complications in her pregnancy forced her to resign. She will continue working on a biography of former President John F. Kennedy '40 and has not made any commitments to teach at another university, she said...
...Carter repair the leaks? That could depend on how swiftly, and skillfully, he moves to cut his losses. At week's end Senate Majority Leader Byrd reiterated the advice that he had offered the President on Tuesday. Lance "should have his say before the committee and then resign," said Byrd. He added: "It is inevitable that he will resign." Carter's reply, delivered while campaigning in New Jersey for Governor Brendan Byrne, was ambiguous. "I respect the opinion of people like Senator Byrd," said the President, "but I agree with him that Bert ought to have a chance to explain...
...roots revulsion toward Lance; trouble was, Broder documented his assertions by quoting a number of Republican state chairmen and pollsters, who had not taken any recent polls on the subject. The Post one day reported that Powell told a breakfast gathering of reporters that Lance would be asked to resign; other reporters in attendance recalled that Powell said the White House had decided not to ask for Lance's resignation...