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William Alber, news director of WBZ radio, said yesterday that he knew nothing of Grandmaison's possible candidacy, but "in the advent he becomes a candidate, obviously he will have to resign his job here...
...could no longer keep his emotions in check. The book's most moving scene describes how Nixon summoned Kissinger to the small Lincoln Sitting Room in the White House living quarters. Nixon had been drinking. To Kissinger's relief, the President said he was going to resign. He was full of self-pity. "Will history treat me more kindly than my contemporaries?" he asked. Then he began sobbing. Trying to be fatherly, Kissinger reminded the President that he would be remembered for his peacemaking...
Haig, Buzhardt and St. Clair, now united in the inescapable conclusion that Nixon must quit, set in motion a delicate maneuver to get the President to reach the decision on his own. Certain that he would rebel if pressured to resign, they persuaded him that the tape's contents must be made public. They knew there would be a tremendous outcry when Americans realized that Nixon had been lying to them all along. The strategy, of course, worked. The reaction was swift and overwhelmingly angry-and it told Richard Nixon what his advisers could not, dared not tell...
...became a near recluse. At her infrequent public appearances, she was visibly nervous, often tearful and sometimes nearly hysterical. Last fall, claiming failing health, she took a leave to retreat to the hills of Córdoba to regain her strength. Many Argentines felt-and hoped-that she would resign. Yet 32 days later she returned to the capital, only to be hospitalized within a few weeks for a gall bladder attack that seemed more political than physical...
...Demands. Those attracted to the faith tend to be young, drifting, fairly well educated and in search of psychological answers more than spiritual solace. They need not resign from other churches. For many, Scientology offers a method of taking personal responsibility for one's life, while making few demands of belief or absolute morality. Converts can be effusive. Lynne Stang of Washington, D.C., joined when her marriage began breaking up. She likes her Congregational church "for its sense of community and singing, but when it comes to making your own life better, there's no place like...