Word: respecter
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...remain much the same under Patricia Roberts Harris, 55, whose colleagues at HUD consider her, with some admiration, every bit as "abrasive" and "pushy" as Califano. A strong-willed woman who fights hard within the bureaucracy for what she wants, Harris does differ from Califano in one important respect: if she loses a battle, she keeps quiet in public and joins in carrying out the Administration decision...
...While the purge was going on, the President went out into the Rose Garden to meet with the Future Farmers of America. "Some things don't change," he said softly. "The fundamentals don't change - love within a family, honesty, friendship among people, the desire for peace, respect for one another, the beauty of nature and genuine patriotism based on confidence in our country." In that appeal there seemed almost a public apology for what he had done...
...Perhaps the chair reflects the views of his own generation," explained the 66-year-old O'Neill, "but he feels that this is one of those ways he shows his respect for this institution. Through the years, members in this chamber, long before air conditioning, wore wigs and swallow-tailed coats and high mufflers. The chair thinks this history shows respect for the Congress...
Dickson added "everyone had great respect and admiration for him, he meant a great deal to a great many people...
...impossible to wriggle out of OPEC's grip in the short term by depending on conventional domestic energy sources--oil, natural gas, coal and nuclear. The Harvard group is not the first to say we must look elsewhere. But what is unique about this conclusion--other than the respect the group commands in government and business circles--is the Project's pragmatic, multidisciplinary examination of the energy problem. The group scrutinizes not only the economic and technical barriers to exploitation of energy each source, but also the political and institutional realities. Co-editors Robert Stobaugh, professor of Business Administration...