Word: respectfulness
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Questions I would like answered: 1) Will Phoenix have as much respect for "Mister" McLoughlin as it did for "Father" McLoughlin? 2) Will St. Monica's Hospital (which sounds Catholic enough) favor the idea of having an "ex-priest" on its board of directors...
Another traveler, Florida's Governor Millard F. Caldwell, who had run into the ambassador in Detroit, volunteered a typical American appraisal. "Everyone will respect him for his earnestness and sincerity," Governor Caldwell said, but he thought Sir Oliver would be a hard man to get to know...
Secretary of State George Marshall had remained scrupulously aloof from politics, as Truman knew he would. There had been friction between them-especially over Palestine and the Vinson Affair. But Harry Truman has never lost his great respect for Marshall, nor is he unmindful of the prestige and authority Marshall carries on Main Street as well as in Moscow. Last week, Marshall yearned more than ever for retirement, but the President pleaded with him to stay, fully aware, however, that some time, probably in a matter of months, the old soldier would have to be given his well-earned rest...
...some businessmen resent his interference, fear and respect prevent outcries. The sound of the name Dave Beck still touches the nerve centers of thousands with the impact of a fist on bone. But the great majority of employers think he is wonderful and applaud like happy seals when he speaks at the Chamber of Commerce...
Sound & Fury. For all her garish conduct, Tallulah is capable of great charm, dignity and kindness. During the filming of A Royal Scandal, an older actor blew his lines in one scene 85 times, but Tallulah never made the slightest show of impatience. Her genuine respect for age is linked to her reverence for her parents, whose pictures are always on her dressing-room table. Last year she spent 20 minutes getting a long-distance call through to her gardener so that she could wish him a merry Christmas. Preposterously openhanded with money and gifts, she is also generous with...