Word: rid
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Haldeman, though by instinct conservative, was at bottom uninterested in policy. Convinced that image defined reality, Haldeman went along with, and frequently encouraged, Nixon's nearly obsessive belief that all his difficulties were caused by inadequate public relations. Nixon never could rid himself of the delusion that only the failings of his media staff kept him from receiving the acclaim he associated with John F. Kennedy. President and chief of staff devoted much time to discussing how to manipulate the press-a doomed quest so long as both rejected a serious dialogue with the hated, feared and secretly envied...
...home in Bel Air. Fonda keeps busy with an old passion, painting. Although he received a Best Actor nomination for his role in On Golden Pond, he has no plans to suit up for the Academy Awards in March. In fact, his only immediate chore is to rid himself of his facial hair. "I grew the beard out of defiance," he says. "I made a pact with myself that only when I am well will I shave it off, which I am almost ready...
...body feels swollen and you hate yourself and there's nobody to tell it to and nothing you can do about it. Until you have to do something about it. And then you have to do it yourself. With no help; take this body and its dreaded power and rid it of its mistake; or go away and watch it swell and give birth to another parson you have to take care of, and never have a life of your own until it takes care of itself; or give it away and always wonder when you see kids...
...hostage crisis in Iran further served to rid the country of its post-Vietnam guilt. Instead of seeing the immorality of propping up the dictatorial shah, Americans learned only that we should "overcome our reticence, develop more destructive strategic weapons, deploy forces prepared for rapid intervention throughout the world, 'unleash' the CIA, and otherwise demonstrate our pugnacity." He sums...
...once they realized Sadat was determined to go to war. If the Arabs did well, the credit would go to Soviet arms and support. If they did poorly, Moscow thought it could emerge, as in 1967, as the champion of the radical Arab cause and perhaps even get rid of Egypt's troublesome Sadat. There was no doubt in my mind about the geopolitical stakes. About 90 minutes after we learned of the fighting, I told Haig: "If the Soviets are all out on the other side, we have a mischievous case of collusion, and we had better then...