Word: rigor
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...needed to leaven the high court. Walsh acknowledged that the screening process will almost surely produce leaks, thus exposing seriously considered names to public scrutiny-and enabling Presidents to drop unpopular men without loss of face. The quality of the committee's review will depend on the rigor of its investigation. Ultimately, a committee can only discourage the worst candidates. It is up to the President to insist on the best...
Perhaps it is the rigor of being a Princeton athletic hero that has transformed Robby into a Tiger version of The Incredible Foam Man. He wouldn't be the first one. Hobey Baker had to join the Lafayette Escadrille in World War I to find some adventure after Princeton football. And after a couple of years as All-Ivy tailback, Cosmo Iacavazzi had to join the New York Jets' taxi squad to find meaning in life...