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Coming of age in the '50s was something less than storied. It was rather like taking a walk in a fog; one had to grope to achieve anything, from political experience to sexual savvy. It was not mere whim that caused Gadfly I.F.

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Law: Back to the Unfabulous '50s | 8/5/1974 | See Source »

War Horse. The Barber of Seville! What is Sarah Caldwell doing with a war horse like that, when she could be scoring musicological points by dredging up, say, Cornelius' The Barber of Baghdad! She is doing what any savvy impresario would do-playing to her strength. When a loyal...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: Barber of Boston | 6/17/1974 | See Source »

Since Led Zeppelin went aloft in 1968, the British rock has sold more albums than the Rolling Stones, played to bigger audiences than the Beatles in their heyday, and brought Atlantic Records $50 million in business. Much of that success is due to Zeppelin Manager Peter Grant, 39, a burly...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: Cockney Savvy | 5/20/1974 | See Source »

P: They hope one will say one day, 'Haldeman did it,' and one day one will say I did it. They might question his political savvy, but not mine! Not on a matter like that!

Author: /time Magazine | Title: WATERGATE: The Most Critical Nixon Conversations | 5/13/1974 | See Source »

The new White House offensive was backfiring in its attempt to trigger precipitate and self-defeating action by the Judiciary Committee to impeach the President solely on grounds of contempt of Congress. Committee members were angry?not at each other or at their staff?but at what they considered the...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: WATERGATE: The President's Strategy for Survival | 3/25/1974 | See Source »

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