Word: sayed
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...serious consequences." His charge: "In the Middle East, in Southeast Asia and elsewhere in the world, we will stand by our friends-we will honor our commitments-and we will protect the vital interests of the United States" (see box). That sounded impressive, though any President would presumably say much the same thing, but it is not easy to apply such traditional principles to the complexities of international politics...
When President Carter's Civil Service Reform Act finally passed, I asked a few of the oldtimers if they expected it to have any impact. Needless to say, they didn...
...part, Michelle at one point told how they were so comfy together that Lee "would hold up a woman's magazine and say, 'Can you cook this?' And then we'd get in the car and go to the store and get all the ingredients." She told how they went to Sears to get a new fridge and a washing machine. But she also told how she had to cope with his drinking jags...
...that if the Chinese were to press the war too far, moving against Hanoi or Haiphong or indicating an intention to stay on Vietnamese soil, the Soviets themselves would not want to appear weak and would feel compelled to act. If so, what would they do? Administration experts say the Soviet options are many. They could mount a major resupply of Vietnamese forces, dispatch large numbers of military advisers, or even take direct military action in Viet...
...frame to proud attention. Navy Secretary W. Graham Claytor pinned the Navy Commendation Medal on his chest, and the Marine commandant, General Louis Wilson, awarded him a Purple Heart. Said Claytor: "You acted like a Marine should, and that's the finest thing we can say...