Word: sentimentality
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...many ways. The wry, witty Minnesotan, like Rockefeller and Nixon, would emphasize state and local responsibilities over federal control, and decentralize the office of the presidency, delegating many more duties to the Cabinet. Indeed, even his antiwar stand links aspects of conservatism with liberalism, appealing to residual isolationist sentiment on the right...
...effort, he declared: "You don't win wars with social workers"*#151;after which he went on to deliver a paean to social workers. Similarly, when he discussed the war, Humphrey followed a militant line to the effect that "the U.S. should fulfill its commitments" with a sentiment more congenial to doves: "We have tried to do maybe too much in the world." Treading gingerly but using backroom muscle on all factions of the party, Humphrey will hold meetings, inviting Democrats of all persuasions to help shape the platform. To counter charges that he was stacking the convention...
...learned of Dr. Benjamin Spock's conviction for conspiracy to incite draft evasion. In a poem titled "Monologue to Dr. Spock," Evtushenko proclaimed that there is far more sense in the "eternally constant goo-goo of a child than in the whole generation of shameless politicians." A fine sentiment, though it lost a bit in the translation. Russian...
...term as head of the Harvard Policy Council, Henry Norr has demonstrated an ability to work with students and administrators to achieve important academic reforms. Pass-fail courses are only one of the major innovations which he leaves behind in Harvard College. Norr is well-qualified to represent student sentiment on the Overseers, and there is every reason to believe that he will prove an able and energetic member of the Board...
Texans have a special relish for the Spanish flavor of their past. To their delight, this year the sentiment is being reciprocated by the loan to San Antonio's HemisFair of 13 masterpieces from Spain. The heavily guarded collection, estimated to be worth $10 million, includes outstanding works by Goya, Velásquez, Murillo, Zurbaran and El Greco (see color pages). It not only represents the pick of the Prado, but also includes paintings from other Spanish museums. The exhibit is designed to tie in with the fair's theme, "The Confluence of Civilizations," by demonstrating that Spanish...