Word: smoothly
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...contrary, it's the Beanpot, as in the "edible, smooth, kidney-shaped seed of certain plants of the legume or pea family" (Webster, Daniel, "Dictionary," World Publishing Co., New York...
...Jordan, with his no-tie, good-ole-boy image, had a major role in handing out jobs in the Administration, which gives him a built-in constituency in the White House power game. He has already emerged as Carter's toughest political operative, the man who can smooth or block the way of people seeking favors from the Administration. Powell, who has been an able and amiable spokesman for Carter, now has a mini-empire in the West Wing that includes press relations, photography and speechwriting...
Before the Peanut Special had gone very far, out came Dramamine tablets and hip flasks to help smooth the ride. In one of the coach cars, Patsy Wells drawled to her friend Linda Moon, "Those Yankees will never believe simple names like ours. So for the Inauguration I'm going to be Dixie Belle Wells and you can be Magnolia Moon." Sam and Annie Taylor, a guitar-pickin' duo from Somerville, Ala., wandered from car to car as the train roared north toward Jimmy's new home. Sam had bought his first dark blue suit...
...names were announced, some old hands in the nation's capital wondered-as is customary with every changeover to a new Administration-if the new White House staff really had the talent and the experience to live up to the job. Certainly the transition has not been smooth, despite Carter's avowals that it would be the best-planned in history. But the incoming President's men are bright, dedicated and diligent, and even their critics must admit that they have already pulled off one startling surprise: getting their mentor elected in the first place...
...partly because they think he is still working for the Jordanians, Israeli intelligence insists that he is no longer a prime target. "We don't kill spies of friendly nations," says one agent, with a smile. Abu Daoud, however, would probably be wise not to put those smooth assurances to the test...