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...like Ulysses S. Grant joining the Confederates. It seems unlikely that he will wind up as Admiral Eisenhower. After three years of active service and three more in the reserve, David plans to study law. At a White House swearing-in, Former Naval Person Richard Nixon promised his son-in-law: "I've a couple of old uniforms...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People: Feb. 9, 1970 | 2/9/1970 | See Source »

...deteriorating bus service provided by his D.C. Transit System has annoyed Washingtonians. He founded Trans Caribbean Airways in 1945, and has since run it as a family company: his wife is secretary and interior decorator, his brother-in-law is executive vice president, and a son-in-law is a director. The line lost money heavily last year, and Chalk has for some time been trying to sell it. Last week American Airlines agreed to purchase Trans Caribbean for about $18 million worth of stock...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Airlines: Mating Season | 2/2/1970 | See Source »

...movie revolves around the Cuban missile crisis and the espionage intrigues that went on behind the headlines. While the heroes are pro-American and the villains pro-Russian, Hitchcock looks down his nose at all of them. The hero, for instance, sacrifices his wife, lover and (almost) his son-in-law to obtain information for the American government...

Author: By Frank Rich, | Title: The Moviegoer Ten Best Films of 1969 | 1/9/1970 | See Source »

Search for Alternatives. Like any good drawing, the draft lottery was no respecter of persons or odds. President Nixon's son-in-law, David Eisenhower, whose birthday came up 30th, is almost certain to be drafted. Harvard Senior Joseph Blatt learned on the same day that he was one of 24 members of his class chosen for membership in the Phi Beta Kappa honor society and tenth in the lottery. He is almost sure to be called, as is Seth Grossman, chairman of the Duke University chapter of the conservative Young Americans for Freedom. "I support...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Draft: The Luck of the Draw | 12/12/1969 | See Source »

Unanswered Mail. In his September showdown over the Republican leader's chair with Howard Baker of Tennessee, Dirksen's son-in-law, most of Scott's strength came from a coalition of moderates and liberals; but, he says, his reputation as an aggressive activist "got me the two crucial votes I needed." Dirksen had antagonized some Republicans by his celebrated coziness with Lyndon Johnson and by the highly personalized manner of his leadership. Scott deliberately follows the reverse course. He is committed to making no under-the-table deals with the opposition, and -partly out of personal...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Senate: New Style on the Center Aisle | 11/7/1969 | See Source »

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