Word: speakers
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Amid the jollity of a Dallas wingding, wise old Speaker of the House Sam Rayburn, 76, plunked down at a handy piano with the boyish, mop-topped guest of honor, added an uneasy basso ostinato to the sure-handed treble provided by Van Cliburn. Texas-bred Van, drawled Sam, is "a glowing symbol of the 98½% of American boys who are good...
Already all South Africa has benefited from the government's racial practices, DuPlessis pointed out. "Nobody, but nobody, is going hungry is South Africa," and wage rates are "princely" in comparison with those of most other countries, the speaker held...
...speaker," answered the rebutting Democrat, "has lowered this debate to the level of low campaign mud-slinging. We are now familiar with that tactic. Look at the second highest man in our government today...
...President, spruced up in a new blue suit and his old battered Stetson for a misty-eyed celebration of his goth birthday. On hand for the doings: some 3,000 of the home folks in dusty Uvalde, a loyal guard of political cronies, including ex-President Harry Truman, House Speaker Sam Rayburn, Senator Lyndon Johnson. In fine gabby fettle, Visitor Truman hailed his host as "the greatest presiding officer the Senate ever had," much better, in fact, than "the squirrel head we have now. I'm talking about Mr. Nixon," he beamed. While newsmen eavesdropped, salty Cactus Jack compared...
Both sides of the Harvard team went undefeated. Speaking for the affirmative were Richard H. DeLone '62 and James S. Gordon '62. Walter Blakey, Jr. '62 and Richard W. Bulliet '62 debated the negative. Blakey was also named the best speaker in the tournament...