Word: speech
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...each of the five minority planks, which are all virtually certain to be defeated. The planners' hope is to get all the controversy settled in an atmosphere of reasonable civility before Jackson mounts the podium on Tuesday night to deliver what is certain to be a rousing and rhythmic speech. The occasion will serve as a rare prime-time showcase for the free-verse Jacksonian oratory that stirred predominantly black audiences to near frenzy during the primary campaign...
...Wednesday night, the featured speaker is Edward Kennedy, who may place Mondale's name in nomination. The Massachusetts Senator is an inconsistent orator, but he can soar when the spirit moves him. Indeed, one of Mondale's minor problems is that his own acceptance speech Thursday night might sound a bit tame after the performances of Cuomo, Jackson and Kennedy. Mondale may ask a woman to introduce him, especially if he has chosen a male running mate and needs a show of solidarity from the women who will constitute slightly fewer than half of all the convention delegates...
...service. Since winning the top job in 1980, Murphy has worked hard to instill discipline in a department that is relatively inexperienced (70% of its officers have been on the force five years or less) and that on occasion has lost control of crowds, most recently during a speech given by former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger in April. Soft-spoken but decisive, Murphy drives his own unmarked car and practices what he calls "management by walking around." Says he: "I know my department, and I know my city. There's a relationship there...
Reagan did nothing to soothe relations in an Independence Day speech at a "Spirit of America" festival in Decatur, Ala. Without specifically naming the U.S.S.R., he proclaimed: "The totalitarian world is a tired place held down by the gravity of its own devising, and America is a rocket pushing upward to the stars." Despite the purple prose, he seemed to be genuine about pursuing the talks. He wrote a personal letter to Soviet Leader Konstantin Chernenko, which echoed his public stand on the proposed space talks. The letter and a message from Shultz were given to Dobrynin to take back...
...work for the term, the court last week handed down 19 decisions, including what one law professor called "a real get-out-of-town" ruling on a major Fourth Amendment search-and-seizure issue. Overshadowing their other opinions on such matters as women's rights and free speech, the Justices did what law officials had long hoped for and what civil libertarians had feared. For the first time they created a "good faith" exception to the so-called exclusionary rule, and allowed the use of some illegally obtained evidence in criminal trials...