Word: spokesman
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...natural that the President should desire to see as firm and faithful a supporter as Mr. Gillett as his spokesman in the Upper House. So Mr. Gillett announced his intention to contest the seat of Massachusetts Democratic Senator, David I. Walsh. The contest with Mr. Walsh was no little matter, for the latter had entrenched himself with Wet support, with support of foreign born voters (by opposing the passage of the new Immigration Law), with support of War veterans (whose measures he had favored). Against this, Mr. Gillett had his own record as a competent presiding officer, with a keen...
...sharpest thorn in the side of the Administration was replaced by a kindred spirit. Mr. Butler will be Coolidge in the Senate, and Mr. Butler's views will be accepted as those of the President. Senator Butler is inherently not a negative figure, and his added position of spokesman for the Administration should make him a power in the Senate and a power for the support of the President. All in all the incident seems but another example of Coolidge luck...
These men saw tablets unveiled, listened to speeches, spoke themselves. Senor Luiggi invested Palmer Chamberlain Ricketts, President and Director of Rensselaer Institute since 1901, with a splendid decoration from King Vittorio Emanuele of Italy. At a dinner, Herbert Hoover discharged his duty as spokesman for "the leading citizen of our country," thanking Rensselaer for all it had "given to our people...
...Year, on Sept. 28. Said he of the Jews of America: "In a nation whose laws know no favored race or group or religion, they have won their way because they have proved their genius for fine coÖperation in (the common interest." ¶The "White House spokesman" let it be known that the President was somewhat dumfounded by conflicting majority and minority reports of the Tariff Commission on the sugar tariff. Both in fact and in law, the reports seemed to differ; and the President was inclined to send them back for further classification and some sort...
...White House spokesman": "The President believes that this is the most important result which has been accomplished since the armistice. ... It looks as if the end of the War had come at last and as if the beginning of an honorable and, we hope, lasting peace is at hand...