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...Squeak. The pressures of domestic and foreign opinion combined to make Johnson's decision to resume bombing one of the most arduous he has had to face in his 26-month presidency. The strain was evident-though with as consummate a showman as Lyndon Johnson it was often difficult to tell to what extent his gloomy, remote bearing was assumed for political effect. He bolted from receptions unwontedly early. After a dinner at which Chief Justice Earl Warren was one of his guests of honor, the President was in such a hurry to return to his deliberations over Viet...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The War: The String Runs Out | 2/4/1966 | See Source »

...supremely aware that for all the advice he received, the final choice and the responsibility for its consequences were his alone. "One man has the decision to make," said a high-ranking U.S. official in Saigon, "and until he does, no one here is going to utter a squeak. The ultimate implications of that decision are simply...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The War: The String Runs Out | 2/4/1966 | See Source »

...public life have ever endured more concentrated public abuse than Lindsay took, with remarkable restraint, from Mike Quill. At one time or another, Quill branded Lindsay "a common, ordinary coward," a "pip-squeak," "a boy in short pants" and "an ass." He accused the mayor of reaching the "heights of stupidity," purposely and consistently mispronounced his name as Lindsley...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: New York: Mike's Strike | 1/14/1966 | See Source »

...stands are packed with Cadets who scream like primates after every point. Two years ago a national championship Harvard team had to fight for its life to squeak out a 5-4 victory at Army. Harvard's Johnny Vinton, in the deciding match, staved off four match points before winning...

Author: By Boisfeuillet Jones, | Title: Howling Cadets To Test Nerve Of Racquetmen | 12/11/1965 | See Source »

This game is a tossup. Yale, looking ahead to Princeton and Harvard, may be down for the game. But if they are not, they should be able to squeak past the Molloy-less Quakers...

Author: By R. ANDREW Beyer, | Title: Yale Should Defeat Penn; Indians, Big Red to Coast | 11/6/1965 | See Source »

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