Word: squeaking
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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...
...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...
...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...
...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...
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...