Word: starting
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...that nonetheless conveys enthusiasm. He must not stumble in his grammar or pronunciation; ambitious junior officers understandably devote many idle hours to perfecting their delivery. A briefing may begin with a comment intended to jolt the audience into paying attention, or at least staying awake. It might, for example, start with the statement: "We have won the war in Viet Nam." Or, depending on the audience and the need for additions to the military budget: "We are losing the war in Viet Nam." If the briefer is in the Air Force, he makes three points-no more, no less...
...informative, briefings are delivered not by trained professionals in the art but by men who simply know their business. In Saigon this year, a group of visiting U.S. businessmen was growing visibly restless in the course of a lavish briefing. Sensing their discomfort, General Creighton Abrams broke in to start talking informally about the war; although he said nothing new, his familiarity with the reality of war brought the meeting to life. The lesson is that personal communication is better than canned chatter...
Some reporters claim that Ziegler has become overcautious because he fears repeating past mistakes. Often, the errors seem due to the fact that officials do not keep him well enough informed. Once deciphered, his B-52 answer proved to be a denial that there had been a decision to start bombing again. Five minutes later he had to reverse himself. Last May, hours after he denied knowledge of a meeting between Attorney General John Mitchell and Chief Justice Earl Warren to discuss the Abe Fortas affair, the Justice Department released news that the two had talked...
...public is not impressed with that sort of optimism. There is usually a distressing lag between the time an anti-inflationary policy is adopted and the time when prices actually start to level off. Economists figure that it takes six to nine months for tight-money policies to slow down an overly accelerated economy, which is what is happening now. After that, still another three to six months generally pass before price increases start to lade. By this reckoning, the Administration will do well if it manages to reduce today's 6%-a-year price inflation to something approaching...
...From the start, the lines that split the Faculty were clear: while most members were personally ready to oppose the war, a large group of them feared the damage a "political" vote might do to the Faculty's academic integrity. Their fears were not well-grounded: if a Faculty member can admit there are some conceivable circumstances that might justify a step away from neutrality, then he should see that the Vietnam War calls for such a step...