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Word: steinways (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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SHORTLY after the Tories' upset victory last June, Edward ("Ted") Heath invited a few colleagues in for tea at 10 Downing Street. When someone remarked the new Prime Minister's Steinway had already been installed in the drawing room, Heath sat down at the keyboard and began to play. After he had completed an entire Beethoven sonata, he stood up. "I'm sorry," he said, "but, gentlemen, when I start something, I always finish...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: World: Britain: The Quiet Revolution | 11/9/1970 | See Source »

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