Word: stevensonism
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Adlai Stevenson [July 30]: I remember his humorous comment after some prefatory remarks at the Harvard commencement last month. He said: "I suppose that I must talk now and you must listen. I do hope that we both finish our work at the same time!" We all regret that his work is now finished and that we can no longer listen to his eloquent voice...
...conservative Republican, I could not support Stevenson for President. But his sincere, eloquent statesmanship at the U.N. was an example...
After announcing an innovation of his own-worldwide fellowships for work by students at the U.N. as a memorial to Adlai Stevenson-President Johnson pledged himself to take on an immense amount of homework. He promised to read all the reports emerging from the conference...
...perhaps the most society-conscious of the city's schools for boys, encourages parents to apply when their children are born, and most of the top schools book their classes far in advance on a first-come, first-considered basis. Even acquiring an application form is competitive; Allen-Stevenson, which graduates only a dozen boys a year, does not send a blank unless it gets satisfactory telephoned answers to nine questions. The most important: "Who recommended the school to you?" and "What school is the boy attending...
...letters may observe the old rule of thumb that "a thick folder indicates a thick boy." An edge is conceded to parents with prominent names or prominent bank accounts; yet any hint that they are trying to buy their way in, explains Henry D. Tiffany Jr., headmaster of Allen-Stevenson, "is practically the kiss of death...