Word: strong
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...instantly like him. Even people who disagree with him?and I'm one?think he's a charming character." There was reason enough to believe that he and Pat Moynihan, head of the President's Council for Urban Affairs, would fight for dominance in the domestic sphere. Both extremely strong-willed men, they have instead developed a close rapport. "Bob Finch," says Moynihan, his Irish speaking, "is an absolutely sweet...
...aware of the fund of admiration and good will that the French people hold for him. When the Latin Quarter was a battleground last May and June, De Gaulle cut and ran for Colombey and very nearly quit. Pompidou took over, and in a round-the-clock performance under strong pressure, effectively ran the government and cooled the crisis. He felt then that "a current" passed between himself and the country, and quietly told friends that "I will either be the next President of France or the leader of the opposition." He campaigned hard for De Gaulle's referendum...
...commandos are probably too strong for Hussein to bring them under control. But neighboring Iraq has restricted their actions within its borders, and both Iraq and Egypt have formed their own commando groups to take the play for popular support away from the Palestinians. Egypt's Nasser has also gone so far as to deport some commandos to Jordan...
...government since 1962. Offering the guerrillas a political alternative to violence, he legalized the Communist Party, which under a different label had run a slate in the election anyway, polling a minuscule 103,000 votes. He also freed a score of political prisoners, including top Communist leaders, curbed the strong-arm political police, and promised amnesty to all guerrillas who would lay down their arms...
...surprisingly long step away from Lamont and his Wall Street banks. He was from Cleveland, not from New York or Boston. In his early 40's, he was by far the youngest member of the Corporation. And his record on the Cleveland School Board gave him strong credentials in standard liberal causes like improving ghetto education...