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...Roberts-Darby group had won 13 of the state's 19 delegates to the national convention, and would doubtless force stubborn Alf Landon out as delegation chairman. It meant that Darby-who is for Dewey on the first ballot-would make the decisions of the Kansas delegation at Philadelphia in June. Roberts, who has a reasonably tough hide, used to wince at reminders of his 1936 fiasco with Landon. Now, enjoying his role as a friendly enemy of Alf's, he pushed his belly back from his desk and nodded: "Fine. Fine...
...Stubborn old L.B., who is accustomed to getting his own way, never quite accepted the fact that Irene, his second daughter, was not a son. But L.B. saw that she had lessons in piano, violin and cooking - as well as in golf, tennis and swimming. He routed her out of bed early every morning for an hour's horseback ride before breakfast. Even now he sometimes says to her sadly: "Just think, if you had only been a boy. Aaaah...
...harlot, who describes Matisse as "a wonderfully sweet old man, always chattering while I pose." Matisse avoids fellow artists ("I can't see many people nowadays"). But the old man loves to have long chats with the town carpenter, who says he is "kindly and simple, but stubborn at times. The other day we were watching a sunset and I said, 'Just look at that wonderful streak of orange.' He replied, 'No, Jean, it's violet,' and he convinced me. Then I looked again and was mad at myself. It was really orange...
Secretary Marshall, recalling World War II, talked in terms of theaters, choices and priorities. On China, his attitude had always been colored by the one failure of a distinguished career. He clung firmly to his stubborn belief that China could now rate no more than the attention of a holding action. This re-opened the question of whether the enemy should be continuously engaged on two fronts or be permitted to concentrate forces...
...result the radio networks found that Jimmy was just about the nicest fellow who had ever picked up a fountain pen. He gave up his plan of making their key stations hire more musicians. He agreed not to ask for a pay increase. He decided, after three years of stubborn resistance, to let union musicians appear on television programs. When he signed a new three-year contract last week, NBC's Vice President Frank Mullen couldn't resist giving him a present-a shiny, new gold trumpet...