Word: successful
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Ford has made a success of the presidency largely by being himself. Even his limitations are perceived as pluses, in contrast to Nixon's. He is trusted, in part, because he does not appear to aim very high. He suits the wary, conservative temper of the times. But that attitude is not likely to endure forever. As the economy recovers, aspirations may rise along with it, and old problems will be rediscovered. Ford's vetoes might then be regarded as obstructionist rather than prudent. A continued high rate of unemployment, with its special impact on minorities...
...with their disarming lack of pretension. "I had never thought about being First Lady," says the President's wife. "So I decided-I'm just going to be Betty Bloomer Ford." She both has and hasn't, and that may be her chief charm and canniest success as First Lady. Not long ago, after the White House domestic staff had turned in for the night, Secretary of State Henry Kissinger came up to the family quarters to report to the President on his latest diplomatic trip. Betty Ford, wearing bathrobe and slippers, wandered in and asked hospitably...
...county's population. After first making telephone surveys designed to detect patterns of prejudice, the defense asked prospective jurors seemingly unrelated questions like "What magazines do you subscribe to?" and "Do you think Richard Nixon was treated unfairly during Watergate?" (This technique has been used with some success in certain trials of radicals...
...weeks playing theaters and supper clubs. Last fall Gladys, now 31, married her second husband, Barry Hankerson, an executive assistant to Detroit Mayor Coleman Young. He calls her by her middle name, Maria-Gladys, after all, is a show business celebrity. In the industry there is some gossip that success has already created a wedge in the Pips' solidarity. "When vocal groups are hungry, you can't split 'em with an ax," Cousin William once remarked. "As soon as success comes, all it takes is a butter cutter." Gladys scoffs, maintaining that she is content to remain...
...like to see some truth in life. I would like to see some truth on the stage.' I wanted to believe in our country as a place where people trust again, and in a strange way I didn't want to judge people any more. The goal-success orientation of our country had made this happen...