Word: successors
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...chief of state more acceptable to the conquerors at the gates? Would the Communists spare Saigon in any case? At week's end Huong still clung stubbornly to the presidency. But it seemed clear that Saigon would have to replace him or risk destruction. The almost certain successor: General Duong Van ("Big") Minh, the neutralist Buddhist who, in a still-remembered moment of glory, helped overthrow the dictatorial regime of Ngo Dinh Diem in 1963 (see box page...
Dean Whitlock and I felt the chose should have been made by my successor." Stewart said. "But we felt it was important for the new senior tutor to get to know the House...
...Secretary of State would probably be a Ford familiar; there would not be enough time in the remainder of his term to get used to an unknown. It would also surely be someone who could get along comfortably with the aroused Congress. And though Kissinger came from academe, his successor is not likely to be plucked from the same area: for the sprint through 1976, more experience would be required. Says a Foreign Service professional: "We don't need or want another master theoretician...
...during the Saturday Night Massacre made him a kind of hero: at an auction last year, one of his celebrated doodles fetched $1,000. Now the Ambassador to the Court of St. James's, Richardson, in an indiscreet moment, confided that he was Kissinger's choice for successor-and he probably was until he said so-but the ultimate decision is Ford...
Beginning with Freshman Week, when South House operates a highly successful Senior Sibling program (the coed successor to "Big Sister"), and continuing throughout the term, it is such advising which constitutes the principal advantage of the four-class...