Word: telling
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Rayburn's aides marshaled the Democratic troops. Telephones jangled all over Capitol Hill. Every Democrat was polled, cajoled, threatened. Majority Leader John McCormack paraded the fence sitters up and down the corridors, arguing endlessly. Alabama's Rains took a nose count, thought he smelled victory. "I tell you those Democrats are really burning," said Republican Whip Les Arends. "They are really putting the heat...
Chairman Fulbright opened last week's hearings on the Reid nomination with the announcement that he had "15 or 20 minutes of questions." He then proceeded to grill Reid for 5½ hours. Asked Fulbright: "Tell the committee where you had your formal education." Reid cleared his throat, said he had been formally educated at Yale...
...Because we are blind," Student Cowan told the President, "we feel that we must try to do our best." Said Ike, in wonder: "I'll tell you, you are doing your best...
Ellsworth J. Holden, Jr. 4G, president of the Graduate School Council, yesterday expressed approval of the changes. He noted it is too early to tell the real effect of the move, and added, "As far as anybody can tell, this seems to be the best thing...
...hours long, and part of every evening is spent slamming Pontiacs, a new one each day, around the roughest roads he can find. Knudsen, who fidgets when he hears his success mentioned, likes to recall one of the few pieces of advice his father gave him: "Before you tell someone how good you are, you must tell him how bad vou used...