Word: ticketeer
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...fact, the only rooms that don't attract the traffic that moves steadily up and down the narrow staircases are those just inside the entrance, the information and ticket sales desks. The line for participation tickets--sold to graduate students and faculty members who want to use the facilities maintained by the College--is already six or seven people long, and the information desk is besieged with questions about available squash courts and swimming pools. These students are not Boylston Street regulars, on the whole; no one who is really interested in Harvard athletics is likely to stop in often...
...experience of several Harvard faculty members whose support has been sought by the Carter-Mondale ticket tends to corroborate the notion that Carter is not only avoiding sole reliance on one institution, but he is also shunning long-term commitments to his campaign advisors. There are few, if any individuals, from Harvard or elsewhere, who are currently earmarked for "automatic" Carter administration appointments...
...suggest lack of leadership. Said he: "The country needs someone in charge. [Republicans are] nice people, but they are tired and need a rest." It is still too early to gauge how much Mondale's un-abrasive, uncontroversial campaign will contribute to his party's ticket, but clearly he is fitting in well with Jimmy Carter's campaign scheme. In the final analysis, the race is Carter's to win or lose. Thus if Mondale simply continues to avoid hurting the ticket, that may be contribution enough...
...performance at the 500 was Bob Dole at his best: trying gallantly to cope with an awkward situation, kidding himself in the process, and doing his damndest to win support for Ford and the Republican ticket. As the vice-presidential candidate, Senator Dole sees his role in the campaign as that of "the lead dog," seeking new and promising territory for the G.O.P. He also has the job of carrying the fight to the Democrats, at least early in the campaign, while the President follows the strategy of staying put in the White House and acting "presidential...
...cannot be said for what happened at La Scala's first night in Washington. The audience filed into the Kennedy Center Opera House to find the pit raised to the level of the stage. "I've never seen that before," said an usher in response to a ticket holder's question. No one had. The pit had been elevated for a rehearsal that afternoon and the hydraulic lift had stuck. While the audience-including Vice President and Mrs. Nelson Rockefeller and Mrs. Giovanni Leone, the wife of Italy's President-waited, stagehands lowered...