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Changed Mood. There was a similar evolution of opinion among Congressmen, particularly Republicans. On Tuesday, they lined up to praise Nixon from the floor of the House. After a day of reading, however, the Republican mood began to change. As Democratic Leader Thomas P. ("Tip") O'Neill of Massachusetts noted, on Wednesday "not one man took the floor" to laud Nixon. In fact, many Republicans were profoundly shaken by what they learned. Conservative Republican Congressman H.R. Gross of Iowa concluded that the documents "do prove conclusively that Mr. Nixon made many misleading statements to the American people on his knowledge...
...like a theater. I am the author of the play, an actor in it and the director. The words and gestures of every actor are carefully rehearsed. Every employee knows exactly how to walk, stop, bow. There is no obsequiousness. Nor is anyone allowed to take a fat tip from a guest in exchange for a 'good' table. I'd fire anyone who accepted a tip for that. I'm very severe. Three or four times a day I have a conference with the head chef. Altogether, there are 17 cooks in the kitchen...
...That is the tip-off and right then you started to move...
...strike goes on, and Harvard still will not tip its hand about its contingency plans for printing up exams and commencement material if it does not end soon. That's not to say Mother Harvard does not have something up her sleeve...
...though we had let [Atomic Physicist Igor] Kurchatov go to England [in 1956], we decided to wait a while before sending Kapitsa abroad. We still hadn't accumulated enough atomic weapons. Therefore it was essential that we keep secret from our enemies any and all information which might tip them off about how little...