Word: tone
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Adopting a patronizing tone, Nixon turns lawyer. He says his absence of motive precludes any criminal intent, but then Frost probably has not read the law on obstruction of justice. It is an unfortunate bit of condescension. Just minutes before, on the way to the taping, Frost, at the request of his advisers, had read the law. He surprises Nixon by attacking Nixon's knowledge of the law. Nixon fumbles, explains first that he has not really read the statute since his law-school days, then pulls back further when he has to acknowledge that the law was not written...
...every hour on the athletic field. "We have been on the same roads-sports and entertainment-too long," he continued. "We need to pull over, fill up at the library and speed away to Congress and the Supreme Court, the unions and the business world." Then, in a humorous tone but still expressing what many blacks feel is true-and what whites are coming to acknowledge-he predicted: "Don't worry, we will still be able to sing and dance and run and jump better than anybody else...
...wandered off. The tote board blinked The kid had brought a long shot home second. A few fans stood in the rain applauding. "Thank you, Stevie," someone called. "Thank you very much." The tone was gratitude approaching supplication...
...poignant." But he says that the selection makes the quality of his humor a little suspect. He claims that his topic, the story of Morton Zyzford, a real cypher who can't come to terms with Harvard, has a serious message about the importance of success. The overall tone will stay light, he says, adding "It is difficult for me to speak seriously about success. Besides I don't think this is the year to beat people over the heads with serious messages." Ullman says he is looking forward to his June 15 opportunity but he has some real qualms...
...writes, "To awaken a Lucy to her intelligence may not help quicken the Socialist Coming, unless she turns out to be a latter-day Emma Goldman. But to save Lucy from believing herself dumb is a most valuable achievement all in itself." This prejudice is especially evident in his tone and attitude toward socialist "academics...