Word: touche
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Soft Touch. Ford likes to call his perpetual motion "missionary work" for the G.O.P. Aides say also that Ford stays on the move because it gives him a chance to accumulate national exposure, it allows him to keep his distance from the embattled White House, and because he cannot say no to a speaking engagement, especially when the invitation comes from a political crony. Admits Ford: "I'm a soft touch...
...over the experience. (President Truman once called him "that overeducated Oxford s.o.b.") As time went by, Fulbright grew to prefer the company of the rich and the powerful. He became a confidant of Henry Kissinger and the friend and counselor to Presidents and Kings. In the process, he lost touch with Arkansas, and last week the people of his state...
...testify on such matters as the upcoming defense budget, while foreign ministers of other nations who wanted to see him had to either take potluck-as Japan's Masayoshi Ohira did last week, and missed-or else postpone visits to Washington. Nonetheless, Kissinger was not out of touch with the State Department; since April 28, when he left Washington, 1,500 cables have passed between him and his staff at State, either through the U.S. consulate general in Jerusalem or over equipment aboard his Air Force jet. But broader thinking about U.S. foreign policy, as well as Kissinger...
...grafted skin from one human to another unrelated one, implanted human corneas in rabbits, and transplanted adrenal and parathyroid glands from animal to animal. But after appearing before the committee for a total of eight hours, Summerlin-in addition to admitting that he had used a pen to touch up the mice-conceded that no successful corneal grafts had occurred. The committee found that the results of his gland transplants were at best equivocal...
...some players. His managerial style is unquestionably unusual. If a player ignores his directions, Dark merely contemplates the dugout's top step. When the team fails to hustle, he does not say a word. Even more disturbing to the team, Dark seems to possess a reverse Midas touch with the pitching staff. He yanks effective throwers too soon, often leaves struggling ones on the mound too long...