Word: truman
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...held open the "first-use" option of employing nuclear weapons to repel a conventional Soviet attack in Europe, because the Warsaw Pact countries enjoy a considerable advantage over the West in total numbers of ground troops and tanks. Indeed, jittery Western Europeans urged the Truman Administration to adopt the first-use policy, and it has lasted for more than three decades with the full agreement of the alliance...
...thing, when Reagan criticizes the press, he often disarmingly takes it right back ("a little momentary frustration or misunderstanding, but that's all it is"). As his popularity has fallen-it is the lowest at this point in his term of any President since Truman-Republicans have urged him to mount a diversionary attack on the press and find a Spiro Agnew to do the dirty work. That is not Reagan style. Besides, he likes to describe himself as "a former reporter, columnist and commentator myself " and thus knows the tricks of the trade. To Voice of America employees...
Mildred H. An '84, Karen V. Walker '84, Alvaro Martin '84 and Douglas F. Curtis '84 were selected for Truman Fellowships on the "basis of their past and future commitment to government service." Foundation spokesman Malcolm McCormick said yesterday...
...Truman fellows, who were chosen from among 937 applicants nationwide, will receive $5000 grants for both junior and senior years and then for their first two years of graduate school...
...absolutely bowled over stunned shocked, and surprised," Truman winner An said yesterday...