Word: truman
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...past few days have revealed a man capable of far more petty vituperation than most Americans thought possible even in a dank political season. Maybe, as Truman says, Carter can win an election or two by being mean. But maybe...
...point that Carter seems to miss-once again-is that he is more than a candidate. First and foremost, he is President. The incumbency offers great conveniences and advantages in a presidential contest. But like the rest of life, with extra privilege comes extra responsibility. "Being bitter," mused Truman, "that's for people who aren't busy with other matters." Jimmy Carter should be so busy...
Today Bear Bryant unquestionably is the dominant figure in college football, but he began to make his mark in another age-the late 1940s, when Harry Truman was still in the White House. Bryant is that rare man who has changed with his times, the only one of his generation to coach as successfully in an era when football players use hair dryers in the locker room as he did when they wore crew cuts. "Thirty-five years makes a long time," he reflects. "A lot of good, a lot of bad, some things you did that were smart, some...
FICTION: Consenting Adults or The Duchess Will Be Furious, Peter De Vries ∙Joshua Then and Now, Mordecai Richler ∙Loon Lake, E.L. Doctorow ∙Music for Chameleons, Truman Capote ∙Rough Strife, Lynne Sharon Schwartz ∙The Middle Ground, Margaret Drabble The Second Coming, Walker Percy
...Court Years little reference is made to his personal life. Most of Douglas' hobnobbing seems to have taken place at stag parties. When his poker partners played sucker for Harry S. Truman, letting the President walk off with $5,000 despite a night of mediocre hands, Douglas reports he was so "disgusted" that he quit poker forever...