Word: tudors
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...added that Nixon's presidency was not open enough to the public. The "White House became isolated like a Tudor or Stuart court with its Rosencrantzes and Guidensterns," he said...
...main talks were held in a Tudor-style home nestled in dense tropical foliage overlooking marshland, where Carter slipped away to do some fishing. As the discussions went on, the Georgian stressed his intention to reorganize the Government. He told his nominees that no bureaucracy is sacrosanct and that they "should not become seduced by what exists" in their departments. The group also considered the package of jobs legislation and tax cuts that Carter will soon propose to stimulate the economy. On Capitol Hill, House Democrats were already planning to introduce a bill increasing the current $2 billion public works...
...club, housed in a Tudor-style mansion a few minutes from downtown Atlanta, was founded in 1887 as a place for gentlemen to show off their fine horses. The club's 1,000 members are mostly business and social lions-known to Atlantans as "Big Mules"-who pay an initiation fee of $4,500 and annual dues of $750. Once mayors automatically became honorary members-if they did not already belong. The tradition was dropped in 1969 with the election of Sam Massell, a Jew. It was not renewed when Maynard Jackson, a black, became mayor...
English 125a, "Medieval and Tudor Drama," is the only graded Harvard course to include dramatic work. It may also give students a chance to get their translations published, David M. Staines, assistant professor of English, said last night...
There are plenty of juicy parts in Bolt's play, and Manulis's cast manages to carry most of them off with a fair degree of competence. Michael Kriesman as the Duke of Norfolk, More's friend, aptly embodies the gusty energy of Tudor aristocracy, while Jon Goerner seems made for the role of the slimy Spanish ambassador Signor Chapuys. Gene Sykes also turns in a clever performance as The Common Man, whose life, with its daily compromises and bartering of self, Bolt considers the analogue...