Word: types
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...know this junior woman who lives over in Lowell House. The real jock type--you know, she's played varsity hoop, soccer and ran track. Yeah, she pretends to be an academic. You know, a Fine Arts major (though she says she's writing a thesis next year...
Bloch's battalions tell him that tax tensions run high. "Talk of tax revolt has been grossly overstated," says he, "but it probably wouldn't take too much to trigger some type of rebellion." He frets that a demagogue may catch the public fancy by thundering for reducing taxes without reducing spending...
...exposed nerve. Invite a Jew to the White House (and You Make Him Your Slave) is the title of an article Gold planned to write before receiving his own invitation to Washington. Once there, he is constantly reminded of his background. Take this exchange with a Connally-type Texan: " 'Now, Gold. Everybody here is a somebody, and I don't know why you're being so captious about who it is you are. He is the Spade, she is the Widow, I am the Governor and you're the - ' 'Doctor!' yelled Gold...
...from what I had in mind,' said Gold stiffly. 'I can't type...
...that kind of secretary,' Ralph laughed. 'I mean-' he groped-'what do you call it? The Cabinet. You wouldn't have to type or take shorthand. You'd have girls... to do that for you. Would you like to be in the Cabinet...