Word: vital
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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They wanted to say something new and forceful; and yet, the tone of moderation and reasonableness was vital to their impact on the Administration and their widespread support among students. If they attempted to include more specific criticisms or options--on the bombing or negotiations, for example-they risked losing their coaltion. And, after all, they lacked the expertise to debate the Administration on military strategy...
Besides, every dollar spent on the lunar program is spent on earth, not on the moon. The money goes into buildings, employee payrolls, training programs. It has become a vital part of the national economy. No project in years has contributed so heavily to so many areas of the country. By its very expenditures, the space effort has effectively helped to reduce poverty...
There is doubt that America's vital interests are sufficiently threatened in Vietnam to necessitate the growing commitment there...
There is doubt that such vital interests as may be threatened are best protected by this growing commitment...
Here and elsewhere, there is very considerable doubt whether this country's vital interests are sufficiently threatened to justify our increasing commitment in Vietnam. There is concern, as the student leaders accurately reported, that we may be minimizing the possibility of a viable, independent South Vietnam with our present policy of bombs and destruction. And there is more doubt--the student leaders understand this aspect--about the Administration's integrity in explaining the war to the American people...