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Third, the British and the French, who have powerful navies, are in fact on patrol around the gulf. As for the West Germans and the Japanese, they have no global navies to send. (We arranged for that after World War II.) Shall America wait then for the Canadians and Italians before venturing back into the gulf? As Secretary Shultz points out, the British have two frigates and a destroyer in the area, which is more, proportionately, than the U.S. has. The French also have warships in the region protecting their own vessels. Shouldn't they be acting with the United...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Essay: If Necessary, a Superpower Acts Alone | 6/22/1987 | See Source »

Once out of the Old Executive Office Building, Hall twice tried to give the papers to her boss. North signaled her to walk on. Green, she said, warned, "No, wait till we get inside the car." In Green's automobile, Hall pulled out the papers and gave them to North. According to Hall, Green asked her what she would say when asked about shredding documents. "We shred every day," she replied. "Good," said Green. As it turned out, that is just what Hall did say when a White House lawyer inquired about the destruction of evidence...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Shredded Policies, Arrogant Attitudes | 6/22/1987 | See Source »

...White and Sasner were enough. The Crimson would have to wait no longer. In 1987, Harvard recorded a 10-0 Ivy record (19-4 overall) to earn its first Ivy title ever, and went on to finish first in the league tournament in a stunning, 2-1 double-overtime thriller over Princeton...

Author: By Mark Brazaitis, | Title: A Bright Approach to Hockey | 6/11/1987 | See Source »

...Sasner alone were not enough. The Crimson would have to wait for an Ivy championship. In 1986, Harvard finished fourth in the league...

Author: By Mark Brazaitis, | Title: A Bright Approach to Hockey | 6/11/1987 | See Source »

Derek C. Bok, who is in the sixteenth year of his presidency, has not had to wait so long as Eliot, who is famous for leading Harvard into the 20th century. Bok, a 57 year-old former Law School Dean, has been at the helm of Harvard as it has adjusted to the complicated, modern age of universities. In the last decade and a half, Bok has maintained a firm consensus which has allowed the University to rapidly expand as its endowment soared from $725 million to nearly $4 billion...

Author: By Mark M. Colodny, | Title: THE HARVARD CORPORATION | 6/11/1987 | See Source »

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