Word: walls
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...wall hangs a portrait of Theodor Herzl, founding father of Zionism; near by hangs Ze'ev Jabotinsky, a leading proponent of Eretz Israel (the biblical land of Israel) and mentor of Menachem Begin. Tieless and in shirtsleeves, the Israeli Premier seemed relaxed and reflective as he spoke last week with TIME Correspondent Dean Fischer. Excerpts...
...gives about 100 speeches a year, com mands a top fee (at least $4,000 per appearance) and is booked through next May. He also turns out a thrice-weekly column on politics and economics that appears in 170 newspapers, has written one bestseller (How to Make Money in Wall Street) and is preparing another book on economic policymaking...
...core of Rukeyser's ventures remains Wall Street Week. Part of its appeal is that it creates a kind of party atmosphere in which viewers seem to eavesdrop on what investment professionals say to each other in private. The set resembles an upper-middle-class living room. Rukeyser begins with a five-minute summary of the week in business. He then opens a discussion with three analysts of the latest trends in the market and the financial world. Finally, the main guest?usually a member of the Administration or the business establishment?is brought in for a freewheeling...
Onscreen, Rukeyser has a rakish air that appeals especially to women. One Florida newspaper described him as "looking as if he just rolled out of a haystack having administered investment advice to a lady client." His puckish commentaries on the ups and downs of Wall...
...Mencken rule of never saying anything good about a sitting President," he laughs. His standard advice to worriers: "It's just your money, not your life." Rukeyser is addicted to puns and one-liners (sample: "One more week like this and we'll have to call this program Wall Street Wake...