Word: winning
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Republican side, Nixon is in an even stronger position because he has combined effective courtship of delegates in non-primary states with a sweep of the primaries. Oregon was his most impressive win of all. More than in Nebraska, his absentee rivals, Rockefeller and Reagan, had the benefit of well-financed publicity drives aimed at cutting down Nixon's plurality. Yet Nixon smashed all public and private predictions to amass 73% of the vote, compared with 23% for Reagan, who was on the ballot, and a 4% write-in for Rockefeller...
...connection with the $300,000 television drive waged on his behalf in Oregon. Rockefeller pooh-poohed Oregon's importance while seeking delegate support in Denver, Albuquerque, Cheyenne, Salt Lake City and Las Vegas. With increasing edginess, New York's Governor questioned both Nixon's ability to win in the general election and to be a successful President even...
...victory speech, he called for an end to "violence and division." After concluding, "On to Chicago and let's win there" brushed his hair back, grinned, gave a Churchillian V-signal, and turned--to meet his would-be assassin, minutes later...
...national competition in 30 years. Last week, the athletic department gave final approval for the team to play in the NCAA Championships June 19-22 at Albuquerque, New Mexico. Harvard earned an invitation to the tournament by fighting back in a driving rain storm several weeks ago to win its first Eastern Intercollegiate Crown in 40 years...
Second top point getter on the team. Nosal tripled three times in the outdoor season. In the freshmen's narrow win over Princeton, he swept the discus and then settled down against Princeton's top weight men in the hammer and shot. After fouling twice in the hammer, he qualified on the last throw and went on to win...