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...Technology scheduled a series of six programs on Curley, there was standing room only in a large campus lecture hall. Why? Students seemed to be drawn by the highly personalized politics that Curley symbolized-a far cry from what one participant described as "the lack of charisma, of wit and imagination, and of unpredictability in modern politics." Declared Boston Mayor Kevin White: "Charismatic leadership is hungered for, but at the same time we fear it." Should there be another Curley? "No," said White. "The problems are different, the needs are different...
...both incarnations, he occasionally indulges a well-cultivated taste for Dubonnet, Scotch, brandy, port or stout. Even Moynihan's critics concede that his unfailing Irish wit and cheer make him a good man to take on a pub crawl...
...much of Wriston's wit seems funny in print: the effect of his remarks depends heavily on the arched eyebrow and quizzical expression accompanying them-and on a thorough knowledge of the context. Discussing the Penn Central's default on bank loans, he once quipped that the railroad's management "couldn't be equated with Boy Scouts"-a crack that can be fully appreciated only by someone who knows that the line's officers and directors agreed to an out-of-court settlement on shareholders' charges of fiscal mismanagement. Faced once by contradictory accusations...
While his men charge around the world in search of new loan opportunities, Wriston spends part of his time seeking to enlighten the public and Government in speeches and papers. His confident grasp of world trends and his wry wit make him a refreshingly able advocate. At the height of the Arab oil embargo, Wriston reminded a blue-ribbon Detroit audience that whale oil, once one of the nation's chief means of lighting, doubled in price during the Civil War only to disappear from the market later as lower-priced kerosene usurped its role...
...promiscuously jumbled. One, wearing an 18th century peruke and still clutching a dueling pistol, is Colonel Alexander Hamilton. Another is Robert Fulton, interred with his paddle-wheel boat. If you would know New York, visit its Ruckus offspring. One can only hope that some company or museum has the wit to keep it on public display downtown forever...