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...shift was unexpected, for the urbane urbanologist had indicated several times that he meant to return to Harvard when his academic leave of absence expires at the end of this year. The choice was Nixon's own idea; the President is much taken with Moynihan's Irish wit and persuasiveness, and he thinks that the U.N. post will be upgraded by sending to it a trusted adviser who is a veteran of his personal inner councils. Early in the Nixon Administration, Moynihan established a reputation as an articulate counterbalance to the conservatism of many of the President...
...Also back is Mrs. Mesta's onetime social rival, Gwen Cafritz. Atop the whole pecking order, as she has been for so many decades, is Alice Roosevelt Longworth?daughter of President Teddy, widow of a noted Speaker of the House.* She rules the roost with her crisp wit, her well-nurtured intolerances and her long memory...
...entendre puns and jokes but they don't get in the way of the children's enjoyment." Adds Kanfer: "Deep down we're all culturally disadvantaged. Because there's not enough irony, humor and liberated nonsense for all us kids. There's a profound wit that we've all lost track of since Edward Lear and the Alice books...
...masterwork of animated fatuity, Will the Real Jerry Lewis Stand Up? Both Jerry and Archie are marked by strong anti-intellectualism (teachers are dumb or sadistic; scientists talk with burlesque accents). Both shows are lavishly produced, but Archie shows bigger profits by far. Incorporating all the old malt-shop wit of the comic strip, the hour-long marathon features film clips of kids giggling, and promotes rock-Muzaktwo of the songs have sold more than a million copies. Yet the Archie studio is skilled enough to do some sparkling letter "commercials" for Sesame Street. Studio Head Norman Prescott...
...with educational programming too." But ABC's Chuck Jones sees Sesame Street much the same way kids doas an entryway. "O.K., Sesame Street isn't perfect," he says. "But it began something. Walt Disney opened up character animation. Sesame Street opened children's TV to taste and wit and substance. It made the climate right for improvement...