Word: wondering
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Leaders and Followers Sir / Your recent examination of leadership [July 15] was in itself an example of leadership at a time when many Americans have begun to wonder if any institutions-and those who are responsible for the leadership of them-can survive this decade. I commend TIME for drawing attention to excellence and achievement...
...rats! You told how to do the magic tricks [July 22]. The fun in magic is to be stumped and just wonder how a trick is performed. It works because of "magic." When once you know the secret, the illusion is spoiled. You'll never be invited to my magic shows...
...couple of the old gang wonder. Robert Towne says, "We haven't had a heart-to-heart talk in a long time." Sally Kellerman recalls that she and Nicholson used to share a funny code word which they used as a whispered greeting, "as our private signal that we still love each other. But I haven't said 'Boobs' to Jack in a couple of years...
...ceaseless repetition of a set of five short bleeps, followed by a sixth long one. The cognoscenti of course knew that those bleeps were the signal for the Israel Radio news on the hour, sounds which stopped all activity for the duration of the broadcast. But I wonder what the people who hadn't been there made of those bleeps, since, like almost every other sight or sound (including two speakers who talked extensively about the nature of the so-called Arab-Israeli conflict), they were never concretely identified...
...Chuck? I wonder if you would give John Connally a call. He's on his trip--I don't want him to read it in the paper before Monday about this quota thing and say--look, we're going to do this, but that I checked, I asked you about the situation [unintelligible] had an understanding it was only temporary and ah [unintelligible] O.K.? I just don't want him to read it in the papers. Good. Fine...