Word: zoysia
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...ground, Ron Ziegler, the youthful Press Secretary with the Hollywood profile and sideburns as hardy as Zoysia, was about to be made czar of the whole presidential image, a reward for his four flawless years of stewardship over the White House policy of non-information. He appeared in the press room in a suit of daring plaid and good-humoredly avoided answering questions on peace and bombing. He also showed up on a Virginia indoor tennis court in an "Izod outfit," the supreme quality in tennis attire. Coordinated Izods can cost $50. His play was just as good...
...worked for two years. Then one day I listened to the guys I was instructing. One of them was saying "cost per thousand"; the other was saying "taxfree municipals." Both of them said "actually" a lot. I realized that I was working in a conference room with Zoysia grass. Few sights have been as beautiful as my five iron arcing over the Hudson and settling among the carp and the effluents...
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