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Ralph: Wait, Wanda! I want to say a word about retroendorsements. You know what I mean--endorsements that might have been if other people had been as alert as Gerry. I'm thinking of Abe Lincoln for Log Cabin syrup, Torquemada for flame-broiled whoppers or Judas Iscariot for Franklin Mint silver coins. With artistic control, Judas wouldn't actually have to hold the coins up or anything. His kids could be shown flipping them casually in the background among the Roman soldiers...
...meeting ended with an agreement for further high-level talks to be overseen by Secretary of State George Shultz and his Japanese counterpart, Foreign Minister Shintaro Abe. While these steps may not be able to alleviate the boeki masatsu, the genial summit may at least help reduce domestic political pressures on both Reagan and Nakasone...
Although Wilson dislikes the [abe], he is referred to as a neo-conservative, often by critics who cite what they call his hard line positions on issues like crime prevention. He is well known in that field for advocating deterrents for stopping crime...
...through the eyes of three associates: Private Secretary John Hay, Treasury Secretary Salmon P. Chase and Secretary of State William H. Seward. The two Cabinet members spend much time squabbling; Hay frequents a Washington brothel. All three observers are, unfortunately, tongue-tied when it comes to reporting on Honest Abe: "As usual, Hay wondered what the President was thinking; as usual, he did not have the slightest clue. ... How, Seward wondered, not for the first time, did this man's mind work? ... Curious, thought Chase, how little anyone really knew about this new President...
...Abe Kalan Denver...