Word: controller
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Dates: during 1980-1980
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...with Islamic leaders; to explore means of dealing with the issue of the hostages, their condition, and release; and to further interreligious and intercultural understanding in hope of reaffirming and restoring friendship between American and Iranian peoples. During the 11 days we were in Iran, we were in complete control of our own schedules. We determined what we would do, whom we would see and when. We made every effort to talk with as many people from as many segments of society as was physically possible...
...part, lives with people who resemble his character and compulsively perfects the nuances of the character. In Kramer, his strategy pays off. Hoffman's Ted Kramer is extraordinarily realistic, at once the ambitious young executive and the confused but loving father. His attention to detail and brilliant voice control--fast and agitated, quiet and pained--combine to add touches that few actors...
...used what for him was an unfamiliar prop. As Carter talked about "the strategic importance" of the attack, a color-coded map of the embattled region flashed on the screen. It illustrated his warning that the Soviet jackboot was now firmly planted on "a stepping stone to possible control over much of the world's oil supplies...
...high school students shut up. Then a little of the Kennedy legend walked through the door. There was impact. He looked presidential in his dark blue suit, so much in contrast with the work-clothed audience. He was polite, deferential, but very much in charge. Things are out of control at home and abroad, he fairly shouted, pumping the air in that familiar Kennedy gesture, fingers folded, thumb on top. Brow furrowed, age and care showing deeply in the youngest Kennedy face, he went quickly to questions. "Yes, you ... in the red shirt," he half commanded. The smile had sparkle...
...some of his power waned. He gave rambling answers to questions about the Soviets and about abortion. But his adrenaline was pumping again among Iowa State University students in Ames. His speech was good, though undistinguished; a firm call for a restoration of America's control over its own destiny. There was an impatience about Ted Kennedy, as if he were rushing away from the past into a dangerous but strangely exhilarating future. Something calling him. It is clear he does not have the depth and breadth of intellect of John...