Word: misunderstood
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Goldwater's backers were aghast at the appointment of a political amateur whose sole experience had been as counsel to the Arizona state Republican committee. Says Kitchel of such criticism: "I'm inclined to think that the term 'professional' in politics has been a little misunderstood, or misused. As I see it, this is mostly a matter of common sense and judgment...
...nation that idealizes competition, it has practically none. Unlike other corporate giants, it cannot set its own prices, which are carefully regulated not only by the Federal Government but by individual states. It has more direct contact with Americans than any other company, yet it often feels misunderstood. Few companies are more conservative; none are more creative. It has grown huge by paying attention to little things-little efficiencies, little economies, little people. It is that ubiquitous firm whose business is talk and whose product is the telephone: the American Telephone & Telegraph...
...Because of TIME'S treatment, we are privileged to enter the depths beneath the jazz and junkie facade of the tabloids and see a person who runs the risk of manhood-that of being misunderstood...
...series is designed to study "a facet of American history that has gone too long unrecognized and is often misunderstood" in an attempt to gain insight into the present civil rights struggle and discover "visible alternatives" for action today...
...Americans appreciated the situation, Barghoorn said, but were bitter and frustrated because they have been unable to make their point of view known. As a result, they are largely misunderstood...