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For months, I have been deeply concerned about the lawlessness and immorality of the Nixon Administration. But now, with the firing of Archibald Cox [Oct. 29], President Nixon has revealed in even sharper focus his obsession with power and lack of sound judgment.

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Nov. 12, 1973 | 11/12/1973 | See Source »

Clinging to a harsh war policy in Indochina, besieged by protests at home, this mediocre crew developed an obsession with manipulating public opinion and hiding its procedures and policies. Tapping the telephones of high officials and newsmen for imagined reasons of "national security" led easily into eavesdropping for political purposes...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: WATERGATE: Watergate Library, Vol. I | 11/5/1973 | See Source »

THE BACH was only part of the Evensong's music. One of the anthems was Maurice Greene's Lord, let me know mine end. The Greene was almost funereal in quality and was lent a somber cast by the walking bass throughout the movement. The exceptional quality of the Choir...

Author: By Kenneth Hoffman, | Title: Choral Evensong | 10/31/1973 | See Source »

The greatest irritant to East Germans, amounting almost to an obsession, is their inability to travel to the West.

Author: /time Magazine | Title: COMMUNISM: The Rise of the Other Germany | 10/1/1973 | See Source »

The licensee gets some latitude in selecting which local promotions and public service projects to bankroll, but no choice whatever as to whether to be a do-gooder or not. Community service is a Ray Kroc obsession, and every McDonald's licensee is expected to spend a generous portion...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: FOOD: The Burger That Conquered the Country | 9/17/1973 | See Source »

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