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Word: overstepped (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1960-1960
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...Private Talks. Kuykendall said that he had frequent contacts with power-industry executives, and only "very seldom" did some try to overstep the bounds of propriety. He had also accepted industry-sponsored plane rides for "inspection tours" but thought this was "proper." On one trip to Atlantic City in 1954, Kuykendall recalled that he "saved the Government money" by accepting a ride in a "little plane that had only one engine." However, he agreed that the Government could afford to pay for such inspections and that he would no longer accept free rides...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: GOVERNMENT: The Art of Influence | 5/23/1960 | See Source »

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