(Encyclopedia) Katzenbach, Nicholas deBellevilleKatzenbach, Nicholas deBellevillekătˈsənbăk [key], 1922–2012, U.S. attorney general (1965–66), b. Philadelphia. He served (1950–56) as adviser in the…
(Encyclopedia) Udall, Stewart LeeUdall, Stewart Leey&oomacr;ˈdôl [key], 1920–2010, U.S. cabinet member and environmentalist, b. St. Johns, Ariz. After serving in World War II, Udall practiced law…
(Encyclopedia) Harriman, William AverellHarriman, William Averellāˈvərəl [key], 1891–1986, American public official; son of E. H. Harriman. Expanding his railroad inheritance, W. Averell Harriman…
(Encyclopedia) Clifford, Clark McAdams, 1906–98, U.S. government official, b. Fort Scott, Kans. Admitted to the bar in 1928, he engaged in private practice before serving (1944–46) in the U.S. navy.…
(Encyclopedia) Cory, William Johnson, 1823–92, English poet and classicist. He was assistant master at Eton from 1845 to 1872. His verse, of which Ionica (1858) is the best known, consists primarily…
(Encyclopedia) King, B. B., 1925–2015, African-American blues singer and guitarist, b. near Indianola, Miss., as Riley B. King. He grew up poor in the Mississippi Delta region, began playing the…
Four B.'s essential for social success. Blood, brains, brass, brads (money). (American.) Beware of the B.'s, i.e. the British. A Carlow caution. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable…
(Encyclopedia) Marshall, Thurgood, 1908–93, U.S. lawyer and associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1967–91), b. Baltimore. He received his law degree from Howard Univ. in 1933. In 1936 he…
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