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In spite of his Cold War credentials, Kennedy still believed in the power of words.

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Size and elaboration were often mistaken for importance.

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He had been around politicians for a long time, and he was prepared for some outburst.

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He was vain and tended to surround himself with intellectual and moral pygmies.

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Jonathan had been around Washington long enough to know that no offer was exactly what it seemed.

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He was the sort of man who only wanted to be told what he already assumed was true.