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Subject: [Leica] OT! 30th Anniversary Tonight: The Crisis of Confidence
From: shino at panix.com (Rei Shinozuka)
Date: Wed, 15 Jul 2009 20:12:05 -0400
References: <20090715234711.GB2551@panix.com> <0942939D-BF6A-4832-A8A2-53637443D105@usjet.net>

that's one of the nifty quirks of history.  the word "malaise" is
not actually in that speech, but the word is 
closely aligned in both time and sentiment.   the speech is 
often referred to as "the malaise speech."

-rei

On Jul15 19:04, Robert Meier wrote:
> Except that the word 'malaise' was not in the speech he gave.
>
>
> On Jul 15, 2009, at 6:47 PM, Rei Shinozuka wrote:
>
>> For us old-timers, tonight we can commemorate James Earl Carter's
>> crisis of confidence speech, televised live July 15, 1979.
>>
>> http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/carter/filmmore/ps_crisis.html
>>
>> This was back in those simpler times when Americans were hitting
>> their Websters' to look up "malaise"
>>
>> I was between High School and Columbia, that lazy period between
>> SATs and College applications, and the intimidating prospect of
>> freshman year at the big school in the big city.
>>
>> I never made photos back then and didn't even own a camera.
>>
>> -rei
>>
>> -- 
>> Rei Shinozuka shino at panix.com
>> Ridgewood, New Jersey
>>
>>
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-- 
Rei Shinozuka shino at panix.com
Ridgewood, New Jersey



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