Seely had to resign ; Wilson canvassed Army opinion at a Staff College point-to-point and told French, who had initialled Seely's amendments, that he must resign as CIGS, which he did.

But in 1952, when General Motors president Charles E. Wilson, nominated for a cabinet post, told Congress "... what was good for the country was good for General Motors and vice versa ," he inspired one of Capp's greatest satires — the introduction of General Bullmoose, the robust, ruthless, and ageless business tycoon.

In 1915 the United States, responding to complaints to President Woodrow Wilson from American banks to which Haiti was deeply in debt, occupied the country.

The album contained the last two performances of Joe C. on " Devil Without a Cause " and " Early Mornin ' Stoned Pimp ," as well as Kid duetting with country star Gretchen Wilson on " Picture.

On 8 July 1919, Wilson returned to the United States and embarked on a nation-wide campaign to secure the support of the American people for their country ’ s entry into the League.

During and immediately after World War I there was a movement spearheaded by President Wilson and other eminent people to inculcate patriotism in American school children, especially immigrants, and to stress the American connection with the literature and institutions of the " mother country " of Great Britain, using selected readings in middle school textbooks.

During his term in office, Wilson gave a well-known Flag Day speech that fueled the wave of anti-German sentiment sweeping the country in 1917 – 18.

* December 4 – President Woodrow Wilson departs by ship to the Paris Peace Conference, becoming the first United States President to travel to any foreign country while holding office.

** Following a hung parliament in the UK general election, Conservative prime minister Edward Heath resigns and is succeeded by Labour's Harold Wilson, who previously led the country from 1964 to 1970.

Lyndon B. Johnson had indeed asked Wilson for some British forces for Vietnam, and when it was later suggested to Powell that Washington understood that the public reaction to Powell's allegations had made Wilson realise he would not have favourable public opinion and so could not go through with it, Powell responded: " The greatest service I have performed for my country, if that is so ".

But on January 31, 1982, in his 80's, and after 63 years of service to his country under 13 presidents ( Woodrow Wilson through Ronald Reagan ), Rickover was forced to retire from the Navy as a full admiral by Secretary of the Navy John Lehman, with the knowledge and consent of President Reagan.

Debs ' speeches against the Wilson administration and the war earned the undying enmity of President Woodrow Wilson, who later called Debs a " traitor to his country.

At one point, Wilson wrote: " While the flower of American youth was pouring out its blood to vindicate the cause of civilization, this man, Debs, stood behind the lines sniping, attacking, and denouncing them .... This man was a traitor to his country and he will never be pardoned during my administration.

Milo Minderbinder ’ s maxim “ What ’ s good for M & M Enterprises is good for the country ” alludes to former president of General Motors Charles Erwin Wilson ’ s statement before the Senate “ What ’ s good for General Motors is good for the country .” The question of “ Who promoted Major Major ?” alludes to Joseph McCarthy ’ s questioning of the promotion of Major Peress, an army dentist who refused to sign loyalty oaths.

After a second defeat in the October 1974 general election – during which Whitelaw had accused Harold Wilson of going " round and round the country stirring up apathy ", Heath was forced to call a leadership election in 1975.

Jackson was also the home of singers Carl Perkins and Luther Ingram ; game show host Wink Martindale ; football players Ed " Too Tall " Jones, Al Wilson, Trey Teague, and Jabari Greer ; pianist Joe Hunter ( one of the Funk Brothers studio band who played on many Motown hits in the 1960s ) the rock band Full Devil Jacket, American soul singer, songwriter and actress Lauren Pritchard, originating and playing the role of the 15-year-old runaway " Ilse " in the hit Broadway show Spring Awakening for two years, Former Miss Tennessee Allison Leigh Alderson DeMarcus, and American country music artist Whitney Duncan.

Wilson has been described as '... the most distinguished painter Wales has ever produced and the first to appreciate the aesthetic possibilities of his country.

" He called Wilson " this slick salesman of synthetic science " and the Labour party " the only relic of class consciousness in the country ".

Diani Beach has an airport at Ukunda town to cater for tourists who fly there directly from Nairobi Wilson or any other airports and airfields in the country.

It has been suggested that Green believed that Harold Wilson and his Labour government were Communists and that Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh should replace Wilson as leader of the country and, to that end, used Opportunity Knocks as an end-of-year soapbox, telling the country at the end of 1974 to ' wake up!

Shortly afterwards, Wilson replied, defending himself and adding " What strikes me as so interesting is that when Mr. Gardner — and his colleagues of CSICOP — begin to denounce the ' Yahoos of the paranormal ,' they manage to generate an atmosphere of such intense hysteria ...".

Instead a minority Labour government was formed under Harold Wilson but with no formal support from Thorpe.

Menzies was able to form a minority government with the support of two independent MPs, Arthur Coles and Alex Wilson.

Wilson sent Marshall around the nation to deliver morale-boosting speeches and encourage Americans to buy Liberty Bonds in support of the war effort.

As the war neared its end, Marshall became the first vice president to conduct cabinet meetings ; Wilson left him with this responsibility while traveling in Europe to sign the Versailles treaty and to work on gathering support for his League of Nations idea.

At the general election in September 1940, there was a large swing to Labor and the UAP-Country Party coalition lost its majority, continuing in office only because of the support of two independent MPs, Arthur Coles and Alexander Wilson.

Under the prodding of Governor-General Lord Gowrie, who wanted to avoid calling an election given the dangerous international situation, Coles and Wilson threw their support to Labor.

In startling form, he once spoke in support of a strong executive, at least in wartime, saying about President Wilson, " He is already ... our partial dictator.

When William Jennings Bryan captured the Democratic nomination from Cleveland's supporters in 1896, Wilson refused to support the ticket.

In October 1907, due to the intensity of alumni opposition, the Board of Trustees withdrew its support for the Quad Plan and instructed Wilson to withdraw it.

It is not clear if Roosevelt cost fellow Republican Taft, or fellow progressive Wilson more support.

It helped Wilson gain union support for his reelection ; the act was approved by the Supreme Court.

Democrat Woodrow Wilson was finally nominated on the 46th ballot of a contentious convention, thanks to the support of William Jennings Bryan, the three-time Democratic presidential candidate who still had a large and loyal following in 1912.

Wilson declined to intervene in Rhodesia with military force, believing the UK population would not support such action against their " kith and kin ".

In one scene, Wilson was seen dismissing Longford from his cabinet in 1968, in part because of the adverse publicity the latter was receiving for his public campaign to support the Moors Murderer Myra Hindley.

However, he did gain the support of right-wingers, such as Denis Healey and Anthony Crosland, who wanted to prevent Wilson from being elected leader but who also didn't trust George Brown.

Consequently, Alpher and Herman's prediction in support of the big bang was not substantiated until 1964, when Arno Penzias and Robert Wilson made the accidental discovery, for which they were awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1978.

Will Wilson, a former conservative Democratic attorney general of Texas who switched to the Republican Party to support Nixon, was named United States Assistant Attorney General in charge of the Criminal Division.

Wilson teamed with CIA manager Gust Avrakotos and formed a team of a few dozen insiders who greatly enhanced the support for the Mujahideen, funneling it through Zia ul-Haq's ISI.

Avrakotos and Wilson charmed leaders from various anti-Soviet countries including Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Israel, and China to increase support for the rebels.

In 2004, following the great success of his acclaimed live performances of the Beach Boys Pet Sounds album, and with the support of his band's musical director Darian Sahanaja, Wilson made the surprise announcement that he was going to finish the mythical record using his current touring band.

Depiction of Carnot's assassination appearing in Le Petit Journal | Le Petit Journal Illustré. When the Daniel Wilson scandals occasioned the downfall of Jules Grévy in December 1887, Carnot's reputation for integrity made him a candidate for the presidency, and he obtained the support of Georges Clemenceau and many others, so that he was elected by 616 votes out of 827.

Governor-General Lord Gowrie, reluctant to call an election given the international situation, summoned Coles and Wilson and made them promise that if he named Curtin Prime Minister, they would support him and end the instability in government.

Coles and Wilson had been so disgusted with how Menzies had been treated that they refused to support the Coalition any longer.