‘Repulsive’ and ‘primitive’

Diplomatic weight: At the time Nixon made his 'repulsive' statements, he was in discussions with India's prime minister Indira Gandhi over the possibility of imminent war with Pakistan.

HISTORY is revealed quite slowly in the US.

This is particularly true of its presidential history. Long, painstakingly compiled records of telephone calls, conversations, memos and everything else imaginable from each and every president are kept.