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Recorded Phone Call Between John F Kennedy And Abubakar Tafawa Balewa by Nchara: 6:44pm On Mar 14, 2012
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Re: Recorded Phone Call Between John F Kennedy And Abubakar Tafawa Balewa by Afam4eva(m): 6:46pm On Mar 14, 2012
Nice cordial relationship.
Re: Recorded Phone Call Between John F Kennedy And Abubakar Tafawa Balewa by Nchara: 6:46pm On Mar 14, 2012
Hahahaha! See how intimidated the then PM appeared conversing with the then most powerful man in the world. The gap in education really manifested here. Let's assume the PM was Zik, Ojukwu, Awo or Mbadiwe, how will the conversation have gone?
Re: Recorded Phone Call Between John F Kennedy And Abubakar Tafawa Balewa by Afam4eva(m): 6:47pm On Mar 14, 2012
I really don't see anything wrong in the conversation. What gave you the impression that Balewa was intimidated.
Re: Recorded Phone Call Between John F Kennedy And Abubakar Tafawa Balewa by Nchara: 6:48pm On Mar 14, 2012
afam4eva: Nice cordial relationship.

The man did not know what to say and was just shoving along and hoping for the talk to end.
Re: Recorded Phone Call Between John F Kennedy And Abubakar Tafawa Balewa by Nchara: 6:50pm On Mar 14, 2012
afam4eva: I really don't see anything wrong in the conversation. What gave you the impression that Balewa was intimidated.

To begin with, look at the length of each person's conversation. Which is longer? Read the transcript more than cursorily.
Re: Recorded Phone Call Between John F Kennedy And Abubakar Tafawa Balewa by Afam4eva(m): 6:51pm On Mar 14, 2012
Nchara:

To begin with, look at the length of each person's conversation. Which is longer? Read the transcript more than cursorily.

It is quite expected as president kennedy was the caller and so he had much to say. maybe it would have been different if Balewa was the one who called him.
Re: Recorded Phone Call Between John F Kennedy And Abubakar Tafawa Balewa by Nchara: 6:52pm On Mar 14, 2012
afam4eva:

It is quite expected as president kennedy was the caller and so he had much to say. maybe it would have been different if Balewa was the one who called him.

Let's assume the PM was Zik, Ojukwu, Awo or Mbadiwe, or even Jerry Gana. How will the conversation have gone?
Re: Recorded Phone Call Between John F Kennedy And Abubakar Tafawa Balewa by Afam4eva(m): 6:54pm On Mar 14, 2012
There would have been no difference. Balewa was equally as smart as ZIK and Ojukwu.
Re: Recorded Phone Call Between John F Kennedy And Abubakar Tafawa Balewa by Nchara: 6:55pm On Mar 14, 2012
afam4eva: There would have been no difference. Balewa was equally as smart as ZIK and Ojukwu.

Sure? Remove the British, how smart would he have been?
Re: Recorded Phone Call Between John F Kennedy And Abubakar Tafawa Balewa by PhysicsQED(m): 12:54pm On Mar 15, 2012
At about the 1:18-1:19 mark, Balewa was going to start saying something, but then Kennedy (who didn't think Balewa was about to say anything because of the pause after his first statement) interrupts him. Then there is a brief awkward silence. grin Since Balewa didn't speak up again after being unintentionally interrupted, Kennedy continues as if nothing happened.

I did like this comment from Balewa though:

"It was indeed a very great day for us when D1ck Tiger beat the American, Gene Fulmer."

grin

A nice response.

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