Word: agee
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Americans do themselves a great disservice if they believe the notion that some "Golden Age" died in the streets of Dallas 25 years ago. Kennedy's own administration, for all its energy and romance, had setbacks and problems: the Bay of Pigs, increased involvement in Vietnam, tensions over civil rights and fear of nuclear confrontation with the Soviet Union. Pretending times were once simpler and leaders once bolder is a self-pitying attitude that shifts attention from modern problems to fuzzy, romantic nostalgia...
Frustrated, I started spying on customers, looking for someone interesting to follow. After all, everybody has to buy groceries at some point, and in the quiet, wooded streets of Reading that point seemed to be Atlantic Foods. Streams of post-retirement-age couples wandered through with armfuls of catfood and spaghetti, looking unworried about the future of Social Security. A few young office folks pulled up their striped cuffs to scoop sprouts and avocados from the salad bar. Then came a guy with Bon Jovi hair and a black, flapping fringe coat; I didn't actually see what he bought...
...last time Reagan captured 68% of them. Reagan in 1984 seemed to lock up the political future for his party by corralling a solid 59% of voters between 18 and 24 years old. This week Dukakis carried that youngest set, 51% to 49%. The next age group, those between 25 and 34, went for Bush by a margin of 4 points...
...thought to have the best chance to win the 1988 election, and Super Tuesday was created in the South to give such a candidate a boost. There was even talk for a while of "Atari Democrats," managerial types who would forget past labels and leap into the next creative age of Government-inspired technology. Democrats, while trying to build their dream candidate, were unconsciously fashioning that Frankenstein's monster of "competence" and computer-friendly conduct, Michael Dukakis...
...probably Nicholas Brady at Treasury. As in most recent Administrations, the key appointment will be the White House chief of staff. Craig Fuller, 37, Bush's vice-presidential chief of staff, performed nearly flawlessly at Bush's side during the campaign, demonstrating a surefootedness and seasoning that belies his age. But Bush has repeatedly promised new faces. If he opts for a fresh look, New Hampshire Governor John Sununu could supervise the White House staff...