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...Brinkley's and Meet the Press, which rely on harrying public figures into quotable answers, while their guests, grateful for the exposure, grin back at their tormentors. This time guests responded with some asperity. Shultz warned his questioners about "daring" Reagan, "as you are doing here." Former U.N. Ambassador Jeane Kirkpatrick, speaking from Israel, accused the press of creating tension that didn't exist between the U.S. and Israel. Diplomatic guests were invited to concede that the maneuvers were all "phony talk" and charades. The day the hostages' release was announced, ABC's Sam Donaldson tried to bait former Undersecretary...
...baritone is less enveloping on TV, and the mere sight of the technology needed for his phone-in segments (buttons popping, lights blinking) destroys the illusion of control that radio creates. Still, King has made an effective outlet of the new format. He has discussed politics with former U.N. Ambassador Jeane Kirkpatrick, questioned House Speaker Tip O'Neill about old age, delved into the world of X-rated films with Porno Star Seka, and probed Jim Palmer, the former Baltimore Orioles pitcher, about his relationship with Manager Earl Weaver. In his first five weeks, King's ratings have surpassed those...
...offer was reportedly made in Paris by Yuli Vorontsov, the Soviet Ambassador to France, to his Israeli counterpart, Ovadia Sofer. According to Israeli radio, Vorontsov called the breaking of relations a serious mistake and "an emotional reaction" that the Soviet Union has come to regret. In Washington, Administration officials welcomed the Soviet proposal, even though the U.S. remains opposed to a greater Soviet role in the region...
...decided then to give [Secretary of State John Foster] Dulles the responsibility of talking to Krishna Menon, the Indian Ambassador to the United Nations, who had very good relations with both the Russians and the Chinese, and who loved to talk to people--a great blah blah blah. And Dulles--not exactly in a threatening way--said, 'You know, we are very concerned about Korea,' and 'The President's patience is wearing thin,' and finally saying that unless the logjam is broken, it will lead to the use of nuclear weapons. It worked. The Chinese were probably tired...
...along with it. Later there was Pretoria's imposition of an appointed interim government in Windhoek, the Namibian capital. Washington has also been jolted by South African raids into neighboring countries. The incursion into Botswana in June, for example, led to the Administration's decision to call U.S. Ambassador Herman Nickel home for consultations; Nickel has yet to return to Pretoria...