Word: beckel
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Leading the team as acting chairman is James A. Johnson, a fellow Minnesotan who has worked with Mondale since 1972. Johnson was Mondale's executive assistant in the White House, and the deputy director of the 1976 campaign. Campaign manager Robert G. Beckel is the newest addition to the inner circle. As the 'nuts and bolts' man of the campaign, Beckel an experienced operative who worked on the Carter campaign, oversees daily strategy decisions. Top names in the Mondale campaign are also Michael Berman, treasurer and formerly Mondale's counsel in the White House, and Maxine Isaacs, his long-time...
...something else right: he gathered a team of seasoned pros, who seem unlikely to fold if things get tough. Acting Campaign Chairman Johnson, 40, a former aide to Mondale in the Senate and vice presidency, is cerebral, controlled and known for his keen political instincts. Campaign Manager Robert Beckel, 36, beefy and boisterous, handles the nitty-gritty details of daily tactics. Senior Political Adviser John Reilly, 55, came out of Jack and Robert Kennedy campaigns and has helped corral endorsements. Campaign Treasurer Michael Herman. 44, talkative, assertive and warm, has a firm grip on cash-flow problems...
...Governor William Clements is committing his political prestige to beating Carter in Texas and thus speeding up the" trend to a two-party state. With more than-$3 million at their disposal, the Republicans are outspending the Democrats 2 to 1. Complains Carter's Texas campaign director, Robert Beckel: "When you've got that kind of money, you could organize Argentina. I kind of feel like a speedboat up against the Nimitz...