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...know the narratives of his peace missions and summitry. But around almost every recent President there has developed a rich literature from the human drama that takes place at the center. We had a touch of it with Bert Lance, a bit more in Carter's talks with Begin and Sadat, then a jiggle or two in the Cabinet firings, but beyond that it is thin gruel...
Playful pictures of Sesame Street's Cookie Monster dot the walls, and there are Bert and Ernie dolls to hug. Children frown in concentration as they glue pieces of macaroni to construction paper. An egg carton is converted to a colorful pin wheel...
...Ph.D. economists: Blumenthal, Commerce Secretary Juanita Kreps, Labor Secretary Ray Marshall, Energy Secretary James Schlesinger and Chief Economist Charles Schultze. In addition, a number of Carter's appointees possessed impressive managerial credentials. Blumenthal had headed the Bendix Corp., one of the nation's best-run firms, while Bert Lance, Carter's first Budget Director, was a highly successful banker...
...found innocent." Co-Defendant Mitchell claimed the indictment was an act of Yankee malice. Said he: "The War Between the States? They said it was over 100 years ago." Mullins, a former druggist in Calhoun, sounded equally aggrieved: "Apparently, my only crime was being a friend of Bert Lance's and a supporter of Jimmy Carter...
According to the law, the prosecution need not prove damage to win a conviction, but any jury that might hear the case will probably be more sympathetic than the Justice Department. Wrote Atlanta Constitution Columnist Bill Shipp: "Bert Lance has about as much chance of being convicted by a jury in north Georgia as I have of winning the Irish sweepstakes. And I never buy a ticket...