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With the exception of Bert Lance, none of the Georgia political chums Jimmy Carter brought with him to Washington has found himself the subject of more attention, flattering or otherwise, than Hamilton Jordan, the young (33), feet-up presidential pal and political strategist who is the White House's closest equivalent to a chief of staff. Last week was particularly grim for Jordan, both personally and professionally. Late in the week, he was hurriedly summoned home to Albany, Ga., after his father, Richard Jordan, 69, a retired insurance agent and former Army major, suffered a stroke (he died the following...
Aide Hamilton Jordan's celebrated evening at Sarsfield's bar is only the latest episode in a continuing assault on traditional American sensitivities that probably began with Billy Carter. It has included such elements as Sister Ruth's evangelical mission to Porn King Larry Flynt, the Bert Lance affair, Jody Powell's intrigue against Senator Percy...
...direction to show the world he will not live up to tradition. He would not wear his tuxedo for the state dinner in France's Versailles Palace, but he put the tux on to appear at the political fund raiser in Atlanta set up by his deposed pal Bert Lance. Theodore H. White, an authority on Presidents and how they got there, has long contended that class is a critical part of politics. "Class is a matter of style in leadership," he says. "It is the magic that translates the language of the street into the language of history...
...Bert Lance's continuing ties with his old friend Jimmy Carter are well known in the U.S., but on foreign trips the former budget chief can flash more tangible evidence of his White House clout: a diplomatic passport bearing the serial number X-000065 and the assertion, "The bearer is abroad on a diplomatic assignment for the Government of the United States of America." As it happens. Lance's most recent missions abroad, including a trip to London and the Middle East to help Arab interests angling for control of a $2.2 billion bank holding company in the Washington...
...Miller situation once again raises questions about Jimmy Carter and his continuing series of shaky appointees. He, and his administration, can be criticized for not knowing enough, or ignoring things, about the men they recommend for powerful positions--Bert Lance and now G. William Miller being cases in point. The administration should forget about Miller for the Fed, and Carter should worry about yet another gaffe...