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...Says one former Carter staffer: "That is quite a salary to pay a speechwriter for a President who throws away prepared texts and ad-libs." Among Rosalynn Carter's aides, Social Secretary Gretchen Poston, 44, and Personal Assistant Madeline MacBean, 40, each earn $42,800-a bit plush for such fringe jobs...
Robert Dole, 54, the Kansas Senator who overdid sarcasm on the stump as Ford's running mate in 1976 (and many people thought he cost the party the election), is now trying to show he has positions that span a bit beyond the predictable right. This year Dole has made 160 speeches outside Washington and has churned out dozens of statements twitting the Administration; last week he denounced moves for closer ties between the U.S. and Cuba. Sensing an opportunity to one-up Baker on Panama, Dole may try to lead the antitreaty forces in the Senate...
...Charles Lindbergh a reckless flyer who should have been grounded for his own good? Or was he a skilled pilot who prevailed, with a bit of his famed luck, over the hazards of poor aircraft and sloppy maintenance of the 1920s? These questions are raised in an intriguing exchange of letters between Lindy and William P. MacCracken Jr., the first head of the Commerce Department's former aeronautics branch. The letters, written in 1968, have only recently been disclosed by MacCracken's widow (he died in 1969 and Lindbergh...
Sadat's decision to visit Jerusalem?assuming the Israelis were agreeable?seemed an impetuous act to some. One U.S. diplomat saw a similarity to the habits of his own boss: "Sadat gets ideas and runs with them. He's a bit like Jimmy Carter, who sometimes says more than his prudent advisers think smart." Although the timing of the trip was a distinct surprise, Sadat's determination to instigate some movement toward peace in the Middle East by a dramatic act began to take form as early as spring...
Sadat emphasized that he was ready to talk substance with Begin, "ready to discuss everything." He also disclosed that he had in his pocket some concrete proposals to make to Begin, but would not say what they were. Once or twice during the conversation, Sadat talked just a wee bit tough. "If they choose to start anything," he said, "I am ready for it." Another time, he warned: "If they don't heed the real facts in the area, they must meet the consequences." He pointedly mentioned that the second Sinai disengagement agreement expires next October...