Word: bossing
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Stockman, already long wounded by his confession to the Atlantic Monthly in 1981 that federal budget figures are a meaningless numbers game, had been expected to leave after this year's spending battles are resolved, and he will almost certainly go now that Regan is in a position to boss him around. While the recent vacancies at the White House conceivably could give United Nations Ambassador Jeane Kirkpatrick a shot at becoming Reagan's in-house foreign policy adviser, insiders doubt that such a strong personality could coexist with Regan. Predicts one White House aide: "If somebody like Kirkpatrick...
...most important intramural rivalry of Reagan's presidency, that between Shultz and Weinberger. The two have differed over arms control, the appropriate uses of force, relations with NATO allies and policy on the Middle East. Regan has been one of the few Cabinet members to challenge the Pentagon boss publicly on defense spending, insisting that the military must take part in the deficit-reduction drive. Perhaps even more significant, Shultz and Regan are personal friends and their two wives enjoy socializing together. The Shultzes stayed at the Regans' Mount Vernon home when the Secretary of State first replaced Alexander Haig...
...clean sheet" operation. While wholly owned by GM, the company will have its own network of dealers, its own labor contract with the United Auto Workers, its own factory, engineering and design staffs, and even its own president. He is Joseph J. Sanchez, 54, a former Oldsmobile division boss and head of GM Latin American subsidiaries. Sanchez will operate much like the chief executive of a totally new and independent company. Said Smith: "We are not going to handicap him with a lot of preordained rules." Freed from the heavy, established GM structure, Saturn's managers are supposed to move...
...choice only by reputation, as a Wall Street stockbroker and G.O.P. fund raiser. At the start of their first telephone conversation, Reagan made the mistake of pronouncing Regan's name exactly like his own. "It's Ree-gan," corrected the just invited Cabinet official. Apologized his about-to-be boss: "I guess I'll have to learn to pronounce it properly...
...purchased the land for their retirement. With a net worth estimated at close to $30 million, Regan hardly needs gainful employment. Yet friends say that he has thrived in his second career, and Administration insiders would not be surprised to see him hang on as long as his boss. "He wants to be a successful chief of staff," says one. "He could well serve all four years...