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We in the U.S. are suckers for style as far as Soviet leaders are concerned. I remember how we had an NSC briefing on Nikita Khrushchev back when he came to power in the '50s. We were told that he was going to be a temporary man because he drank...
The bugging of about a dozen IBM Selectric typewriters in the U.S. embassy in Moscow was a severe embarrassment for Washington. Security officials were told about the bugs several months ago. They are still not certain how long the electronic penetration lasted--most think the devices were operational for more...
After poisonous vapors spewed from a Union Carbide pesticide plant in Bhopal, India, last December, killing some 2,000 people and injuring another 200,000, Chairman Warren Anderson flew halfway around the world to make a dramatic appearance at the site, promising to find out what had gone wrong. Last...
A few days ago, he went to give the President the morning briefing. When the door to the Oval Office closed, just two men were inside. The import of the change struck Regan, who replaced the triumvirate of Meese, Deaver, Baker: quartet to duet. "We'll have to get used...
Next Watkins got his colleagues on the Joint Chiefs of Staff to approve a briefing for the President. On Feb. 11, 1983, they sat down with Reagan in the Roosevelt Room of the White House. The nominal agenda for the luncheon meeting was offensive weapons. Watkins took the opportunity to...