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Presenting his report in the Pentagon's briefing studio, Holloway said that the plan adopted had "the best chance of success under the circumstances, and the decision to execute it was justified." He added: "We encountered not a shred of evidence of culpable neglect or incompetence."
With real news in short supply, newsmen interviewed each other. One morning Wilkie found himself surrounded by eight reporters, including representatives of the New York Times, Washington Post and Los Angeles Times, all picking his brain about the platform compromises the night before. On another occasion a TV crew spotted...
The caste system was most evident in access to news sources. While reporters from small news organizations were watching the action on television sets in the railroad lounge, White House "regulars" were able to get private telephone numbers and appointments. One day at the Carter press center, aides quietly told...
While Carter and his political aides struggled to keep control if the convention, he and his advisers also labored over the Billy battle. The President tried to get a step ahead of the multiplying investigations on Capitol Hill by appearing in the White House briefing room on Tuesday to announce...
But the sudden change of command at the State Department has transformed the nature of any Vienna meeting. It is now seen as an appropriate opportunity for the two men to get better acquainted. To prepare for the meeting, Muskie last week pored over a stack of briefing books and...