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...jobs of Secretary of State and National Security Adviser are so closely entwined and can be so confrontive, why are they two separate offices? The personality, not the position, seems to hold the power and win the rounds. In this case, Brzezinski took his first title bout...
...your side of this room." He served on the committee for six years. Muskie's role in the Administration rather than his views on specific policy issues seemed to be on most Senators' minds. They urged him not to be upstaged by National Security Adviser Zbigniew Brzezinski. Said Delaware Democrat Joseph Biden: "I hope that you will walk into the President's [office] and tell him that if he doesn't support you, you'll leave." New York Republican Jacob Javits assured Muskie of congressional backing if he gets into a squabble with Brzezinski. Replied...
Asked about foreign policy differences among officials in his Administration, Carter first denied that there were any, then took the occasion to rap his National Security Adviser Zbigniew Brzezinski. Brzezinski, said Carter, "is kind of feisty. He's aggressive. He's innovative. He puts forth bright ideas, some of which have to be discarded." But Carter then dealt far more harshly with former Secretary of State Cyrus Vance. Said the President: "I see Ed Muskie as being a much stronger and more statesmanlike ... figure who will be a more evocative spokesman for our nation's foreign policy...
...totalitarian, radical, anti-American, anti-Western ones. This seems to be happening in Nicaragua. Each of these changes brings a sort of rock slide. We now have crises in El Salvador, possibly in Honduras, and sooner or later this will have its effect in Mexico. So I agree with Brzezinski that we need a coherent policy for the Third World, but we have been too simplistic in thinking the radical elements of the Third World can be won over as partners...
...considering the Muskie appointment, we should not be diverted by whether Muskie will "stand up" to Zbigniew Brzezinski more effectively than did Vance. Even if he does, the consequences for policy are likely to be marginal. The question is whether he will assert views that differ significantly from the President's. The further question is whether the President would submit to his Secretary's views, should they differ markedly from his own. To both questions, the answer is probably...