Word: caps
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...work anywhere else because of generally limited vocabularies." Aveson says. "Quite true," adds his partner, "This is without a doubt the top of the gutter." Despite a penchant for one-liners and their unusual appearance--Aveson wears most of a tuxedo; Krulick sports dungarees, a baseball shirt, and a cap labeled "Shakespeare"--the duo takes performing seriously. "There are no admissions and no boundaries, so we can be funny and say things that are meaningful too," Aveson notes...
...confidence in the 1960s as finance director in Reagan's California cabinet, and has remained close to the President. As Director of the Office of Management and Budget under Richard Nixon and as Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare under both Nixon and Gerald Ford, Weinberger became known as "Cap the Knife," the vigorous slasher of budgets and waste...
...consideration. He lives in a $750,000 town house near Washington's Embassy Row with his wife of 38 years, Jane; they have two children and two grandchildren. His tireless approach to studying defense problems has generally impressed Pentagon brass. Observes one senior official: "It's impossible to snow Cap." Says another: "He has been briefed and rebriefed and rebriefed, and each time his questions are more sharply focused." The Secretary is also praised for keeping his meetings on the right track. Says one of his aides: "The old obfuscating techniques don't work with Cap. He has an internal...
Weinberger's redistribution of Pentagon power has enhanced his standing with the brass, but at the same time, it has compelled him to crack down on the services' long tradition of competition and bickering. "Cap has said over and over again that he will not stand for gamesmanship," says an aide. Weinberger quickly demonstrated that he means it. He intervened in the bitter interservice dispute over the Rapid Deployment Force by creating a new four-service command for Southwest Asia. Once when several Air Force generals fell into disagreement over some very basic figures on aircraft costs, Weinberger ended...
...trespassed on Haig's turf, he has not hesitated to express views that differ from those of the Secretary of State. He opposed, for example, Haig's effort to set a deadline for arms talks with the U.S.S.R. Yet once the President has spoken, Weinberger abides by the decision. Cap the Knife, with his reverence for good management, is a consummate team player...