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Nixon's depiction of Reagan to Gorbachev was similar. The former President told the Soviet leader that Reagan was "enormously popular, with the highest public approval rating of any President in his second term." Therefore Reagan, unlike Jimmy Carter, "could get Senate approval of any agreement he made." Moreover, Nixon continued, "I told ((Gorbachev)) that after President Reagan left office, he would be enormously popular and would have great influence on public issues due to his incomparable communication skills. It was, therefore, very much in Gorbachev's interest that President Reagan have a stake in a new, improved U.S.-Soviet...
...next February's caucuses would catapult him ahead of the pack, but recently he was passed in the polls there by Paul Simon and Michael Dukakis. So his well-honed organization planned to pack the hall and win a straw ballot at the Nov. 7 dinner, just as Jimmy Carter's supporters did twelve years ago. The problem: the Democratic Party has banned all such contests...
...professionals cannot understand why Reagan has not put his best skill to use and gone to the airwaves, outlining the future, soothing the markets, sharing a sense of purpose and direction to ease the economic angst that is rattling the world economy. Says Jody Powell, who served as Jimmy Carter's press secretary: "Reagan's legacy will be judged by what happens to the economy. That ought to be his absolute No. 1 priority...
Some observers are suggesting that the Administration needs a staff shake- up. The financial community especially misses Paul Volcker, who resigned last June as chairman of the Federal Reserve Board. But most feel that personnel changes would simply generate more uncertainty. They cite Jimmy Carter's mass Cabinet firing as proof that housecleaning usually does not work. "What we need now is stability," says Cheney...
Reagan's considerable good works are in jeopardy these days because he is so reluctant to deal. True, conciliation too soon and too eagerly invites contempt, as happened with Jimmy Carter. But if it comes too late it invites oblivion. That is what threatens Ronald Reagan...