Word: caspar
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Budget Boss David Stockman had the entire Republican leadership of Congress and even most of the Cabinet on his side. Secretary of Defense Caspar Weinberger, an aide admitted, had "a constituency of one." But that constituency is named Ronald Reagan. Overruling Stockman's proposals for deep cuts in military spending, the President decided last week that his deficit-reduction plan will contain only the minimal reductions Weinberger would accept...
...emptively plug leaks. At the Pentagon's request, three news organizations-NBC, the Associated Press and Aviation Week & Space Technology, a widely respected industry magazine-held off stories about the military shuttle mission. NBC reported that it had grudgingly acceded to a personal plea from Defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger...
Even dedicated arm benders find it necessary to spend some time behind their desks, of course, and so a variation on full-fledged partygoing was developed: the Drop-By. The ingredients for a successful Power Drop-By include a late arrival, a chauffeured limousine and media props. Defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger has become a master. At a reception for a visiting Italian official, Weinberger showed up an hour late, greeted the guest of honor in the glare of a television light that suddenly popped on, chatted with other guests and said his farewells amid a quick round of handshakes. Elapsed...
Pentagon's point man found himself isolated, encircled and under siege last week. But Secretary of Defense Caspar Weinberger refused to surrender in his unflinching battle to protect the military budget from facing its share of the cuts made by the rest of the Administration in the drive to reduce the huge federal deficit...
Secretary of State George Shultz and Secretary of Defense Caspar Weinberger have been working together for most of the past 15 years: as high economic officials of the Nixon Administration; then as top executives of Bechtel, the worldwide construction firm; and currently as the most powerful members of Ronald Reagan's Cabinet. They breakfast together once a week, alternating as hosts, and confer frequently by telephone. When Shultz was asked last week about their reported disputes, he replied, "That's nonsense...