Word: commander
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...called troika at the top consists of Presidential Counsellor Edwin Meese, Chief of Staff James Baker and Deputy Chief Michael Deaver, Reagan's closest personal aide. Within half an hour of the shooting, the troika set up a kind of command post at the hospital, and once the President was recuperating funneled briefing papers to him (greatly condensed to avoid taxing his strength...
Parr ordered the driver to turn right and rush toward George Washington University Hospital, 1½ miles from the Hilton. By radio Parr advised the Secret Service command post at the White House: "Rawhide is heading for George Washington." Rawhide is Reagan's apt Secret Service code name. His limousine is called Stagecoach...
While the troika set up a mini-command post at the hospital, Haig, Regan, Secretary of Defense Caspar Weinberger and National Security Adviser Richard Allen moved to the Situation Room in the White House basement. It has elaborate communications links to U.S. military commanders and embassies throughout the world. CIA Director William Casey and Attorney General William French Smith soon joined the group...
...rushed upstairs to the briefing room and tried to convey a sense of calm. In stead, he was perspiring, his voice shook, and his hands trembled. He assured reporters that there was no command vacancy, that communications were open with the Vice President, and that no spe- cial military-alert measures were necessary. But then he blundered. Asked, "Who's making the decisions?" he replied...
...Brain tissue recovers so slowly that it may be as much as a year before the full extent of any permanent damage is known. Until then, each sign of improvement is being watched closely and reported hopefully. He has been able to move his right arm and leg on command. There has even been some movement of his left side. He has also been able to count to three and toss a gauze ball. Perhaps the most hopeful sign that Jim Brady is not only alive but still Jim Brady came when he recognized his wife and gave her hand...