Word: deaver
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...close as Deaver's ties are to the President, they are even tighter with Nancy Reagan. The two are constantly on the phone, going over events of the day, measuring future dangers, sizing up the performance of Administration players, even the President himself. Reagan sometimes needles Deaver about the amount of time the two spend talking, referring to Nancy as "your phone pal." There is little action and intrigue around the White House that the pair does not know about. Says one longtime friend: "They're so alike in many ways, both suspicious by nature and judgmental." Sometimes...
...First Lady, zealous about her husband's fortunes, is an intimidating figure to many Administration insiders. But not to Deaver, who uses his partnership with her to push projects with the President. She places unlimited trust in Deaver and is candid about what is on her mind. He in turn works to protect her interests as much as he does the President's. Says one associate who knows both of them personally: "Nancy doesn't tell the President everything. But she's not afraid to tell Mike anything. They're like crossed fingers." Together they...
...Deaver's apparent blandness and wry manner make him an inconspicuous figure. But he is demanding, a worrier, and associates watch his moods carefully. He tends to play favorites. "He falls in and out of love with people," says one friend. Deaver professes surprise that no one challenges his judgments at the big scheduling meetings he conducts. But no one wants to cross him. A graduate of San Jose State, he is envious of the Ivy League polish of types like Chief of Staff James Baker, whose skills he admires enormously. He is captivated by the trappings of power...
...views help determine how power is distributed across the Administration. It was Deaver, reinforced by Nancy Rea gan, who installed Baker as Chief of Staff. Later it was Deaver again, this time with Mrs. Reagan's delayed support, who worked on Reagan to get rid of Secretary of State Alexander Haig. It was also Deaver who had pushed for William Clark as National Security Adviser and then, realizing he had made a mistake, turned on him, once more with Nancy Reagan's approval. Today Clark will not speak to Deaver and acknowledges his greeting only when Reagan...
...Cabinet officers Deaver has the good sense to tread lightly with are Defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger and CIA Director William Casey. Both have their own ties to Reagan. When Deaver once tried to talk Weinberger into going along with the President on budget cuts, the canny Defense chief knew just how to handle the pressure. Have the President tell me himself, Weinberger countered, sure that Reagan would avoid any blunt confrontation. Deaver dropped...