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...showed an almost shocking ignorance of foreign affairs. (He could not, for instance, name the Prime Minister of Zimbabwe, Robert Mugabe.) But his sober and congenial performance at State has impressed his colleagues, particularly Haig. Clark is also a longtime friend of Meese and Deputy Chief of Staff Michael Deaver, both of whom were his deputies during the California statehouse days...
...pleaded guilty to five misdemeanor counts during the post-Watergate investigations of political fund abuses. Since Reagan assumed office, Stans has been quietly lobbying among his friends on Capitol Hill and in the Administration for some kind of symbolic rehabilitation. It took months for Deputy Chief of Staff Michael Deaver to find an appropriately obscure post for Stans, but find one he eventually did. In early December Stans was named to the board of the Overseas Private Investment Corp., which insures private U.S. investment abroad. Explained one of Reagan's top advisers: "The President felt that here...
...that, security was greatly increased not only for the President but for Vice President George Bush, Secretary of State Alexander Haig and Defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger as well. Next, Secret Service protection was extended for the first time to Reagan's top aides: James Baker, Edwin Meese and Michael Deaver...
...demanded deep cuts in defense spending and Weinberger resisted any reductions at all. Reagan, who basically thought the dispute was a technical question rather than a matter of principle, let things drift for six weeks in the hope that Meese could get the two to agree on a figure. Deaver finally intervened to get both to present their arguments directly to Reagan, and the President decided in favor of minimal cuts ($2 billion this fiscal year). But precious time had been lost. Without knowing a defense figure, Stockman and the Administration could not give Congress any guidance on which social...
...recent links with Libya, security precautions continued to be tightened around the President, Vice President George Bush, Secretary of State Alexander Haig and members of the Reagan family. In addition, Secret Service protection was extended for the first time to the President's top aides, James Baker, Michael Deaver and Edwin Meese. White House officials, however, were understood to be extremely concerned about disclosures of specific security addafi measures...