Word: distractedness
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Their rationale: Carter's presence among so many world leaders would not make that great an impact; domestic problems were too pressing to justify a trip to a ceremonial affair; the Yugoslav leaders would be too distracted to engage in significant talks; moreover, it would not look good to...
Many questioned the need for a separate department of education when Carter first proposed it, saying that it was an unnecessary addition to the bureaucracy the president had already promised to trim. But Hufstedler, speaking in measured tones, makes a good case for a unique, important role for her agency...
IOU, or marker, of dubious value. The marker in this case is the horseplayer's six-year-old daughter (ah, so, thinks the alert viewer, past whom no subtlety can be slipped, that's what the film's title means). Sorrowful does not deal in human flesh...
The conflicting advice at the meeting exemplified the confusion of Carter's economic policymakers, who increasingly resemble an orchestra in search of a conductor. Treasury Secretary Miller is described by White House economic aides as "very slick and facile," but has been distracted by questions as to the accuracy...
In Birmingham, Don Reed and three aides got six phone calls in two weeks about Viet Nam War veterans who threatened to kill themselves. Each time Reed and his team raced to answer the cries for help. One vet waved a knife and swore that he would slice up his...