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Though North once cracked that the Ayatullah Khomeini was "an old man who watches Donald Duck movies," he prided himself on his ability to deal with revolutionaries, saying he could talk their language. He apparently also spoke the language of the President, who last week described him to TIME as "an American hero." North claimed to be in that select company of White House aides who could call the President directly...
...sensitive post. A reclusive figure who cut himself off from Congress and the press, Poindexter was further undermined by placing too much trust in a small group of action-oriented staffers who often skirted normal channels. Finally, there was the death from cancer last summer of his deputy, Donald Fortier, who had exhibited considerable intellect as well as political savvy...
...other aides, Michael Deaver and James Baker, who ended up wielding more power. Nonetheless, Meese had a special bond with the President. Partly it was based on his keen affinity for Reagan's philosophy and outlook. In addition, his every instinct was to play the role of protector. Unlike Donald Regan, who seems infected with the arrogance of his own power, Meese infuses almost every public utterance with a sense that he is acting only as a loyal servant of the President...
...Donald Regan...
Worried that the Administration was about to damage its case, Meese went to the White House Friday morning, while the briefings were in session, to lay out his fears to the President. They were joined by White House Chief of Staff Donald Regan and Poindexter. Poindexter's head may already have been on the block; Regan had been talking, perhaps inadvertently, about the National Security Adviser's departure as if it were an accomplished fact...