Word: electable
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...hostess-elect worries about costs, as do millions of others: "I mean, who can afford the price of great wines these days?" The wines they do serve are chosen by Reagan. Her stylish wardrobe will remain much the same: "I tend toward simpler clothes. I like some things from Yves Saint Laurent. I like Bill Blass, Adolfo, and I think Jimmy Galanos is a master, although he's got terribly expensive. I remember the first dress I ever got from Jimmy; I paid $125 for it. Those good old days!" Her size...
...Reagans raise a few cattle on the isolated spread they bought six years ago, but they use it mainly, and eagerly, as a retreat. And so jealously do they guard their privacy that few outsiders have seen their hideaway. As he looked forward to his Inaugural, the President-elect allowed TIME Washington Bureau Chief Robert Ajemian to spend two days with him at the ranch and to observe the unpretentious and invigorating life that he leads there...
Ready to go, the President-elect outlines policies for home and abroad...
...along, the President-elect had made plain that he wanted to fill his Government with individuals whose portfolios were already stamped with success. Amateurs and the unproven ambitious need not apply, though the proof of prior competence need not be in Government service. That meant, as Reagan knew, a step down for some-and too big a step for a few he wanted. But with the naming of five more Cabinet officers and two principal White House aides last week, Reagan's top offices were filled except for a handful of posts, including Secretary of Education and Special Trade...
...advisers have cleared Allen of any wrongdoing. Today, with his silver hair, his expression of bemused contentment, Allen exudes assurance, as if he knows exactly where he is headed. He has worked for Reagan's campaigns since 1976, and though he is not personally close to the President-elect, he has his confidence. As National Security Adviser, Allen expects to brief Reagan on a regular basis, probably daily in the company of Meese and Chief of Staff James Baker. He may travel a bit, but he plans to avoid "spokesmanship." Says Allen: "If the NSC attempts to manage...