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...whole history of American politics, there had never been anything quite like it. As theater, it offered mystery, an aura of crisis, a high moral purpose and a dash of comedy. For six days an eclectic representation of the American Establishment???Governors, Cabinet members, bankers, insurance executives, professors of sociology, obscure local politicians and even a Greek Orthodox archbishop?gathered in groups in Washington. Marine helicopters ferried them to the mountaintop presidential retreat at Camp David. There Jimmy Carter, outfitted sometimes in blue jeans, at other times in snappy sport coats, pressed them for their ideas about energy, the economy...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Carter at the Crossroads | 7/23/1979 | See Source »

...upper-middle-class living room. Rukeyser begins with a five-minute summary of the week in business. He then opens a discussion with three analysts of the latest trends in the market and the financial world. Finally, the main guest?usually a member of the Administration or the business establishment???is brought in for a freewheeling Q and A on subjects that can range from stocks to the gold market and prospects for inflation and energy...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: The Rise of Rukeyser, Inc. | 9/4/1978 | See Source »

Perhaps partly owing to a shortage of warmth, and even more to a loss of religious authority, the four churches that are the epitome of the cultured Protestant Establishment???United Methodist, United Presbyterian. Episcopal and United Church of Christ (Congregational) ?have suffered a net loss of 2.7 million members over the past decade. Conversely, Jimmy

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Back to that Oldtime Religion | 12/26/1977 | See Source »

...searched for Cabinet appointees, Carter seemed at times hesitant and frustrated?disconcertingly out of character. His lack of ties to Washington and the party establishment???qualities that helped raise him to the White House?carry potential dangers. He does not know the Federal Government or the pressures it creates. He does not really know the politicians whom he will need to help him run the country, and it is far from clear how his temper and his ego will stand up under probable battles with Congress, the clamorous interest groups and the press...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Man of the Year: I'm Jimmy Carter, and... | 1/3/1977 | See Source »

...Establishment???especially local and state authorities?is increasingly un-amused by unorthodox use of the flag. In recent months the number of arrests for flag abuse has risen geometrically. In Massachusetts, under an 1889 law recently dusted off, two youths have been sentenced to a year each in prison for wearing the flag as a patch on their trousers. At Denver's El Rey shop, customers are returning their flag vests because they cause so much trouble with the police...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: Who Owns the Stars and Stripes? | 7/6/1970 | See Source »

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