Word: good
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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George Bush takes pains to overcome what he calls "the intimidation factor" by encouraging visitors to speak freely. Bush's good-cop demeanor, however, is balanced by his combative chief of staff John Sununu, whose role is to keep discussions pointed, to make people defend their positions -- and occasionally just to cut through the bull...
Sununu puckishly allows, "I have been known to ask provocative questions." His bad-cop act has the President's support, but Sununu has drawn fire from Congress and has left some staffers afraid to voice unpopular advice in his presence. Many consult more easily with Sununu's own good cop, deputy to chief of staff Andrew Card. Colleagues were relieved when Card decided to stay at the White House rather than run for Governor of Massachusetts...
...generalists necessary for success. The President apparently sees little irony in the fact that he campaigned against Michael Dukakis' "Harvard boutique" of advisers but now has erected a system staffed by his share of Kennedy School alumni: "I've known pretty well how I want to reach decisions -- get good, strong, experienced people, encourage them to express their views openly, encourage them not to hold back...
...cool. Says Dr. Herbert Kleber, the agency's deputy director: "I can only note that all previous attempts along this line have ended in disaster. Remember that morphine was used to treat opium addiction, and heroin was used to treat morphine addiction. If the drug Siegel envisions were too good, people would just want more...
...sing-snarls like a saloon rowdy. His mouth, missing several prominent teeth, has attracted almost as much press attention as his voice, perhaps because they make such a perfect match. There is nothing pretty about a MacGowan vocal; the beauty comes later, after he has given the ear a good boxing, and the lyrics settle -- very gently, really -- on the heart...