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...Gracious and well liked, he had a reputation for running the magazine with a cool and steady hand. His tenure was marked by a number of notable achievements, including last year's award-winning special issue, "What Vietnam Did to Us." But from the outset his appointment was thought to be transitional, and before long, staffers were complaining about excessive editorial reserve. "He was fine on the routine," says one former Newsweek editor. "For anything bigger, he had to be coaxed along...
Just as he had been after dismantling Ali in 1980, Holmes was gracious about his opponent. "I want to compliment Gerry Cooney. I think he's a great fighter. I shook Gerry Cooney's hand before the fight and I shook his hand after the fight. No hard feelings." For his part, Cooney said of Holmes, "He's the champion. No bitterness." Cooney finally conceded, "I was a little rusty." A cumulative total of 3 min. 43 sec. in two fights over two years is an insufficient time in the ring. "I didn't have...
...Gracious toasts and easy charm mark a quest for Western unity
...sumptuous spectacular, the high theater that Ronald Reagan thrives on, with all the world as his stage. Meetings with six world leaders at the stunning Versailles Palace of Louis XIV. Gracious toasts at glittering dinners. Statesmanlike reaffirmations of Western unity. And of course, as always with Reagan, affable banter with foreign politicians and American reporters alike. On the personal level, the President's Grand Tour of Europe got off to a heady start last week in France. Reagan displayed the same style and charm that has disarmed friend and foe at home...
...dilemma rests, of course, with the President, who to date has limited himself to enunciating broad policy principles and establishing friendly personal relations with foreign leaders. Asked to enumerate U.S. diplomatic successes, Reagan invariably mentions the stream of visiting heads of government and state to whom he has played gracious host. Queen Beatrix of The Netherlands was the latest. Reagan welcomed her last week at a White House ceremony featuring a review of a new fife-and-drum corps dressed in white wigs and red coats...