Word: hamilton
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...officials in Belgrade strongly urged Carter to go. But he had virtually made up his mind weeks ago. The key aides involved in the decision President month. foreign policy experts but two domestic political advisers, White House Chief of Staff two domestic political advisers, White House Chief of Staff Hamilton Jordan and Press Secretary Jody Powell...
...operational military commanders, only a few high civilian officials knew the nature of the secret mission. They included Vice President Mondale, Brown, Secretary of State Cyrus Vance, Deputy Secretary of State Warren Christopher, National Security Adviser Zbigniew Brzezinski, CIA Director Stansfield Turner and White House Chief of Staff Hamilton Jordan. Not even Stuart Eizenstat, Carter's chief adviser on domestic policy, was told about the raid. In mid-April Carter summoned the team's leaders to the White House Situation Room and wished them well on their perilous mission...
First year Business School student Bruce Hamilton also described crossing the finish line as a "relief after a confusing and depressing final six miles." A graduate of Cal-Berkeley, Hamilton qualified to run officially with a time of 2:42. After spending what he described as the finest three days of his life before the race--tapering down to only a couple of miles a day and eating all he wanted to load up on carbohydrates--Hamilton used a few spare moments before the race to study a little...
Although he had hoped to average six minute miles and complete the race in 2:37, Hamilton changed his goal because at the heat, "trying to finish without walking." The 6-ft, 155-pounder succeeded in running the entire race and breaking three hours. While he considered the contest "unsuccessful," Hamilton said he wants to "start running again as soon as possible," adding, "There's always next year...
...Hamilton said he was on schedule for the first ten miles but began to weaken shortly after the 15-mile mark. "In the last six miles I was just putting one foot in front of the other--the crowd was the only thing that kept me going," he added...