Word: hills
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Wednesday the three-term former Senator from Tennessee visited Capitol Hill to "get my passport restamped," as he put it, but actually to dramatize the Administration's desire to rebuild its relations with Congress. Republican Leader Bob Dole welcomed Baker to his office, which had been named "The Howard H. Baker Jr. Rooms" after he left the chamber in 1984. Dole had Baker's portrait placed where cameras could catch it and jokingly beamed a baby spotlight at it. He also offered Baker a key to his old office. No thanks, joked the new chief of staff, "I kept...
...summoning his tremendous skills as an orator, Reagan once again managed to swing events his way, however temporarily. The address won bipartisan plaudits on Capitol Hill and favorable coverage in the press. Overnight polls showed the President's approval rating, which had sagged to a four-year low, rising by as much as 9 points. At the White House, the mood changed from tragic to triumphant. "There's a big difference over there," said Nancy Reynolds, a close friend of the Reagans'. "You can hear it in people's voices. You can smell...
...Administration's renewed vitality as much as Baker. The personable Tennessean with the easygoing manner was received almost as a savior in the siege-ridden White House. Baker quickly installed his own team and tried to thaw the frosty relations between the Administration and his old colleagues on Capitol Hill. "We were lucky the change in personnel came almost simultaneously with the Tower report and the speech," said a Reagan aide. "It enabled us to appear to get a completely fresh start...
...unexpected geologic inversion produced a bizarre result: Crocodile Dundee (Beacon Hill). Beyond this, Dewitt couldn't figure out what had gone wrong. Paul Hogan always seemed pretty funny on the Foster's commercials, and Dewitt always found a certain charm in the Land Down Under--so why is Crocodile Dundee such a bad movie? The answer can be stated in very simple terms: because it's stupid...
BOSTON--Gov. Michael S. Dukakis hits the road again today to talk about housing issues on Capitol Hill and meet with political leaders in the Deep South as his self-imposed deadline for deciding on a presidential bid rapidly approaches...