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...allure of the city but because of his sense of duty to join his countrymen in Europe and fight the noble fight. Honor and pride are Archy's distinguishing characteristics--he proves as much early in the film by pitting himself in a race against another cowhand mounted on horseback. And though he seems to crave the adventure of war, his sense of obligation is the impelling force, one almost inconceivable to someone of the era after the battle of the Somme. Archy may be ingenuous, but he is thoroughly earnest--earnest like someone who grew up with a Kipling...
PRESIDENT REAGAN did not go horseback riding in the Virginia countryside last week, signaling that something was very wrong in the nation. In fact, things were so serious that the president spent most of Wednesday afternoon--the time usually reserved for playing cowboy--with his advisers trying to figure out what the trouble was. This proved considerably more difficult than mastering a hurdle...
Edwin Meese delivered the bad news. "I'm afraid you can't go horseback riding today. Mr. President. We have too many important problems to discuss this afternoon...
...dimensions of the difficulty produced an unmistakable air of tension last week at the White House. Reagan skipped his Wednesday horseback ride at Quantico, Va., for a budget session and remarked at a Cabinet meeting on Thursday that "there will be blood, sweat and tears for all of you." Though Reagan kept his options open during a Camp David weekend of studying briefing books, aides said he was likely to propose...
...rubbed off on the bumptious Big Mac. At a White House reception for U.S. Davis Cup and Wightman Cup teams, McEnroe seemed to bewitch First Lady Nancy Reagan, 60, with his new-found gentility. He was unable, however, to coax President Reagan, 70-who prefers his mornings on horseback-onto the court. "I used to play when I was younger," said the President, "but I don't any more because I can't get the horse on the court." -By E.Graydon Carter...