Word: isaacsons
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...negotiation, between correspondents in the field and writers in the New York City office. But the partnership behind this week's cover story on political action committees was unusually close. Correspondent Evan Thomas, who suggested the story and reported it from Capitol Hill, and Associate Editor Walter Isaacson, who wrote it, were friends at Harvard a decade ago. Their paths recrossed in 1978, when both joined TIME as staff writers in New York. Then, again almost simultaneously, both transferred to TIME'S Washington bureau. Isaacson returned to New York in 1981, and the two have collaborated since...
...softly. "He is rocklike," says an aide. In the assessment of one French diplomat, "he appears bien dans sa peau, self-confident." This reassuring style, more than anything else, showed that U.S. foreign policy, although not on a perfect course, has a steadier hand on the tiller. - By Walter Isaacson. Reported by Gregory H. Wierzynski/United Nations
...however, will probably remain unresolved until after Dec. 1 at least, when Miguel de la Madrid Hurtado takes over as Mexico's new President. That is a short time in the life of nations, but an eternity for beleaguered shopkeepers on both sides of the Border. -By Walter Isaacson. Reported by Sam Allis/El Paso and Cheryl Crooks/Calexico
...Walter Isaacson...
...there are worries not only about Clark's inexperience but also about the quality of the NSC staff. If foreign policy is indeed going to be made at the White House, the President is sure to need more help than he is getting at the moment. -By Walter Isaacson. Reported by Johanna McGeary/Washington and John F. Stacks with Reagan