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When most college students look for a summer job, they search for something that will earn them lots of money, give them a directed start for when they step out into the competitive world and at the same time allow them a fun, laid-back summer...
While Kalb exemplifies the laid-back, more intellectual approach, the more provocative method can be found in David Frost's program "The Next President." Frost, who also interviewed a dozen would-be presidents in hour-long installments, made every effort to catch his guests off guard. Frost asked the Rev. Pat Robertson to explain what it was like to speak in tongues, and relentlessly questioned Rep. Jack Kemp (R-N.Y.) about contradictions in his views on abortion...
...show opened with the Harvard Jazz Band playing some laid-back blues, followed by an uninspiring arrangement of the Duke Ellington standard "Perdido." Their rousing rendition of Oscar Peterson's "Hallelujah Time" elicited delighted applause from the audience. Excellent solos were performed by Chris Carter, Anton Schwartz, Mark Kaufmann, and Josh Shedroff...
...White House and a business, formulated policy and fought wars, and he wanted to run Reagan's foreign policy without interference. But his aggressive manner alienated Reagan's laid-back Californians. David Stockman called him a "bully." The ruling troika of James Baker, Edwin Meese and Michael Deaver, which Haig later took to calling the "three-headed hydra- monster," never trusted him. Haig hotly denies that his disputes with the White House staff were based on personality. "My problems were substantive from day one." After several threats of resignation, Haig's offer was accepted by Reagan in June...
FRANK'S PLACE (CBS). Tim Reid stars as a transplanted college professor running a New Orleans version of Rick's Cafe. No big laughs, but a stewful of colorful characters and laid-back charm...