Word: laxalt
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...endure a long, windy keynote speech by Michigan Congressman Guy Vander Jagt, who recited Henry Van Dyke's interminable America for Me* and quoted Thomas Jefferson and Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. Finally, the speeches were over, and Reagan's name was put in nomination by his old friend Laxalt. The nomination was seconded by several people, and then the states began casting their ballots. Montana's 20 votes pushed Reagan's total above the 998 that he needed for the nomination, and pandemonium broke out. Some 12,000 red-white-and-blue balloons, which dozens of volunteers had spent nine hours...
...moderate like George Bush with close ties to the Eastern Establishment would give a clear signal that he wants to broaden the G.O.P. base as much as possible. A compromise selection like Indiana Senator Richard Lugar would indicate a certain caution. Choosing an old friend like Nevada Senator Paul Laxalt would show that he plans to run a far more narrowly based campaign?with all the risks that implies in November...
...Disarmament Agency: "He delegates well, like Eisenhower." Inside betting for Secretary of State now runs to William Casey, a former Undersecretary of State for economic affairs who took John Sears' place as campaign director this year, and George Shultz, a former Treasury Secretary. Other possibilities: Senator Paul Laxalt, campaign chairman, and former Nixon Aides Alexander Haig and Donald Rumsfeld. Sears urged Reagan to keep open the option of naming Henry Kissinger before the election in order to broaden his support. "Kissinger is quite an asset in terms of the credibility he maintains," says Sears. "He could be a great...
Nevertheless, Laxalt recently asked the once and would-be future Secretary of State to brief a group of pro-Reagan Senators, and Allen invited him to breakfast for a "tour of the horizon" just before Reagan flew into Washington for a foreign policy skull session. Thus the Reagan camp is cultivating the impression that at a minimum it is consulting Kissinger. The option of restoring him to office, while remote, is still open-to be exercised only if Reagan decides it could make the difference for him in the election...
Reagan's old guard felt like celebrating. "It's a good development," said Laxalt. "Now we can change the grand strategy and run a grass-roots campaign. This has really freed the Governor psychologically. He stated his views in New Hampshire in a clear, direct way. Before, it was in a muted fashion and it tightened...