Word: lukases
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Watergate encouraged reporters to be "tough, skeptical and nobody's patsy," Lukas said, but President Carter has so far provided reporters with few opportunities for "hardnosed reporting."
The CIA and the American government are "pouring money into a mercenary army which is among the worst in the world," Lukas said.
An example of the incompetence of Mobutu's army, Lukas said, was a battle in which the army drove their trucks backwards up a hill so that they could beat a hasty retreat if necessary.
In addition to his remarks on Zaire, Lukas talked about the problems of contemporary journalism. He said he saw a "dilemma" for reporters in the aftermath of Watergate.
Excessive press coverage of "trivial" presidential activities is another problem of today's press, Lukas said, adding that such coverage contributes to the aura of the "imperial presidency" by blowing presidential activities out of proportion.