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...George Bush also was drawn into the delicate to and fro of tax-policy clarifications. Bush, reasonably enough, told reporters that the President "will consider revenue increases." But even that was apparently overstating the President's flexibility. "Walter Mondale is not telling the truth," declared Reagan before a luncheon meeting with Bush. "We have no plans for, nor will I allow any plans for a tax increase. Period." The President thus painted himself into a tighter corner, although his careful disavowal of any "plans" could provide him an out if he raises taxes after all. At a press conference...
...waving flags headed for the U.S. embassy; security guards kept them from getting too close, but the crowd was in a jubilant mood. Even matters of state were momentarily put aside: the volleyball result was passed on to Communist Party General Secretary Hu Yaobang in the midst of a luncheon for visiting North Korean Premier Kang Song San. "Good! Good!" exclaimed...
...President indirectly sounded part of the Administration line on Ferraro at a White House luncheon Friday for female Republican elected officials. Said he: "The Conservative Party of Great Britain chose Margaret Thatcher as their leader not because she was a woman but because she was the best person for the job. There was no tokenism or cynical 'symbolism' in what they did." Reagan-Bush Campaign Director Edward Rollins sarcastically termed Ferraro "a superb choice. She is bright, articulate, and she stands for everything Mondale stands for?increasing taxes, cutting defense spending...
...ministration, was made quite deliberately. When Burford left EPA in March 1983 amid charges of mismanagement of the agency's toxic-waste-cleanup fund, Reagan told her he would eventually want her back. But the decision to make the controversial move the day before the luncheon was unplanned. Said White House Chief of Staff James Baker: "We all approved the appointment, but none of us approved the timing...
...insensitive to minorities. So there was surprise last week when the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights released two letters written by its black chairman, Clarence Pendleton Jr., to Reagan, criticizing the President for doing too much to help minorities. Among the actions that Pendleton protested: holding a White House luncheon for Administration blacks. Wrote he: "You did not appoint people by color or gender. Why convene them for [that] reason?" He also chided Reagan for supporting "set-aside" programs that favor minority contractors...