Word: macked
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Clinton has nonetheless organized his White House so that all lines lead to his door. He has maintained a tight hold on all personnel decisions, discussing his choices only with his wife and the tiniest circle of old allies. His choice of the amiable Thomas ("Mack") McLarty as White House , chief of staff -- and the notable lack of a strong-armed Washington veteran elsewhere in the West Wing -- suggests that he intends to continue making most of the decisions himself. Clinton admits his tendency toward micromanagement -- "I lean toward getting into the details of it," he acknowledged last week...
...Rose Keyser, Robert B. Stevens (Associate Editors); Kevin J. McVea (Operations); Renee Mancini (Syndication); Arnold H. Drapkin (Consultant); Dorothy Affa Ames, Sarah Buffum, Gary Roberts, Nancy Smith-Alam (Assistant Editors); Cristina T. Scalet, Marie Tobias, Mary Worrell-Bousquette (Researchers) Bureaus: Martha Bardach, Sahm Doherty, Leny Heinen, Stanley Kayne, Glenn Mack, Barbara Nagelsmith, Anni Rubinger, Melanie Stephens, Simonetta Toraldo Photographers: Terry Ashe, P.F. Bentley, William Campbell, Greg Davis, Rudi Frey, Dirck Halstead, Kenneth Jarecke, Cynthia Johnson, Shelly Katz, David Hume Kennerly, Steve Liss, Christopher Morris, Robin Moyer, Carl Mydans, James Nachtwey, Matthew Naythons, Robert Nickelsberg, Chris Niedenthal, David Rubinger, Anthony Suau...
Those who know him say he is an organizational whiz who glows with confidence and is able to get his way without making personal attacks. Known widely as "Mack," he has built an unusual degree of loyalty across political lines simply by being direct and honest. One of the few people in Clinton's inner circle with private business experience, McLarty ran his family's chain of Ford dealerships for 15 years and recalls the pain of making what he calls "better-bad choices," which included firing family members and close friends who didn't measure...
...states. Secretary of Commerce-designate Ronald Brown, 51, who helped Clinton mend fences with black voters as Democratic National Chairman, is a sometime lobbyist with close ties to the business community. The corporate world is also likely to feel comfortable with incoming White House chief of staff Thomas ("Mack") McLarty, 46. A kindergarten classmate and former campaign treasurer for Clinton, he is chief executive of his home state's largest utility, Arkla...
...Tyson, a Berkeley economist. And Carol Browner, a former aide to Al Gore, will head the Environmental Protection Agency. Saturday was another day for allies: as Secretary of Commerce, Democratic National Committee Chairman Ron Brown, who aided Clinton with black voters; and as White House chief of staff, Thomas ("Mack") McLarty, a Clinton kindergarten classmate, gubernatorial campaign treasurer and chief executive of a major natural-gas utility, Arkla...