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...keep the convention flowing smoothly, Reagan's floor manager, Illinois Congressman Bob Michel, and Reagan's convention director, William Timmons, worked behind the scenes, massaging disgruntled conservatives and moderates to keep them from violating the theme of unity. Said Connally, who watched the proceedings from the galleries: "The word went out that everyone ought to be courteous, reasonable. Underlying it all was the sobriety of success." The word was passed by 17 Reagan whips, wearing red and white hats. Reagan stalwarts recognized those hats as the same kind that Ford's forces, who were also led by Timmons, wore when...
...they walked into Reagan's 69th-floor suite in the Plaza, the two Republican Senators (John Tower and Strom Thurmond), two Congressmen (Robert Michel of Illinois and Robert Bauman of Maryland) and two Governors (Pierre du Pont of Delaware and Charles Thone of Nebraska) had no inkling that they were stepping into G.O.P. history. They were there for a long-scheduled appointment to give Reagan their advice on who would be his best running mate. Most of the group favored Bush. But Reagan sounded skeptical. He asked just how Bush would help the ticket...
...Pont was the first to respond to Reagan's question. "Of course," he said, "Jerry Ford would be the very best choice. He could add tremendous impact to the ticket." Michel agreed: "If you really want the strongest Vice President, it's Ford, for obvious reasons...
Only last December, Trudeau had decided to retire from politics and keep a personal promise to his three boys, Justin, 8, Sacha, 6, and Michel, 4, to move from Ottawa to Montreal. "I wanted to have some time, before I become too decrepit, for leading a personal life and seeing my kids grow up," he explained, after announcing his intention to step down as leader of the Liberal Party. "And for three weeks," he added, "I'd begun enjoying my new life." He had received a number of job offers, including an $80,000-a-year lectureship...
Entrusted with the policing effort are Pharmacologist Robert Dugal and Chemist Michel Bertrand of Montreal's National Institute for Scientific Research. The two men, who performed similar duties at the 1976 Montreal Olympics, are armed with millions of dollars worth of sophisticated laboratory equipment, including 16 gas chromatographs, four of them linked to mass spectrometers. The devices are sensitive enough to pick up one trillionth of a gram of amphetamine in a urine sample. They can also detect other stimulants and painkilling narcotics taken 72 to 96 hours before the test and steroids used as long...