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Dismayed, because we like Jerry Green. He's a genuinely nice guy. He's quiet, modest, and above all, honest. Indeed, among administrators, Green is a rare breed--he says what he thinks. In just 21 months as Provost, the once and future economics professor has developed a reputation as the Rudenstine administration's most outspoken members, the one who isn't afraid to flout the party line...
...Razorbacks' starting lineup. Then Jones got into oil. In a substantial way. Twenty-five years later he was able to part with $140 million, give or take, in exchange for ownership of the Cowboys. Johnson, on the other hand, slid into coaching, where the remuneration was more modest but the skills perfectly suited to his driven personality. After five years at Oklahoma State, he moved to the University of Miami, where he brought home a national championship...
...mind sharing a few stories over a two-hour lunch of foie gras and braised veal. "Shortly after your hostages were taken in Tehran in 1979," he recalls, "the Americans asked my advice. I told them, 'When dealing with rug merchants, you need something to trade.' " The count's modest proposal: kidnap the Ayatullah Khomeini and exchange him for the 53 Americans. "After weeks of reconnaissance, my people came up with a detailed plan to land a helicopter near Khomeini's residence, neutralize his guards and whisk him away. The CIA loved the idea, but Jimmy Carter nixed...
Macdonald, who died in 1982 at age 76, has now been accorded a solid if not definitive biography. A Rebel in Defense of Tradition (BasicBooks; 590 pages; $30) by Michael Wreszin is the kind of academic "lumbering dinosaur" -- the author's modest self-appraisal -- that might have sent its subject to his typewriter harrumphing with dismay. Wreszin dutifully portrays the man and his times but too often paraphrases rather than quotes directly from a writer whose style was the essence of jaunt and spark. (In fairness, Wreszin does have the good sense to cite Macdonald's lead...
...vote, the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Health passed a watered-down version of the President's health-care plan, one that would provide a more modest benefits package but still guarantee universal coverage and require employers to pay for most of their workers' insurance...