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...surprising. They profess to be interested, for example, in participating in such capitalist cabals as the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade and the International Monetary Fund. The question is whether they are willing to make the substantial accommodations involved. Says Peter Peterson, former Commerce Secretary under Richard Nixon and now chairman of the Council on Foreign Relations: "For GATT, this would mean having market prices for commodities in order to prevent unfair dumping practices. For the IMF, this would mean, among other things, being open about the size of their gold reserves...
Appointed to the high court by President Richard M. Nixon in 1970, Blackmun often sided in his early years on the bench with Warren Burger, his boyhood friend who became the staunchly conservative chief justice...
Blackmun won unanimous Senate confirmation after two earlier Nixon nominees--G. Harrold Carswell of Florida and Clement F. Haynsworth Jr. of South Carolina--were rejected after bitter debate. He took the court seat of Justice Abe Fortas, who resigned during controversy over the ethics of some of his off-the-bench activities...
...North's testimony the first day. Ratings revealed that North's star turn was pulling in some 10% more than the usual daytime dosage of soap operas and game shows. At offices and stores around the nation, employees were sneaking off to catch a glimpse of Ollie. Steve Nixon, 35, an insurance executive in Reynoldsburg, Ohio, carted a TV set to work in order to keep up with Ollie...
Soft-spoken and unfailingly courteous, Powell originally doubted whether he would like being on the Supreme Court. When Richard Nixon nominated him in 1971, he had been a successful Richmond trial lawyer for 34 years and past president of both the American Bar Association and the American College of Trial Lawyers. He said at the time, "I would rather play than umpire." But he came to enjoy his work. Asked at his farewell press conference to name his "best moment" on the court, Powell declined but volunteered, "Today is one of the worst...