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Compared with such important works by Wills as Lincoln at Gettysburg or Nixon Agonistes, Certain Trumpets has an offhand quality; it resembles an actor's phoned-in performance. There are also moments when Wills strains mightily to make a case, notably in the chapter on Perot. Wills argues that Perot, who built Electronic Data Systems into a multibillion-dollar enterprise before peddling it to GM, improved on the theories of two corporate legends who made salesmanship a near science: John Henry Patterson of National Cash Register and Thomas Watson of IBM. Perhaps so, but even by Wills' narrow definition...
Washington -- Clinton adviser DAVID GERGEN, a former aide to Republican Presidents Richard Nixon and Ronald Reagan, sat toward the rear with other members of the Democratic Clinton Administration at the funeral for Nixon last week. James Cavanaugh, also a veteran of the Nixon White House, playfully scribbled a note and passed it back to Gergen. It read,"If you had stayed with us, you'd be three rows closer to the front...
Ever since Richard Nixon's 1968 campaign for the White House, Presidents have pledged to "restore law and order." Nixon couldn't -- and neither have his successors. Twenty-six years and 11 federal crime bills later, Americans are more worried than ever about their personal safety. The latest answer, the crime bill pending in Congress, is filled with feel-good, get-tough provisions -- "Singapore solutions," say its critics -- along with several proposals that could truly make a difference, like Clinton's measure to help put an extra 100,000 cops on the beat. But the heart of the President...
...Nixon Farewell...
Former President Richard Nixon was buried Wednesday after a ceremony at his boyhood home in Yorba Linda, California. Among the 3,000 mourners were delegates from more than 80 countries and five U.S. Presidents, including Bill Clinton, who delivered one of four eulogies. The service, led by the Rev. Billy Graham, focused on Nixon's foreign policy achievements, touching only obliquely upon the Watergate scandal. "He achieved greatly, and he suffered deeply," said former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger. "But he never gave up." Earlier, an estimated 42,000 visitors had stood for hours in chilly, damp weather...