Word: notes
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...COURSE of Bert and Theresa's love affair is interrupted by the violent events going on around them. The play, however, fails to explore the ramifications of those events; it merely takes note of them. It's impossible to doubt Reid's sincerity but hard not to notice his lack of intensity...
...college record books would duly note the achievements. But not the Colonial records books. Or the Ivy record books. Great achievements may take place on the field today, but nothing will change in either of those league books. Next week, maybe. Today...
...statement suggesting that Regan had been planning to resign but had asked to stay on through the Iran investigation; his resignation was being accepted "effective today." Baker arrived at the White House an hour later and announced he would be on the job Monday morning. A more gracious presidential note arrived at Regan's office that night. But the Regan era was over...
...lower your visibility so you wouldn't be such a good target for the Libs." North continued his contra operations. "Ollie knew how to stroke John," recalls one fellow NSC staffer. "He was a master, let me tell you." North frequently played up to his superiors. In a note to McFarlane, he talked about the "tremendous pressure" on Poindexter, saying, "My part in this was easy compared to his. I only had to deal with our enemies. He has to deal with the cabinet...
Nearly 14 years later, another White House crisis is thrusting Howard Baker back into the headlines. This time, however, he may be the best hope to rescue a floundering President. Last Friday he accepted Ronald Reagan's offer to become White House chief of staff and injected a note of optimism into an otherwise dark week. "I expect that there will be good things out of the last two years of the Reagan Administration," said Baker. "And I intend to help...