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...chief of staff in 1979, Hamilton Jordan--then 34--was one of the youngest ever to ascend to the post. Jordan began working for Carter during his first gubernatorial campaign and earned a spot in the future President's inner circle by crafting an audacious blueprint for winning the Oval Office. After Carter's election, Jordan served as a key adviser on both domestic and international affairs, counseling Carter on the Panama Canal treaty and the 1979 Iranian hostage crisis. He died at age 63 after a long battle with cancer...
...each stop, Bush will be dealing with vexing challenges that aren't about to disappear because of a change in the Oval Office. Obama says he will end the war in Iraq, but his own advisors admit that any U.S. troop drawdown would depend on advice from ground commanders and would be unlikely to get the U.S. all the way out soon. McCain criticizes much of Bush's approach to Iraq, but says now that we're there, we have to stay and win. Both men will find the diplomatic and military options for changing Iran's nuclear ambitions...
...evening of April 30, 1973, Richard Nixon addressed the nation live from the Oval Office in an attempt to manage the growing Watergate scandal. It was a difficult speech for Nixon: He announced the resignations of three Administration officials, including Attorney General Richard Kleindienst - but Nixon nonetheless tried to sound optimistic. As he approached the end of his speech, Nixon noted that he had "exactly 1,361 days remaining" in his term and wanted them "to be the best days in America's history." "Tonight," he continued, "I ask for your prayers to help me in everything that...
...invited back and officially forgotten. Ever since, the dinner had been a far less newsworthy affair. As is tradition, the President stood to do a short stand-up act, which included the retelling of an old joke about Vice President Dick Cheney watching Bush through a peephole in the Oval Office door while masturbating. Such is the state of Washington humor...
...Stokke Oval Crib, $869 The Norwegian firm offers an edgy look with a bed that is all curves...