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Dates: during 1970-1979
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There began in the White House what one Carter confidant calls "a circular process." From early morning until pillow-talk time, the President accumulated information and ideas that demanded yes or no. He repeated the routine each day. The number of suggestions and ideas increased. Suddenly, admits a Carter aide...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE PRESIDENCY: Gulliver Is Up and Around | 12/24/1979 | See Source »

But if this course is extended much more, then the second part of the Kissinger theorem of power will come into play. How Carter responds to the long haul will determine American effectiveness around the globe for years. Last week when the President announced his new military plans he did...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE PRESIDENCY: Gulliver Is Up and Around | 12/24/1979 | See Source »

Iran was weighing on the mind of the President last week when he announced that he would ask Congress for an increase in defense spending of close to 5% a year, adjusted for inflation. Speaking to the U.S. Business Council in the White House East Room, Carter left no doubt...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: Getting Tougher | 12/24/1979 | See Source »

Calling for $157.5 billion in defense spending authority in fiscal 1981, the President announced the creation of a new force that could respond quickly to emergencies anywhere in the world. The Rapid Deployment Force, or RDF, will have no units specifically assigned to it; but the commander, a lieutenant general...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: Getting Tougher | 12/24/1979 | See Source »

Pressler, of course, has absolutely no chance of becoming the next President of the U.S. Yet he at least dresses for the part. He is wearing a nicely cut black pin stripe suit and a black tie with small white polka dots. "It's a very big thing to...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: The Right of Every Citizen | 12/24/1979 | See Source »

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