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...believed that Kosygin, out of self-preservation, deliberately chose to avoid the many intrigues and power plays in the Kremlin. Later on, Brezhnev pushed him still further aside, and several times Kosygin submitted his resignation to the Politburo. Although there was little rapport between the two men, Brezhnev turned these offers down and continued to pretend respect for Kosygin while in fact ignoring his views more and more. Once Brezhnev took command of foreign affairs, he edged Kosygin aside altogether and moved Gromyko from the role of mentor and confidant to that of co-architect...
...contrast, has no shortage of energy and certainly no shortage of cash: he is worth an estimated $30 million. He will probably try to run a closely controlled operation, like the one set up by H.R. Haldeman in the Nixon White House. A lively storyteller who has an easy rapport with his fellow Irishman in the Oval Office, Regan is far less dour than Haldeman, but he may turn out to be as tough. His emotions boil close to the surface, and his explosions of temper keep aides on their toes--and a little cowed...
...right, which considered him too moderate, and suspicion of involvement in the Debategate scandal to emerge as the President's most valuable player. He owes his success largely to an uncommon skill at forging coalitions across ideological lines. His finesse in dealing with politicians is matched by his rapport with much of the Washington press corps. In an Administration wary of journalists, Baker has cultivated reporters and quietly rallied public opinion behind the President's policies...
...third of Scott's mild and curious heroines, a sort of professional consoler to be found at the bedsides of the series' variously suffering characters, Geraldine James is unremittingly sensible. So too is Charles Dance as Guy Perron, the thoughtful, soft-spoken officer with whom she feels rapport. But the most dominant of all the performances is that of Pigott-Smith as Merrick. Holding together the entire series with the black magic of a self-made lago, he is a picture of twisted pride and prejudice, his face permanently pinched, his upper lip invariably quivering toward a sneer...
...make up for the void created by his father, Boswell took solace in his relationship with Johnson, the most intellectually dynamic man of his age. Some of the most moving sections of the book describe the intimate rapport between Johnson and Boswell. Here we see them analyzing Boswell's prospects for entering Johnson's famed literary club, there the two are commiserating after a rare argument. The intellectual stimulation offered by Johnson and his circle warmed Boswell...