Word: reagan
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Without the constitutional prohibition against a third term, might he have run again? Reagan, in his first full interview since leaving the White House, gave that slow, easy smile, ducked his head in a kind of protest against such audacity. "I cannot answer that, really," he said. "With ((the 22nd Amendment)) in place, you did not even think of it. You knew that it was all over at the end of two terms." Hunch: he sure would have...
...Reagan's presence promises to be unique, a kind of grandfatherly seminar on a range of issues that have touched his long life, from Communism to kissing. His respect for the Soviet Union's Mikhail Gorbachev has grown stronger. "I have met a number of leaders, and he is different," insists Reagan. "He is trying to straighten things out." For his part, the old actor would like to straighten out Hollywood. "((In)) a movie kiss in the old days, the two of you were barely touching lips. You did not want any face being pushed out of shape...
Speaking of cashing in on the presidency, what about his reported $2 million deal to appear in Japan in October and his supposed lecture fee of $40,000 to $50,000? "I do not have a price," Reagan declares. "I am at ease with myself. I was invited, first by the government of Japan, and then this private organization entered in. That corporation has pledged a very sizable gift to my library. And I think there is a possibility that there will be other such things from that. My friend William Buckley asked me to be on the board...
Breaking with Ronald Reagan's inaction, President Bush proposes an attack on acid rain, smog and toxic chemicals. -- A spreading scandal in federal housing programs shows how the greedy, instead of the needy, profited under former HUD secretary "Silent Sam" Pierce...
...Reagan appointees, the court hands down two decisions that confirm its rightward shift. In his first full term, Justice Anthony Kennedy is tipping the scales...