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...power and Government was the White House. Not so long ago, it was the Capitol. Indeed, the Soviets, usually a few years behind the times, still use the Capitol as the American symbol on their TV, which may be a clue as to why they have trouble with Ronald Reagan...
...more than just TV, claims the President's pollster Richard Wirthlin. "Reagan made a difference in people's lives," says Wirthlin, whose latest polls show Reagan with 70% approval, 14 points higher than Ike at the same time in his presidency. Wirthlin's study of overseas opinion shows the same enhancement...
Sales of this year's White House Christmas tree ornament--profiles of James and Dolley Madison--by the White House Historical Association set a new record, 26,500 at $9.75 a bauble. Sheila Tate, who used to be Nancy Reagan's press secretary, was told that during the second term interest in the First Family would begin to decline. "It never happened," she said. Bill Henkel, the White House advance director for three Presidents who in other years used to have to work hard to get crowds, now just has to let people know where Reagan will be and there...
After denouncing import quotas as "ineffective and extremely expensive," President Reagan pledged in September to create a $300 million war chest to help U.S. companies finance exports. Treasury Secretary James Baker met with finance ministers and central bankers from Japan, Britain, France and West Germany at New York City's Plaza Hotel and agreed to help bring down the runaway dollar. Prodded by Government intervention in foreign-currency markets, the dollar by December had declined 18% from its peak in February...
Nearly 30 pages are devoted to one of Bogart's most famous pictures, Everybody Comes to Rick's--or Casablanca, as it was soon retitled. Although Ronald Reagan, of all people, was suggested for the part in one studio press release, Bogie was the obvious choice. "This guy Rick is two-parts Hemingway, one-part Scott Fitzgerald, and a dash of cafe Christ," said one screenwriter. Various actresses, including Hedy Lamarr, Michele Morgan and Ann Sheridan, were proposed for the role that Ingrid Bergman played so indelibly well. What may surprise readers in these days of superstar supersalaries...