Word: reaganized
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Such characterizations are lopsided. They disregard the assignment President Reagan gave me -- to reduce the size and the cost of Government while helping the most needy -- and they bypass my achievements. When I became Secretary, HUD's assisted-housing debt was expected to reach $250 billion by 1983. We stopped that at $244 billion and turned it downward to about $200 billion by the time I left office. But we were able to do more with less. We substantially increased the amount of housing for the needy...
...Reagan White House use HUD as a dumping ground for political appointees...
...have adequate access to President Reagan...
FOOTNOTE: *Ronald Reagan called Pierce Mr. Mayor when the President failed to recognize his Housing Secretary at a reception in June 1981, five months after Pierce had been appointed...
Could George Bush imagine, even six months ago, that there would be a non- Communist government in Eastern Europe during his lifetime, much less his presidency? Probably not. Then why is his response so lukewarm to an ideological victory that his predecessors, from Harry Truman to Ronald Reagan, could only dream about...