Word: respondents
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...White House also declared in an official statement: "The decision is now in the hands of the executive officers of Iran and the United States ... We will respond to the Iranian action in accordance with American law and the two principles that have guided our actions throughout, namely the national interests of this country and our concern for the safe and early release of the hostages...
Whether the ideas were good or bad, it has always been Washington's lot to respond to them. When cars change shape, Detroit looks pretty much as it always looked. But when the Republic changes shape, the capital city is a brand-new town...
...main reason for this change is the erosion of the leadership in the Congress. Party leaders have lost the power to tell their troops that something is really significant and to get them to respond accordingly. The days of Sam Rayburn, Lyndon Johnson and Everett Dirksen are gone. That has adversely affected the Congress's ability to do things even in very difficult circumstances involving the national interest...
...reforms, and we really messed up the way the Congress effectively works. You could run down a list of things that have been done under the title of reform, and they all look good, but the net result is that the Congress has really lost its capability to respond. I think all the so-called reforms since the late 1960s ought to be reviewed to see whether or not they have been counterproductive...
This may seem mainly a technical point, but a presidency really is a combination of the individual President and his staff. I also think that the Congress would respond better if it knew that the Chief of Staff was an elected official rather than just an appointee trying to husband all of the power in the West Wing. That is really resented by members of the Congress...