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Some Pentagon officials who have worked with Rumsfeld admire his quick mind; others find him shallow. Said a retired general who knew Rumsfeld at NATO: "You had the feeling that he was propped up reading someone else's position paper." Other generals and admirals worried that he would be running for the vice-presidential nomination from the Pentagon's E-Ring. On the other hand, many hoped that Rumsfeld's political savvy would make him more successful than Schlesinger in pressing Pentagon programs on Congress...
DEFENSE, four-Melvin Laird, Richardson, Schlesinger, Donald Rumsfeld (nominated...
Ford told Schlesinger that he wanted Rumsfeld to replace him but that Rumsfeld had not yet agreed. Schlesinger was offered the presidency of the Export-Import Bank and, alternatively, the ambassadorship to NATO. He turned down both and left after 30 minutes ?stunned. (Learning later that his job had been offered to others, NATO Ambassador David Bruce, 77, a distinguished career diplomat who has no plans to retire, was outraged...
...Schlesinger's home in Arlington, Va., a post-firing wake turned into an impromptu party. Army Secretary Martin Hoffmann?who was a Princeton roommate of his new boss, Rumsfeld ?dropped by. So did Colby and his wife, who seemed radiant at the prospect that her husband would soon be out of the harsh spotlight. General Vernon Walters, deputy director of the CIA, arrived with a box of chocolates and a battery-operated car for the youngest of Schlesinger's eight children. Schlesinger's wife Rachel cooked a 22-lb. turkey. Before carving it, Schlesinger asked: "Where do I apply...
...State Department sources agreed that Kissinger, for one, had argued for nearly a week against the Schlesinger dismissal. Claimed another Cabinet officer about Kissinger: "Hell, he'd beaten Schlesinger on the substantive issues, and he still respected his intellect. But he can barely talk with Rumsfeld, and now Rummy's in Defense. Henry hasn't gained anything...