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...small group of men. This inner circle, most of whose members are corporate executives, is apparently led by former Secretary of Defense, now Reader's Digest consultant, Melvin Laird, U.S. Steel Vice President William Whyte, Proctor and Gamble representative Bryce Harlow and newly named Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld...
...SALT negotiations. Ford's "advisors" seem to feel, perhaps rightly, that a major foreign policy agreement, even one oriented toward detente, will do a great deal for their man's campaign, and they weren't about to let a holdover defense secretary ruin the big opportunity. And finally, Rumsfeld obviously wanted Schlesinger's job for himself. And right now Rumsfeld is very much in a position to call the shots...
...meanwhile, the secretary's national security job goes to General Brent Scowcroft, a devoted disciple unlikely to challenge his policies. Kissinger is thereby appeased, and in fact probably pleased by the entire transition, which eliminates his nemesis Schlesinger and replaces him with a completely non-ideological political appointee, Donald Rumsfeld. And reducing Kissinger's power, even superficially, does have its appeal to Republican hard-liners...
...Pontius and Jack Merchant. This placed the car between Ford and the gun-wielding woman. An agent opened the rear door of the limousine, and other agents almost threw Ford inside and to the floor. Agents Pontius and Merchant leaped into the vehicle, followed by Chief of Staff Donald Rumsfeld. All three shielded Ford's prone body as the car sped away...
Betty Ford, unaware of the close call, arrived from Monterey. "Have you had a good time?" she asked. Ford turned to Rumsfeld. "You tell her, Rummy," he said. Mrs. Ford winced as she heard the news. Then she sighed, "Thank God she was a poor shot...