Word: seniors
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...that, the President warned at a Camp David meeting with his Cabinet last month that he expected his appointees to begin acting more like members of the Carter team. No longer were they to attempt bureaucratic end runs around senior White House aides. When telephoned by such senior aides as Hamilton Jordan, Press Secretary Jody Powell or Congressional Liaison Chief Frank Moore, Cabinet members were to respond as if the President himself were calling. Full debate was fine before a policy was set, Carter said, but once a decision was made, public dissent or anonymous leaking would be viewed...
...independence and lack of political savvy of such aides has become a sore point to senior White House staffers. "One of the biggest mistakes we made during the transition was letting the Cabinet secretaries play such an independent role in naming their assistants," complained one White House aide. Said another: "We've got to find a way to bring the second-and third-level people on board this train." Several of the Cabinet officers grumbled privately at the request to evaluate their assistants. Said one Cabinet staffer: "This could be an opportunity for the secretaries to give poor grades...
...couldn't have had a more patient or wiser senior tutor," Adams House Master Robert J. Kiely said yesterday. Besserman's departure "is good for him, not so good for us," Kiely added...
Kiely said he is considering several candidates for the post of senior tutor, but has not yet made a final choice. Kiely will make a recommendation to Dean Fox, who will then officially make the appointment...
...hell of a guy, but the main thing is that we'll miss that kid Sarah, the one who tugs on everybody's arm," an Adams House senior said yesterday...