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...room he worked in. It was sound-proof, and he kept his desk away from the windows so the noise and glare of the outside world would not disrupt his concentration. In an electronic culture where the media forms public opinion through momentary impressions, where fragmentary polls haphazardly spell out the political future, Lippmann's example of a diligent, reflective spokesman who found the time and patience to sift through complex issues and arrive at stark but usually accurate conclusions could serve our period well
...heat and flies, Reagan tries to explain what the place means to him: "It casts a spell on you when you're here for a while. Seclusion is the thing. Here there is real privacy." The roar of the crowd, theatrical or political, has been important to Reagan since adolescence, but equally important are the sounds of solitude...
Once well known as a boy orator, Church still casts a spell in a land where the spoken word is revered. He has struck back at his tormentors by labeling them "scummy and fraudulent" and comparing their technique to Hitler's "Big Lie." The right-wing radicals, Church trumpets, are trying to take over the "entire American political process." He does not go out of his way to bring up national or international issues or boast of his chairmanship of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. But he defends his past stands and reminds critics: "Once I was against...
...legged. My wife's knock-kneed. When we stand beside each other we spell...
...Governor now insists that he would not change any benefits. The Republican assails the President for the inflation that is particularly hard on people living on fixed incomes. This time around, the Republicans are not conceding a single constituency to the opposition-a strategy that may well spell victory in November...