Word: statesman
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Carter's campaign to prod the allies into action began with another television appearance, this one extraordinary by any measure. Acting more like an embattled President going over the heads of a balky Congress to the people of America than a statesman dealing with sovereign allies, Carter personally took the U.S. case directly to the West European public. Interviewed by correspondents from British, French, Italian and West German television networks, he talked bluntly about
Having led his party to power for the fourth time, Trudeau also reclaims his title as the elder statesman among Western leaders. He is expected to play a larger international role and give his ministers ample leeway in tackling the country's domestic problems. In accepting his party's bid, Trudeau did make one provision: he will step down well before the next election-meaning in two to three years, or as Trudeau put it, after "I change the flow of things...
...sincerity both of a statesman and the guy next door whom you can invite over for a barbecue. George Bush is the friendly family doctor who specializes in frequent house calls. Ronald Reagan, meanwhile, is the chief surgeon operating on an anesthetized, failing patient. And if you believe George Bush, Americans don't want to be told they're dying. Bush's product is a conservative clothed in a moderate's rhetoric. He supports registration for the draft but denounces "war talk." He opposes SALT II on the ground it is based on Carter's perception of the "world...
...Nixon, trooping through Keene and Concord and Durham and Manchester with his USC Mafia, in the winter of '68, also knew what he had come for. His media barrage tried to portray a "New Nixon," matured from the days of Checkers and "last" press conferences, a wise and respected statesman well-suited to deal with a changing and complex world. But what about sex appeal? That could be a problem. Harry Treleaven, Nixon media mastermind and anti-hero of Joe McGinniss's The Selling of the President 1968, touched on this area in a memo entitled, "Why Richard Nixon Should...
...Porges look at them. If they feel something is missing or needs to be changed, they ask the correspondent to do the report over again. In today's lead story about the hostages, for instance, U.N. Correspondent Lou Cioffi has begun his report with an interview with Irish Statesman Sean McBride, who has been acting as a mediator. Kaplan thinks that McBride should go at the end of the piece, and the change is made...