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Born and raised in Kansas City, Annapolis-trained Long, 63, spent part of World War II aboard the battleship Colorado. Entering the submarine service after the war ended, he received his first command at the age of 34. After a stint in Washington helping to develop the Navy's fleet of nuclear-powered submarines, Long went back to sea at the helm of the Patrick Henry, among the first of the new subs. By 1977 Long was a full admiral and Vice Chief of Naval Operations, and two years later he was made Commander in Chief of U.S. Forces...
Nevertheless, the Great Communicator did not stint on personal details. His diet is light and lean (except for tacos at lunch on Thursday) if not quite salt-free: "I mean, you'd have to be a raccoon or something to eat a hard-boiled egg without salt, but I use very little." He no longer body surfs, but still performs backflips into the pool "to show off for Nancy." By working out with weights and treadmill for 25 minutes every evening in his White House exercise room, he has gained 5 Ibs. ("muscle is heavier than fat") and added...
...fishbowl." He has done so, right down to making public his daily appointment book. Known for his integrity (he resigned as Nixon's Deputy Attorney General in 1973 rather than fire the Watergate special prosecutor), Ruckelshaus, 51, is a veteran of Government hotspots, including a stint as acting director of the FBI in 1973. Easygoing and open, he consults widely within the agency before making decisions, walking through the departments and sharing brown-bag lunches with lower-level employees. Says one: "He can be a Boy Scout but also one of the boys...
Neither he nor his Republican opponent, John Egan Jr., appealed to racial antagonisms of the kind that besmirched Chicago's mayoral election. It is encouraging that the Democratic machine in the City of Brotherly Love, unlike its counterpart in Chicago, did not stint in its support for a black nominee. Even Frank Rizzo, the bilious ex-mayor who was beaten by Goode in the primary, campaigned for him. However, the vote still cut unmistakably along racial lines. Goode received the support of 98% of blacks. And though he picked up a quarter of the white vote, a comparable white...
...could it have been 34 years ago and could the evangelist be celebrating his 65th birthday? Yes on both counts. Last week 1,000 cheering fans and local politicians watched as Graham unveiled a plaque commemorating the 1949 start of his Crusade for Christ. During that eight-week stint, 350,000 listened to the young preacher; more than 100 million have done so since. "I have never changed my message. I preach the Bible, and I preach it with authority," he says with seemingly undiminished vigor. "I still feel as though...