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...regional conflicts in the world, none holds more menace." In the U.S. view, three problems have to be settled somehow?territory, peaceful relations and the Palestinians ?and the Administration blames Israeli intransigence for much of the frustration. Since January, as a result, the White House strategy???as Israeli supporters in the U.S. are angrily aware?has been a deliberate, escalating diplomatic offensive to nudge Israel toward negotiations that could lead to both peace and a Palestinian state on the West Bank. Simultaneously, the Administration has been trying to push the P.L.O. toward recognition of Israel...
...peer into the office of CBS President Robert Wussler, just across 53rd Street. Occasionally the two men wave at each other from the heights, like rival aviators saluting before a dogfight. But sometimes?when he is trying to woo a star away from another network or plan a secret strategy???Silverman, head of ABC's programming, draws his drapes: if he can look into Wussler's office, Wussler can look into his, and Silverman does not want anyone, especially anyone at CBS, to know where the Red Baron will strike next...
These latter appointments were part of the Administration's Southern strategy???an attempt to appeal not only to Southerners and conservatives throughout the country, but also to the many whites who are upset by black crime, youthful radicals, busing to integrate schools, and the "coddling" of criminals by the courts. Attorney General Mitchell effectively counseled this strategy as Nixon's presidential-campaign manager. It helped gain Nixon enough Southern states to ensure victory despite the candidacy of George Wallace...
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