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...other hand, recent success monetary policy in reducing inflation suggest that a return to the easy money of the 1970's is unlikely. The outcome of the budget debate will thus have a very strong impact on interest rates, the value of the dollar, and U.S. competitiveness. It will not be the only in-fluency, however. Passage of tax reform legislation could also have a major bearing on competitiveness. At present U.S. tax policy favors sheltered domestic industries, notably housing, shopping centers and office buildings at the expense of other areas, notably manufacturing. The Treasury's tax reform proposals would...
Inside the White House, something far more significant for the success or failure of the second Reagan Administration also was taking shape. The organization chart of key players and their new positions of power was being sketched. But there was no blueprint, no grand design. As if by whimsy, top officials were leaving Government, switching jobs or signaling their desire to depart. Each seemed free to pursue his own quest for personal fulfillment, whether by taking on new challenges, easing into less wearisome tasks or just taking a rest. The President amiably concurred in the wishes of his subordinates...
...impending departure of Baker will complete a virtual clean sweep of the White House team that helped Reagan to an impressive record of success in his first four years, culminating in his landslide re-election. Many of the aides were Californians who had served him well in Sacramento when he was Governor more than a decade ago. Edwin Meese expects to be confirmed within a month as Attorney General. Deputy Chief of Staff Michael Deaver, the closest adviser on social and personal matters to both Reagan and the First Lady, is expected to take a Washington public relations job. Attorney...
...Deaver that day: "They both like the idea, and so do I." The President disclosed the well-kept secret personally on Tuesday morning, with Regan and Baker at his side, and found that he had given the evening news broadcasts a better story than his diplomatic team's success in Geneva. At his midweek press conference, the President said he did not think of Baker and Meese as leaving the inner circle. "They're just changing chairs at the Cabinet table," he said. "I don't care which side of the table they're talking from. I'll be listening...
...personnel shifts and personality clashes within an Administration do more than titillate Washington insiders. For good or ill, the success or failure of an Administration often turns on the working relationships of the people within it. Throughout his political life, Ronald Reagan has been surrounded by an inner circle of aides of proven talents and unquestioned loyalty. As he embarks on his second term, the old crew is dispersed and the course uncertain...