Word: successors
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...direct and unpretentious. He told of how Baldrige had ordered his staff to interrupt him for only two types of phone calls. "I was one," Reagan said, "and any cowboy who rang up was the other." In deference to Baldrige, Reagan decided not to begin the search for his successor until this week...
Until the attack on the Stark, former Chief of Staff Don Regan, his successor Howard Baker and other top White House aides never focused on the - political or military risks involved. Nor did the Congressmen who were informed seem interested in a full briefing. With the uproar over the Stark and the subsequent flurry of publicity about the reflagging plan, Baker and his men realized that the risks had not been adequately weighed. But by then it was impossible to back off, especially in the face of Iran's public crowing about the U.S.'s helplessness...
RETIRING. Roger L. Stevens, 77, indefatigable chairman and guiding light of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, a position he has held since 1961; in Washington. Stevens, a former real estate magnate and Broadway producer (Bus Stop), shepherded the actual complex into being in 1971. His successor: Ralph P. Davidson, 59, who steps down next year as chairman of the executive committee of Time Inc., and takes up Stevens' duties on July...
...Herrera publicly charged Noriega with corruption, election fraud and masterminding the murder of a leading opponent. Since then, the clamor to dump Noriega has grown more insistent. Indeed, Reagan Administration officials, anxious for Noriega to step down, said privately last week that they have begun to search for a successor behind whom they could throw their support...
...that only a successful summit can deflect attention from the Iran-contra affair and assure Reagan a favorable mention in the history books. And if Reagan is unwilling to make the concessions necessary for such a summit, Moscow may then conclude it can now afford to wait for his successor...