Word: sununu
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...ever wonder how Washington really works? Twenty-three leaders of top U.S. and foreign corporations tried to find out last week in a three-day, TIME-sponsored visit to the nation's capital. White House Chief of Staff John Sununu opened the TIME Executive News Conference with a spirited defense of the President's first 100 days. Cabinet Secretaries painted a dismaying picture of U.S. drug, environmental and educational problems. One morning was spent in the CIA's domed and soundproofed "bubble" with officials, including Director William Webster. In a majestic Supreme Court conference room, Associate Justice Anthony Kennedy paced...
...Reagan Administration's agreement ran into turbulence during two of Bush's National Security Council sessions in mid-March. Outspoken opponents included White House chief of staff John Sununu, a former engineering professor, who argued that the U.S. risked losing the technological edge represented by the plane's so-called source codes, which coordinate its electronic features. The doubters were joined by Secretary of Commerce Robert Mosbacher, who says he wanted to ensure that "this aviation technology, which has taken so many years of blood, sweat, tears and money to develop, did not instantly allow our biggest competitor to catch...
...they are an embarrassment no longer. Bush's son and grandson went to earthquake-stricken Armenia to help in relief efforts. Several are involved in child or community programs. It seems they are as much a part of policy initiatives as John Sununu, and more so than Dan Quayle...
...Tuesday, one day after he was sworn in as "drug czar," Bennett talked * the import ban over with Treasury Secretary Nicholas Brady, whose department oversees the BATF. Bennett got word to White House chief of staff John Sununu about the plan. When the White House did not object, Bennett and Higgins went ahead and announced the import ban last Tuesday...
When the Tower nomination foundered, an inordinate share of the blame began falling on Sununu for his lack of Washington experience and his abrasive personality. Many of the Tower snafus, however, were beyond Sununu's control, as are most of the tensions in the structure of the Bush White House. Several Administration officials expect that this spring training crisis could even strengthen Sununu's hand as Bush realizes he needs someone to run stronger interference for him. Already Sununu has adopted the system used by Bush's vice-presidential chief of staff, in which subordinates are under strict orders...