Word: switches
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...switch in reasoning seemed to reflect the Administration's recurring tendency to speak with different voices about Nicaragua. Privately, some Pentagon sources attributed the hyping of concern over the Bakuriani and its cargo to officials at the White House and National Security Council. The State Department also expressed frustration over the way the MiG issue had materialized: on his way to the OAS meeting, Shultz characterized the original leak as "a criminal act." For his part, Defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger coolly deplored the "hysteria" that had arisen over the incident, even as the Pentagon provided the varying rationales...
...True Believers are already plotting to move Kirkpatrick into the post of National Security Adviser, now held by Robert ("Bud") McFarlane. But Shultz is opposed to such a switch. He regards Kirkpatrick as too hard-line and erratic. He would prefer to retain McFarlane, who is an ally and has a low profile. Shultz may get his wish. A close friend of Reagan's says, "I see the President relying on McFarlane more and more. I don't think Bud is going anywhere...
...only that, but we've gained you the credibility you need to make the big switch...
Local coverage in Boston was most noteworthy for the stations' annoying reluctance to switch to their network anchor desks. Channel 7, for instance, gave us a plodding Tom Ellis while Dan Rather announced the Reagan victory. And the station also took its time before joining the Reagan family in Los Angeles. Their viewers missed the first couple walking up to the podium. Let the record show that Mrs. Reagan, like Rather, wobbled just a bit and appeared slightly dazed...
...hard at first to adjust, but it was good [to switch so often] because I knew they were looking at me," he says...