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...political candidate who stresses faith, openness and accountability, such a tactic is questionable; from an author who pledges an accurate depiction of his presidential years, the omission is inexcusable. Yet he is ready to take a dig at Ronald Reagan for the Republican President-elect's behavior during a transition meeting between...
...Audrey Bruce Currier '56 who vanished with her husband when their small aircraft disappeared) have reason to feel deprived. But so far, the only strategy they have devised to combat their identity crisis has been to dream up possible new names for the Houses, and that is a tactic that will never work Without a doubt, the only way Derek Bok and Martina Horner will consent to renaming North and South Houses is if their institutional palms get greased in a big way--something on the order of $5 million would probably...
They were called "roarbacks," those last-minute campaign charges of doubtful validity and howling viciousness that were so common in 19th century American politics. In this more enlightened age of television and marketing, the term has been forgotten, but the tactic endures. Indeed, negative political advertising seems to be growing, and getting meaner, in the closing weeks of this year's campaign...
...Director David Stockman and the chairman of the CEA. In weekly break fast meetings of the group, Feldstein has managed to hold his own in even the most esoteric of budget debates with Stockman, who possessesa daunting reputation for his deft handling of twelve-digit numbers. Feldstein's tactic: offering historical comparisons backed up with specific statistics, a device that Stockman has also used with success in policy disputes. Says Treasury Secretary Regan of the meetings: "Marty gives Dave a run for his money. If we're talking about the rates of real growth in periods following recessions...
...Begin's shrewd tactic, with both Jimmy Carter and Reagan, to speak admiringly of Presidents in public, while ignoring their counsels and doing whatever he wants to do. Since this ploy had worked many times before, Begin, in an interview with David K. Shipler of the New York Times, acknowledged some "differences" and "misunderstandings" with the U.S. over Lebanon, but described Regan as "a wonderful friend of the state of Isreal." Five days later, Reagan surprised angered Begin by setting forward an American plan for the Middle East that for the first time openly challenged Begin's course...