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...Jimmy Carter emerging -tougher, demanding more of his staff, focusing more sharply on issues? Some recent evidence suggests that there is, despite the polls indicating that the public widely regards him as a weak leader. He acted unusually quickly to obtain the resignation of Adviser Peter Bourne when he became an embarrassment to the White House. He dramatically asserted presidential control over the scandal-tinged General Services Administration. And he has imposed a tighter rein on Cabinet officials...
...also probably reflects Carter's inability so far to reconcile the conflicting views of his two key foreign policy advisers: Cyrus Vance, who generally favors dealing with Moscow in a quiet and conciliatory manner, and National Security Affairs Adviser Zbigniew Brzezinski, who by and large advocates a tougher line. The Vance-Brzezinski differences, though firmly denied by the White House, affect much of the handling of foreign policy. Brzezinski's aides are often angry over what they regard as the State Department's unresponsiveness, its constant leaks and its ill will toward them. State Department officials feel...
...mistakes by ignoring his instincts and compromising instead of standing firm. As an example, his aides point to his reluctant backing of the generous minimum wage law. Not only did it fuel inflation and anger business, but it failed to win much gratitude from union leaders. The tougher "new" Carter has also been taking on Congress publicly, attacking it-accurately enough-for being slow, unresponsive and susceptible to pressures from special interests...
...that would only conclude the Administration's negotiations with the Russians. Carter would then have to open negotiations with the deeply suspicious U.S. Senate. According to California's Alan Cranston, the upper chamber's Democratic whip: "It's going to be a tough battle, tougher than the Panama Canal treaties. If we had to take up SALT today, it probably wouldn't make it." Cranston notes that even advocates of arms control are reserving judgment on SALT II until they see the final shape of the accord. He estimates that roughly 40 Senators favor...
...They'll have to print my name then." Her exile's journey ended with a sharp backhand volley at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club. No less a traveler than Chris Evert acknowledged: "She has been through a lot of hurt and loneliness. She is tougher than...