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Quietly, efficiently, going his own way, Jaworski has turned out to be nobody's man but his own, determined that justice be done. Says a close associate: "Anyone who thought that Leon would not press the Watergate investigation with full vigor and integrity simply did not know Leon." He has remained scrupulously open-minded. Jaworski puts it this way, in his soft-spoken Texas drawl: "At my stage of life, do you think I would come in here and be part of anything that would ruin whatever name and reputation I have established over the years...
Serpico was convinced that police were the true guardians of society, a secular breed of Jesuits. His one burning hope was to become a good cop; he loved the vigor and ingenuity which the work requires, but above all he wanted to serve the people of his precincts. Even when he discovered that the force was pitted with corruption--that almost the entire plainclothes division raked in protection money from gambling and whorehouses--he refused to let that recognition sink him. He never quit: he took his allegations before a series of Lindsay aides and deputy commissioners and finally broke...
There is greater vigor in finding local approaches to national problems because of Washington's failure...
...efforts, the gritty good humor of President Nixon at his 61st birthday party was belied by his appearance. His complexion was pallid, and he looked haggard and weary. Clearly, the two weeks already spent in San Clemente had not, as hoped, begun to refresh his spirits or restore his vigor. The evidence of the President's weariness came as a particular jolt to some of his staffers: they literally had not seen him since his arrival...
...general, though, Simon's show of purpose, vigor and decisiveness has won almost unanimous praise. The energy czar has moved quite deliberately to heighten his take-charge impression by running an open shop, which is remarkable in an Administration noted for its secrecy. By now, Simon must have set some sort of record for appearances on TV. He comes across to some watchers as self-assured and purposeful, to others as arrogant. Newsmen are delighted by his habit of returning their calls, no matter how late he has been working, and insisting that his staff do the same. Right...