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...Park Service, for its part, maintains that deterioration is a myth. The lands "are in better shape than they were ten years ago," says Director William Penn Mott. The Interior Department, which operates the Park Service, is still motivated by the philosophy of former Interior Secretary James Watt that the parks are for the people -- and if the people want extra bathrooms, fast food and motels, so be it. It is only elitists, Watt used to say, who have the time and money to tiptoe through the tall grass, hearkening to birdcalls. He demonstrated his point by roaring through Yellowstone...
...name all the people who worked in the Reagan Administration and were indicted or left office under a cloud of suspicion? The list contains more shady characters than a shadow boxing tournament. Michael Deaver. Lyn Nofziger. James Watt (remember him?). Oliver North. John Poindexter. Rita Lavelle...
Right-wing true believers like Attorney General Edwin Meese and former Interior Secretary James Watt would get the brush-off in a Bush Administration. "There are no ideologues around George Bush," says a prominent aide. "He can't abide people who know they have all the answers." Bush's Cabinet would be a model of old-fashioned Republican moderation. It would surely include his longtime confidant James Baker, who would probably give up his stewardship of the Treasury to take over as Secretary of State. Nicholas Brady, chairman of the investment banking firm Dillon Read & Co. and a former Republican...
...implication when he writes, "Nancy raised half a million dollars herself for the Joffrey Ballet, and ((Son)) Ron turned out to be one of its rising stars." Despite Nancy's attempts to downplay her influence on her husband's decisions, Deaver confirms her role in the firings of James Watt and Donald Regan...
...that she no longer has to spend her days hunting elephants, Watt is making a return visit to her homeland. "I had never wanted to go back, because of the sad memories. But after all, I am Chinese, no matter how much I love America. So I am going back." But, she adds, "it will be as an American tourist...