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Kraft also has more of a taste and talent for political detail work than the Georgians, in cluding Carter, whose disdain for party regulars was an asset during the campaign but has been a weakness in office. "Some things were falling between the cracks," acknowledges Jordan, who recommended that Kraft...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: Carter's Professional Politician | 7/3/1978 | See Source »

The controversial decision to allow the joining of the nation's seventh (Jones & Laughlin) and eighth (Youngstown) largest steelmakers into what will become the third or fourth biggest clearly hinged on Lykes' doomsday prediction. That prophecy could have proved self-fulfilling, because customers, suppliers and creditors all began...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: A Marriage in Weakness | 7/3/1978 | See Source »

"The facts of the Russian threat are now inescapable to everyone," says a strategist. "The President sees what the hell is going on. Up until recently he did not essentially believe what he was told by many concerned people." Carter's act of open-mindedness was truly courageous, by most...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE PRESIDENCY by HUGH SIDEY: It's a Time of Testing | 6/12/1978 | See Source »

Soon after arriving in Peking, Brzezinski met with Chinese Foreign Minister Huang Hua for 2½ hours at the Great Hall of the People on T'ien An Men Square. While U.S. and Chinese officials furiously scribbled notes, Brzezinski in his staccato voice outlined the American view of global...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: Making Friends in Peking | 6/5/1978 | See Source »

Time is not in his favor. As he grows and learns to love and depend on Madame Rosa, she grows older too. And her age does more than increase her love, it also saps her strength and undermines her health. Her weakness makes her still more dependent on Momo, which...

Author: By Anna Simons, | Title: Substance Over Form | 5/24/1978 | See Source »

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