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...ceremonial guards he encountered. Nixon-who himself wears, somber grays and blues-had his staff order some kitschily elaborate threads for 150 of his White House police from a Washington military tailor. What did the President think of the uniform? "He likes it," reported Press Secretary Ron Ziegler. Some guests may have wondered whether the White House would soon revert to its old name. For a time, in the 19th century, the executive mansion was known as the President's Palace...
...different background. "For years, it's been good old Dean [Rusk], or Walt [Rostow] or George [Ball]," says one diplomat in London. "Now there's suddenly Heinrich Kissinger in the White House basement sweating over the Baden-Württemberg election, or names like Ehrlichman and Ziegler." One British writer saw Nixon's election as "the end of the affair...
SQUAPS, THE MOONLING, by Ursina Ziegler, translated from the German by Barbara Kowal Gollob, illustrated by Sita Jucker (Atheneum; $4.95). Apollo 11 literary fallout about an astronaut who returns from the moon with a funny little creature clinging to his space suit. His children make it their playmate and call it Squaps (the sound that answers all questions on the moon). Squaps enjoys the earth, especially his discovery of water -from shower baths, sprinklers and watering cans. And then comes the next full moon...
Neither Hershey nor Nixon net with reporters, but White House press secretary Ronald L. ziegler said he thinks Hershey is "very pleased with his new responsibilities." Nixon said in a statement "The nation owes Gen Herslicy a hearty well done...
Moreover, no one accuses Ziegler of creating an affability gap. Over cocktails, or throwing a football around at San Clemente, reporters find his company a pleasure. His easygoing nature is a rarity among White House staffers, and even his most muffled answers are often accompanied by a disarming smile that makes him look like a twelve-year-old playing a prank. "In the Johnson days, we would have screamed credibility gap," says Don Bacon of the Newhouse newspapers. "You can be mad as hell at him, but the son of a gun breaks into that grin, and you forget...