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...quintessential Reagan-era Power Party was thrown last week at the Georgetown home of Joseph Canzeri, a former presidential scheduler who now runs a public relations concern. Delayed slightly by the Washington Redskins' 29-27 win over the St. Louis Cardinals (occasionally even power rituals are only the second most interesting game in town), Canzeri's Venetian-style Christmas fete attracted a classic "interesting Washington mix": diplomats (Nepalese Ambassador Bhekh Thapa), members of Congress (Senators John Tower and Sam Nunn), name journalists (Columnist Mary McGrory), plus the Reaganaut social front line (Presidential Counsellor Edwin Meese and Wife Ursula...
...Force dispatched two Jet-Stars and a C-9 transport to gather the Presidents. Joe Canzeri, the White House's wizard on transportation arrangements, began a frantic 48 hours of orchestration. Secretary of State Alexander Haig was official leader of the party, so he got the "Presidential Suite" on board 26000 ("The diplomatic way out," joked Haig). Irony flashed through the minds of the arrangers. Two cabins behind Haig would ride Nixon and former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, for whom Haig had worked as a lesser aide. Such is the span of fleeting power...
They came together for their flight late Thursday afternoon. Canzeri made certain that the Presidents landed in Washington at precisely the same time, and shared a helicopter to the White House for Reagan's eloquent farewell...
...give the Presidents a touch of the old class, Canzeri had rustled up matches with their names printed on the covers along with the Presidential Seal. Briefing books on the funeral (unclassified) and on the political dangers following Sadat's death (classified) were neatly laid out in the seats...
Aides to the two other members of Reagan's "triumverate" of high-level White House staff advisers--Craig L. Fuller, chief aide to Edwin Meese III, the president's counselor, and Joseph W. Canzeri, an assistant to Michael Deaver, the White House deputy chief of staff--also received promotions...