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...large measure because Baker and Deaver persuaded her he should be replaced as Secretary of State and she in turn persuaded the President. In 1982, after William Clark had taken over for Allen, Clark got on her bad side. She favored his transfer from the White House to the Interior Department--a push that proved unnecessary, as it happened, when Clark volunteered to go. One disgruntled former Administration official called the trio of Nancy Reagan, Deaver and Baker "Mama and the Gold Dust Twins." But the First Lady does not always get her way. When Clark became Interior Secretary...
Several of Reagan's aides, however, have felt a hankering to move on. Last week it was announced that two of the President's closest California confidants would soon take their leave: Deputy Chief of Staff Michael Deaver wants to bolster his bank account, and Interior Secretary William Clark plans to ride back to his 880-acre ranch near San Luis Obispo. Two others in the California contingent are also poised to shift. After a bruising inquiry into his finances, Presidential Counsellor Edwin Meese was renominated last week to succeed Attorney General William French Smith, thus bringing Smith closer...
...resign during the New Year's holiday. The request was hardly new. Almost two years ago, Clark, then National Security Adviser, felt worn down by White House battles and talked of leaving Washington. But Reagan persuaded Clark to stay, and later appointed him to replace bumptious James Watt as Interior Secretary. After the election, hard-line conservatives pushed Clark as a replacement for Chief of Staff James Baker, who aspired to a Cabinet post. The President kept Baker. There has been speculation that Clark is leaving because he has no prospect of returning to the White House, but he denies...
...back to the President's two terms as Governor of California, arrived in Washington as Deputy Secretary of State under Alexander Haig. Clark's appointment raised eyebrows because of his scant knowledge of foreign affairs. But he quickly overcame the know-nothing image. During his 15-month reign at Interior, Clark has changed few of his predecessor's policies, but he has scored points with some conservationists for at least listening to their concerns...
Under the auspices of the Interior Department, government workers erect a large nativity scene on the Mall near the Washington Monument. Burford is revealed to have taken several key church leaders to lunch prior to the decision to mount the display...