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...portraits of six previous Presidents for TIME, took the cover shot of George W. Bush at the Governor's Mansion in Austin, Texas, on Monday, Dec. 4, minutes after he got word of the U.S. Supreme Court's first decision in his favor. That put Bush in an upbeat mood, and Coupon found him to be a relaxed and cooperative subject, especially contrasted with some past ones. "Clinton wanted to appear a certain way and had strong ideas about how he wanted to look," says Coupon. "Bush gave the impression that he was more in a position to be compromising...
...hear those closest to him tell it, George W. Bush never broke a sweat during the 36 days of electoral limbo that almost deprived him of the presidency. His closest advisers, friends and even family members all describe Bush's mood during that tense period as "serene" or "calm" or "even keeled." He was never angry, they say, never worried or self-pitying. His sister Dorothy Bush Koch was so concerned about his state of mind that she would call down to Texas periodically to see if he needed cheering up. He didn't. "Don't worry about me," George...
...truth, this isn't one of Jones' best performances - his phrasing seems just a little off and he doesn't seem quite in the mood to milk every ounce of melancholy. It's almost as if he's miffed that Cash spurned him and that he's having to lay down the track to fill an album. But Jones is still Jones, it's undoubtedly a great song, and producer Pappy Daily has done a fine job of setting the scene, providing some haunting fiddle and a light touch of wailing pedal steel...
...Reagan as the source of some of his economic troubles. But George W., though the successor to a wildly popular Democratic economic legacy, has been lucky enough to see that legacy start fraying long before November. He can lower expectations without taking any of the blame, and with the mood as it is now he'll get credit for merely pulling out of the nascent tailspin, presumably with Greenspan's help...
...plunged the Vice President's team back into darkness. They fretted that media opinion had just been turning their way, that with the call to count the votes being heeded, Gore would finally look like a winner. And then the counting stopped. "People aren't in a good mood," says a senior adviser. "Conventional wisdom can gel against...