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...style-was made at a two-hour Wednesday-afternoon White House strategy session that included top Carter aides and Vice President Walter Mondale. The participants were painfully aware that Carter needed a quick pick-me-up. His Administration seemed to have lost direction. Some people were talking about a one-term presidency. Two weeks ago, an NBC poll had given the President a discouraging 46% approval rating (down from 60% in February). Now Harris was out with figures that showed even more slippage: a 66% negative rating on his handling of the economy, 57% negative for the energy program...
...doubt the one-term Georgia Governor was much less experienced in foreign affairs than domestic matters. No doubt, much of his world view is rooted...
Married. John V. Tunney, 42, toothy, liberal one-term Democratic Senator from California who returned to his law practice after he was defeated last year by S.I. Hayakawa; and Kathinka Osborne, 35, former Swedish Olympic skier; both for the second time; in Los Angeles...
These could be the days that determine whether Jimmy Carter will be a one-term President. This test of his capacity to lead has come quickly, invited by his own impatience and inexperience and an unrelenting world. But it is not unique...
...will be the greatest one-term Speaker that the House has ever had," said Republican Leader John Rhodes with a sly twinkle. A roar of laughter rolled through an abnormally cheery House chamber. Just elected the 48th Speaker of the House on a straight party-line vote of 290 to 142, Democratic Congressman Thomas ("Tip") O'Neill replied with a good-natured dig of his own. "My colleague well knows I understand that he has his eye on the Speaker's seat," said O'Neill. "I am sure that is all he has on it." More laughter...