Word: problems
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Dates: during 1980-1980
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...problem that turned out to be severe was the danger that a nominee would have a conflict of interest-or the appearance of it-between his private affairs and his Government job. Reagan is the first President-elect to staff a full Cabinet under the 1978 Ethics in Government Act, which tightens financial reporting for top Government officers and sets up elaborate rules to guard against a clash between their federal and private lives. Says Meese: "A President-elect used to call up a prospective Cabinet member. He would consult with his wife, call back in 24 hours...
...problem was where to put Weinberger, and the answer seemed to be in the Pentagon, primarily because Secretary of Defense was the hardest senior post to fill. Other candidates kept getting ruled out. Texas Senator John Tower campaigned for the job, but Reagan wanted him in stead to be chairman of the Armed Services Committee in the new Republican-controlled Senate. John Connally pushed to become either Secretary of State or Defense, but the Reaganauts balked at the outspoken and controversial Texan. Says one: "There are just too many problems with John, and he brings with him no political benefits...
Meese never seems harried and rarely seems to mind when staff members interrupt him. Reports TIME Correspondent Walter Isaacson, after observing Meese in action: "Every time his door opened, there was a staffer sticking his head in with a brief request. 'Sure, no problem,' Meese says over and over...
...hurt Detroit for years. Chrysler is now building no-frills models that sell for less than $6,000, but dealers are placing few new orders because sales are slow and high interest rates have made their carrying costs on unsold models exorbitant. Warns Chrysler Chairman Lee Iacocca: "Our biggest problem is getting the dealers to take the three weeks of December production...
...recession is partly to blame for tourist troubles in Hawaii, but the primary problem is the high cost of airfares. In the past 18 months, the price of a tourist-class round-trip ticket between Honolulu and San Francisco, some 2,400 miles away, has soared 75%, to $504. The remoteness that had always been Hawaii's allure is now its burden. Laments Edward Sullivan, managing director of the Hyatt