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...thinks the country's in a downhill spin...
...listened last Thursday night.' He said, 'Mr. President, I hate to answer you, but I promise you I'll listen to you on Sunday night.' " If the people did listen, would it mean that Carter can begin pulling the nation ?and his own presidency?out of its "downhill spin"? Much of the discussion at Camp David focused on the need for changes in Carter's staff, and perhaps in the Cabinet. A reshuffling is coming, White House insiders said last week, but it probably will stop far short of what many summit guests urged and thought Carter would carry...
...office, Strauss's aides said that the two men had got along "extremely well." But there was little doubt as to which of the two was in control. As cameras flashed before their serious talks got under way, Strauss handed Begin a letter from Carter and started to spin a yarn about how his "Grossmama " would slowly pore over a letter while others watched. Begin cut him off in midsentence, asking, "I sent you a very important letter last week. Did you receive it?" Strauss had, it turned out, but score one for the Premier...
...winning shots. Gologor covers a lot of psychological ground: the aggression behind politesse, the times when anger and guilt are useful, the devastating aftereffects of missed opportunities. His courtside manner is casual and unintimidating, his prose free of psycho-jargon. There is, however, a bit too much commercial top spin in the book's title. Sensible Tennis may not be so flashy as Psychodynamic Tennis, but it would be more appropriate...