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...back to academe, she rushed from the Oval Office declaring she had to return to New York and bolster Chad as it went into verbal battle with villainous Libya. In the end, of course, her very virtuosity kept her from the pinnacles of power. Now Ambassador-at- Large Vernon Walters, a world troubleshooter for six Presidents, is likely to take...
...Cabinet members to challenge the Pentagon boss publicly on defense spending, insisting that the military must take part in the deficit-reduction drive. Perhaps even more significant, Shultz and Regan are personal friends and their two wives enjoy socializing together. The Shultzes stayed at the Regans' Mount Vernon home when the Secretary of State first replaced Alexander Haig. While Regan insists that he would not try to persuade the President to cut his defense requests, the Pentagon budget is certain to become a political football once the deficit debate heats up in Congress. And Weinberger could have a tougher time...
...year past the age at which he would have been retired at Merrill Lynch, and virtually anywhere but in Reagan's White House he would be considered conspicuously old for such a demanding job. He and Wife Ann, who have four grown children, built a home near Mount Vernon on property once owned by George Washington; ironically, they had purchased the land for their retirement. With a net worth estimated at close to $30 million, Regan hardly needs gainful employment. Yet friends say that he has thrived in his second career, and Administration insiders would not be surprised...
...firm of Vedder, Price, Kaufman & Kammholz; Robert Malott, chairman, FMC Corp.; Marvin Mitchell, former chairman, CBI Industries; Paul Rizzo, vice chairman, IBM; Thomas Roberts Jr., chairman, DeKalb AgResearch; Elaine Yarrington, former executive vice president, Standard Oil of Indiana. The resigning directors: Weston Christopherson, former chairman, Jewel Cos.; Vernon Loucks Jr., president, Baxter Travenol Laboratories...
...recent speech, he lashed out at the Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, former Urban League President Vernon E. Jordan, and Hooks, charging that they led blacks to a "political Jonestown" in the presidential election...