Reagan Mind and the Four Pillars of Presidential Power
A New York Times analysis argues Ronald Reagan’s success hinges on his staff and his ability to align his style and character with a coherent mental universe. It notes tensions between budget cuts and defense outlays, and contrasts his approach with Nixon and Carter, predicting the next months will test his integrative resolve.
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New York City
Ronald Reagan
Edward Roony
Henry Jackson
John Tower
Maxwell D. Taylor
William Blake
Reagan
Lebanon
Richard Nixon
Jimmy Carter
Silence of Church Leaders on Poland and Afghanistan Crisis
President Reagan presses human rights diplomacy with the Soviets and Poland but faces church leaders' silence at home. Despite freeing Lech Walesa and lifting martial law, many Catholic bishops and mainline churches avoided taking a stand on Poland and Afghanistan while debating disarmament and U S policy.
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Reagan
Poland
Afghanistan
Solidarity
Lech Walesa
United States
Russia
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General Assembly
Latin America
Africa
PCUS
World
National Councils of Churches
U. S
More Marines to Lebanon Test of Reagan Peace Initiative
The piece argues that the Lebanon crisis may require sending more U S Marines as Israeli occupation continues. It notes slow withdrawal talks, calls for intensified effort, and warns the outcome will test U S credibility in the Arab world while urging renewed diplomacy with Israel and Lebanon to maintain momentum of the peace plan.
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Reagan
Beirut
Lebanon
West Bank
Gaza
United States
Philip Habib
Morris Draper
Washington
George Shultz
Menachem
Middle East
Death Penalties and the Supreme Court Obstacle Course
Raoul Berger argues courts overstep in capital punishment cases and urges legislative and public engagement. He links Furman v Georgia to historic standards of cruel and unusual punishment and calls for restraining judicial power through amendments or congressional action.
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Raoul Berger
Congress
Richard Nixon
Berger
Nixon
White House
Supreme Court
Ted Williams
Brennan
Marshall
Harvard Law School
Furman
Georgia
Potter Stewart
Big Brother
Alexander Hamilton
Balance's Law And Laughs From Bennett Cerf
A fragment from a humor column lists satirical definitions by Bennett Cerf from The Laughs on Me and continues with a reader letter by Victoria H. Causey. The note comments on football Saturdays and pop culture fascinations including Tom Selleck.
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Galahad
Gladiator
Victoria H. Causey
ERA
Paul Newman
Magnum, P. I
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