The Imperial Presidency Revisited and Ford’s Paper Plan
An assessment of the imperial presidency from Roosevelt to Johnson and Nixon, with Ford’s pledge to donate his papers to the University of Michigan marking a shift toward scholar access. The piece notes tension over ownership of presidential papers and urges federal ownership and National Archives preservation to safeguard future research.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
Congress
Kennedys
John
Jacqueline
Bobby
Johnson
Nixon
Clay
Gerald Ford
Ford
University of Michigan
Grand Rapids
Michigan
National Archives
United States
Oval Office
Senator Soaper Votes On Bills Before Campaign Trail
Senator Soaper faces major bills in Congress before heading home to campaign. The piece notes decisions shaping the nation as lawmakers juggle politics with duties. It also mentions California sports stadiums may allow wine sales at games next year, pondering possible wine color associations with sports.
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Congress
California
Buckley on the GOP labor dilemma and Novak’s view
William F Buckley Jr reflects on Robert Novak’s comments about Ronald Reagan potentially beating Carter and the GOP’s struggle with labor unions. He weighs Taft and Nixon era strategies, noting whether the party should ally with unions or contest their power, and argues opposition to union excesses is patriotic.
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Robert Novak
Ronald Reagan
Carter
Novak
Republican Party
Leonid Brezhnev
George Meany
House of Representatives
Mr. Novak
Uctions
Richard Nixon
Organized Labor
Robert Taft
Ohio
Taft
George McGovern
Teamsters
Nixon
Ford
Reagan
Dunlop
GOP
Labor Demands Dunlop and Opposes Brown in Carter Pick
AFL CIO insists on returning Jom T. Dunlop as Labor Secretary, rejects Harold Brown as Defense Secretary, and faces opposition from Black and Women’s groups. Burke accuses Dunlop of insensitivity, while Carter weighs union pressure against a possible second choice.
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Washington
Jimmy Carter
Big Labor
Secretary of Defense
Afl-Cio
Carter
Jom T. Dunlop
Ford
Harold Brown
Carter Coalition
Dunlop
National Women's Political Caucus
Congressional Black Caucus
Black Caucus
Yvonne Burke
California
Labor
Ray Marshall
University of Texas
John Dunlop
Aflcio
Lane Kirkland
Brown
Two party system risks and Carter era realignments
Jeffrey Hart argues that the party system may evolve beyond a strict two party layout as modern communications and shifting independents erode old loyalties. The piece cites Illinois Governor elect James Thompson, Jimmy Carter’s rise, and 18th century English politics to illustrate potential fracturing into dominant yet amorphous parties. It also examines Rusk's cautious stance on Brzezinski as national security adviser and Carter's potential reorganization of economic leadership with a stronger CEA role under Schultze.
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Congress
James ‘Thompson
Illnois
Washington
Illinois
Jimmy Carter
Institutional Democratic Party
Carter
England
Georges I and II
Sunderland
John Connally
Jim Thompson
Rusk
Dean Rusk
Zbigniew Brzezinski
Columbia University
Benjamin Read
Brzezinski
Read
Marshall Fund
State Department
Soviet Union
Charles Schultze
Brookings Institution
Schultze
the Treasury
Budger
Johnson
CEA
Treasury
Economic Policy Board
EPB
Ford Administration
William Simon
Charley Schultze
Defense
Carter Faces Two Front Economic Challenge Ahead
Joseph Kraft Carter Retains Action Options for economic policy as he prepares to take office. He avoids dogma, aims to stimulate growth while controlling inflation, weighing one shot tax rebates, permanent tax cuts, increased spending, or combos. Confidence issues and Fed restraint loom, with Lance nomination and steel price moves signaling cautious patience. Carter plans broad actions with no rigid ideological ties.
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Carter
Federal Reserve Board
Fed
Bert Lance
Office of Management and Budget
Burns
Federal Reserve
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