Presidential accountability and CIA overreach in U S history
The piece argues presidential responses to CIA actions shape oversight and accountability. It cites Eisenhower Kennedy Ford Nixon and others, urging tighter controls, inspectors general, a single oversight committee, and a strengthened Congress and presidential responsibility to ensure lawful intelligence operations. It questions whether oversight strengthens or disperses accountability and stresses presidential duty to uphold laws and charters.
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Francis Powers
Russia
Eisenhower
Central Intelligence Agency
Kennedy
Bay of Pigs
Cubs
Fidel Castro
CIA
Nixon
Ford
Chile
Angola
Congress
Senate
House
Congressional Ieaction
Intelligence Oversight Board
Evaluating Presidents and Public Image Across Eras
A historical survey examines how presidential performance and character shapes voter judgments. It cites Barber's theory of active and passive presidencies, notes shifts in views of Truman Eisenhower Kennedy and others, and reflects on enduring ideals of the First Citizen versus changing public morality.
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White House
Grover Cleveland
Duke University
James David Barber
Barber
Fdr
Truman
Ike Conlidge
Woodrow Wilson
Lyndon B. Johnson
Richard M. Nixon
George Washington
Abraham Lincoln
Washington
Lincoln
Lord Bryce
Bryce
Edgewise: PCI and PCF shifts echo Cold War line
A columnist links shifts in Italian and French communist parties to a broader move away from Leninist orthodoxy. Marchais restores Popular Front rhetoric, while Berlinguer’s historic compromise idea and Garaudy’s expulsion are weighed against Moscow's line and past Stalinist strategies.
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Italy
Italian Communist Party
PCI
Enrico Berlinguer
Christian Democrats
Palmira Togiiatti
PCE Remus
France
French Commounist Party
PCF
George Marchais
Tocbe Tore
Maurice Thorez
Marchais
Proletariat
Popular Front
Thorez
Paris
Dunhal
Portugal
Czechoslovakia
Roger Garaudy
Communist International
Stalin
Mot D’ordre
Moscow
Jacques Duclos
Garaudy
Washington Merry-Go-Round The Chief Justice a Personal Glimpse
A profile of Warren Burger portraying a private, meticulous chief justice who shops discreetly in Georgetown and funds court furnishings. The piece notes his aloofness, dignity, and conservative turn of the Supreme Court, along with routines, hobbies, and leadership style shaping judicial culture.
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Washington
Warren BE. Burger
Els
Georgetown
Burger
Supreme Court
Nixon
Borger
Carsed
Gerald Ford
Warren Burger
States of the Union
Mmarble
Dante
Mansere
Earl Warren
Urger
United States
Goodbye to New Hampshire in a campaign vignette
Washington residents laugh at a spoof encounter during the New Hampshire primary, as Dundee recalls Wellborn's past praise of Bretton Woods and New Hampshire while Wellborn courts Florida voters in Disney World. The exchange highlights candidate image, attention from voters, and regional pride amid early contest rhetoric.
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Washington
New Hampshire
Dundee
Florida
Wellborn
Disney World
Mr. Wellborn
Sam Dundee
Mount Washington
Bretton Woods
Sam
Wyho
United States
Laura
America
Union
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