Postal Service moves push for 16cent stamp and five-day delivery
The Post al Service plans a 16cent stamp rise and five day delivery, early next year, with Bailar pressing ahead despite Congress. The plan signals a move away from reform talk toward swift action, drawing heat from White House and lawmakers who favor civilian oversight.
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Postal Service
Ben Franklin Bailor
Congress
Carter
Old Post Office Department
Commission
Bailor
Wall Street Journal
Bailar
White House
James Hanley
House
Bailor and Co
Post Office Department
Nixon Aid Offer to Hanoi Undermined by Vietnam War Break
The 1973 Paris truce article promised U S aid to North Vietnam and reconciliation with Indochina. The text notes Nixon’s follow up letter outlining aid amounts, while arguing the ceasefire collapsed as North Vietnam violated the agreement. The piece contends U S commitment to aid is nonsense under current facts.
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United States
Democratic Republic of Vietnam
Indochina
Henry Kissinger
Paris
U.S
North Vietnam
Nixon
Lester L. Wolff
House
South Vietnam
Hanoi
Security and Security Clearances Mentioned in a Personal Anecdote
The writer recalls a routine security check linked to figures like Mr. Jones and Miss Cadwallder and discusses William V. Shannon a Times editor and ambassador nominee. He notes the 1974 privacy act and reflects on the ethics of providing derogatory material and the open letter format of reports. He also jokes about St. Jude and political appointments under Carter.
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Mr. Jones
New York Times
Ireland
Eagleton
United States
FBI
State Department
Jones
William Shannon
St. Jude
Supreme Court
Jimmy Carter
Bella Abzug
Moynihan
Bella
Shannon
Security
White House Reporters Isolated in Carter Era Press Room
A vivid portrait of the White House press room during Jimmy Carter’s presidency. Reporters. photographers and aides cluster around the president while cameras and booms loom. The piece notes tensions between openness and control, and the evolving media dynamics shaping coverage.
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Kennedy
Nixon
Fdr
White House
West Hall
Oval Office
Carter
Georgia
Amy Carter
Tree House
Bill
Rose Garden
American Presidents and their echoing predecessors
The essay surveys how several U S presidents resemble earlier leaders. It contrasts Jefferson Madison Lincoln Roosevelt Wilson Eisenhower Kennedy Johnson Nixon Carter and others, noting shared traits such as charisma, policy aims, leadership style and mythic self-perception, while highlighting unique divergences.
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Lawton
Donald S. Bentley
Stephen F. Bentley
Return Postal Service
St. Petersburg Times
Ree
New York
William F. Buckley, Jr
The
Washington Star Syndicate, Inc
Jim Bishop
King Features Syndicate
Watergate
J. Anthony Lukas
Times
Jody Powell
Ed Murrow
Renglers
By Max Lerner
Los Angeles Times Syndicate
Lincoln
Jefferson
James Madison
Abe Lincoln
America
Roosevelt
Theodore
Franklin
Teddy
F.D.R
Woodrow Wilson
Harry Truman
Andrew Jackson
Dwight Eisenhower
U.S. Grant
Grant
Eisenhower
John Kennedy
Lyndon Johnson
Gerald Ford
Johnson
Texas
Richard Nixon
Charles de Gaulle
Wilson
Mr. Carter
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