Editorials Jimmy's reluctant backers at Birmingham meeting
A three day gathering in Birmingham drew 2000 black Democratic activists from 11 Southern states to debate strategy for the 1980 election. They weighed backing Carter or replacing him with a new party while fearing Carter's fall would hurt others. The draft Kennedy movement grows meanwhile in 15 states with uncertain impact. A Portugal cabinet formed under premier designates Pintassilgo as autumn elections loom.
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Birmingham
Carter
Jimmy
Kennedy
Atlanta
White House
Workaholics defend their habits in business culture
AP report quotes Eugene Jennings and Marilyn Machlowitz arguing that workaholism signals excellence not weakness. They challenge stereotypes, noting many top executives rose from the bottom and seek recognition rather than money or power, while few are alcoholics or unhealthy despite long hours.
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John Cunniff
New York
Eugene Jennings
Marilyn Machlowitz
Yale
Jennings
Michigan
Machlowitz
Today in History August 3 1979 highlights
On this date in history events span from 1492 when Columbus sailed from Spain to the discovery of America, to 1958 Nautilus first undersea North Pole crossing, 1970 Hurricane Celia hit Corpus Christi, and recent probes of Nixon’s impeachment climate and Israel Lebanon actions.
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Associated Press
Christopher Columbus
Spain
America
Bay of
Palermo
Sicily
Benedict Arnold
West Point
N.Y
U.S
North Pole
Los Angeles
Houston
Cuba
Corpus Christi
Texas
Carter reshapes staff as Jordan acts in new role
Amid a Carter administration shake up, Hamilton Jordan assumes de facto chief of staff duties. The move tests the president's leadership image and political clout, raising questions about governance style and 1980 campaign implications.
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Carter
Jimmy Carter
Washington
Hamilton Jordan
Jordan
Woodrow Wilson
Colonel House
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Harry Hopkins
Dwight Eisenhower
Presidential aides and the chief of staff role through history
The article traces how presidents used a chief of staff or key deputy, from Eisenhower with Sherman Adams to Kennedy, Nixon, Carter, and Hamilton Jordan. It notes the tensions of power, access, and isolation in the Oval Office, and suggests Carter faces similar tradeoffs as he relies on a strong trusted aide while fearing diminished popularity. It closes with Eisenhower’s defense of executive staffing by saying, I need him.
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Iet
Jennings
Sherman Adams
New Hampshire
Eisenhower
Washington
Adams
John Kennedy
Robert Lyndon Johnson
Bill Moyers
Richard Nixon
H.R. Haldeman
Jimmy Carter
Nixon-Haldeman
Oval Office
Jordan
Hamilton Jordan
Carter
Dwight Eisenhower
Nazi links to Latin American torture and the Colony reveal shadow Nazi networks
A top secret Senate report links Latin American dictatorships with Nazi fugitives, alleging ex Gestapo and ex SS officers guide torture and propaganda in Chile’s Colony and DINA. It ties five nations to Operation Condor and cites Letelier’s assassination as potentially connected to these networks. US authorities note Colony autonomy and German leadership in Parral.
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Jack Anderson
Washington
Nazi Germany
South America
Adolf Hitler
Third Reich
Senate
Latin America
Germany
Dale van Atta
Chile
Paraguay
Uruguay
Brazil
Argentina
Condor
United States
Orlando Letelier
FBI
DINA
Augusto Pinochet
Letelier
Pinochet
Parral
Linarest
CIA
Franz Pfeiffer Richter
Europe
DINAL
Unhorn Gestapo
Berlin
State Department
Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Mount Sinai
National Institute On Drug Abuse
House Nacotics
Lester Wolff
D-N.y
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Gerald Ford
House
Ford
Israel
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Tel Aviv
Donald F. Graff
Merry
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