WHO'S WHO
WHO'S WHO in the Administration One of the things we were right about—that this national security staff was the worst in history—may have caused something else we said—that Pat Buchanan would...
...The resignations made necessary by Irangate tend to eliminate pressure for others to depart for fear that it will produce a rats-deserting-the-sinking-ship appearance...
...The hero of the arms affair is Peter Wallison, who replaced Fred Fielding as counsel to the president...
...The commission disbanded in July...
...Before we start sleeping well at night again, though, consider this: Carlucci has been chairman of Sears World Trade, which recently announced it was disbanding—and sending Carlucci on his way— because it had lost $60 million . . . . The case for giving National Security Council staffers a history test instead of a drug test upon hiring: none of the staffers involved in the shipments of arms to those Iranian moderates recalled that Jimmy Carter had tried something similar, nor that each time he had made overtures to moderates such as Abolhassan BaniSadr and Sadegh Ghobtzadeh, the plans were foiled by Iranian hardliners...
...Wallison and the White House deserve a bit of credit (but just a bit) for breaking the news...
...Incidentally, reports that on his secret mission to Iran McFarlane traveled on an Irish passport are probably true, though Irish officials say he didn't get one from them...
...The only way Regan will survive is if he has the goods on his boss—the president's recent blow-up at Nancy may mean that Regan does have the goods on him— and even then he might not...
...Some cynics note that the NSC job would have been a fine way to show their appreciation . In case there is any doubt, it was Robert McFarlane's idea to sell arms to Iran...
...It was Keel who, as executive director of the Rogers Commission, helped guide the panel away from investigating the White House involvement in the Challenger explosion...
...Oliver North is that he's just a tad wacko...
...CIVIL RIGHTS COMMISSION Staff Director—J...
...Wallison's one Achilles' heel may be his loyalty to his sponsor, Donald Regan, whom he might try to save...
...HOUSE Deputy Press Secretary—Larry Speakes...
...Keel was appointed to the NSC job in August...
...Why else did he keep telling friends that terrorists had poisoned his dog, torn down his fence, and put sugar in his gas tank...
...Deputy Director of Policy Development and Political Military Affairs—Lt...
...It is widely reported that Spencer is joined in his desire to get of Regan by Michael Deaver, James Baker III, and Nancy Reagan...
...Few have noted the interesting timing of Alton Keel's appointment as deputy national security adviser...
...Remember, Richard Nixon fired Bob Haldeman, who was the only witness to the smoking gun conversation, presumably reasoning that because Haldeman was guilty too, he wouldn't talk . . . . Insiders tell us that one problem with Lt...
...McFarlane's successor, John Poindexter, is not likely to have similarly erred . . . . Frank Carlucci's selection as National Security Adviser was hailed as bringing desperately needed competence that would restore confidence in the executive...
...One thing North is probably not is dishonest...
...Out WHITE...
...It was he who orchestrated the public confession of Reagan and Edwin Meese...
...Regan is almost sure to go, insiders say, because he has earned the opposition of Stuart Spencer, whose advice Ronald Reagan has habitually sought in the clutch...
...JUSTICE Assistant Attorney General for Administration—W...
...Following the St...
...Here's the smoking gun people are looking for concerning whether Regan knew about the diversion of money to the contras: Robert McFarlane was fired, in part, for not informing Regan of NSC doings...
...Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs—Admiral John M. Poindexter...
...Patrick's Day rule that everyone is welcome to pretend they're Irish, the country has long given passports to anyone claiming to have an Irish granny...
...Another factor is that Buchanan was demanding the NATO ambassadorship as his exit-price...
...The White House, Of course, was grateful that the Rogers Commission didn't find wrongdoing in the White House...
...He was one of two National Security Council (NSC) staffers to find out about the money in Richard Allen's safe and blow the whistle on the former NSC chief...
...Irangate may also have saved Otis Bowen, the secretary of Health and Human Services, at whom the White House was angry for his sponsorship of a government insurance program against catastrophic illness...
...Since no member of the press appears to have been onto the story, they might have been able to sit on it successfully...
...Buchanan is also likely to feel more comfortable in his job now that his nemesis, Chief of Staff Donald Regan, has lost so much power...
...In WHITE HOUSE National Security Advisor—Frank C Carlucci has been president and chief operating officer of Sears World Trade Inc...
...Colonel Oliver North...
...Al Latham, Jr...
...WHO'S WHO in the Administration One of the things we were right about—that this national security staff was the worst in history—may have caused something else we said—that Pat Buchanan would leave the White House in November—to be wrong...
...Lawrence Wallace...
Vol. 18 • January 1987 • No. 12
