WHO'S WHO
WHO'S WHO in the Administration Donald Regan won his battle with Nancy Reagan over whose candidate would become the new White House press secretary. Mrs. Reagan supported Sheila Tate, her...
...Deputy Press Secretary—Peter Roussel...
...Because of the agency's compartmentalization, Gates has had little contact with its covert action side and may not have the knowledge about its personnel needed to rein in those who are always threatening to get out of control . . . In WHITE HOUSE Assistant to the President for Policy Development— Gary L. Bauer was undersecretary of Education...
...And what is one to make of the fact that three of Regan's four top aides are leaving, or said to be leaving...
...President, I just want you to know that I've taken care of...
...Yet the First Lady emerged victorious in the struggle over who would write the stateofthe-union address...
...Ambassador to the Soviet Union—Jack F. Matlock Jr...
...He also complained to Beggs about the use of Pepsi-Cola on the shuttle...
...Robed M. Gates, the new head of the CIA, is an extremely capable bureaucrat, a skilled and intelligent paper-shuffler and boss-pleaser...
...WHO'S WHO in the Administration Donald Regan won his battle with Nancy Reagan over whose candidate would become the new White House press secretary...
...General Colin L. Powell was senior military assistant to Frank C. Carlucci when he was deputy secretary of Defense...
...The president chose the first draft of the writer she wanted, Ken Khachigian, who was Ronald Reagan's original White House speech writer...
...But this is not necessarily so—by any means...
...Director, Small Business Administration—James C. Sanders...
...White House aides who have a private message they want to deliver to the president, but whose only access to him is in meetings with other officials, quickly acquire the knack of lagging behind as the meeting ends and the others go out the door to say, "By the way, Mr...
...Ambassador to the Philippines—Nicholas Platt was executive secretary to Secretary of State George P. Shultz...
...Counselor—Max M. Kampelman remains ambassador to U.S...
...Reagan supported Sheila Tate, her former press secretary, or Gary Shuster, a former CBS reporter, but her husband chose Regan's man, Marlin Fitzwater...
...Thomas was so sure his version was going to be used that he briefed the press on it, and later had to call up and sheepishly announce that his briefing was "inoperative...
...But the CIA is a bizarre mix of personnel—competents, turkeys, and lunatics...
...AGENCIES AND COMMISSIONS Director of Central Intelligence—Robert M. Gates was deputy director of CIA...
...Ambassador to the European Community in Brussels—Alfred H. Kingon was assistant to the president for Cabinet Affairs...
...Alfred H. Kingon will become U.S...
...Deaver was representing Coca-Cola at the time...
...was chief Soviet specialist on the NSC...
...President, Government National Mortgage Association—Glenn R. Wilson Jr...
...was a Houston investment advisor and businessman...
...AGENCIES AND COMMISSIONS Director, Central Intelligence Agency—William J. Casey...
...Speaking of Deaver, a new book by James Beggs, the former NASA administrator, tells how Deaver called him to complain that Christa McAuliffe was saying too many nice things about the Kennedys...
...Senior adviser to National Security Adviser—Lt...
...The president rejected versions by Tony Dolan and his regular White House speechwriting staff and that of Regan's right-hand man, Dennis Thomas...
...Assistant to the President for Political and Intergovernmental Affairs—Mitchell E. Daniels Jr...
...STATE Undersecretary of State for Security Assistance, Science, and Technology—Edward J. Derwinski was former Republican representative from Illinois...
...AGRICULTURE Assistant Secretary for Agriculture—Robert L. Thompson...
...Out WHITE HOUSE Director of Communications—Patrick Buchanan...
...Ambassador to the European Community, Thomas Dawson is rumored to be the future ambassador to Costa Rica, and David Chew is just said to be looking . . Because Colonel Oliver North did not have a private meeting with Reagan, most people assume he could not have told the president about the Iran-contra arms deal...
...A surprising new White House adviser has been Robert Strauss, the former chairman of the Democratic National Committee, who was recruited by Michael Deaver to help the Reagans figure out what to do about Irangate...
...Board Member, Federal Reserve—Edward W. Kelley Jr...
...office for Arms Reduction in Geneva...
Vol. 19 • March 1987 • No. 2
