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Republican Congress, The
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Republican Congress, The

Former Secretary of Labor and university professor Robert Reich talks about the abrupt changes that took place when the Republicans gained control of Congress in the 1994 congressional elections. "I had to stop a lot of bad things from happening and...

Public Service
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Public Service

Former Secretary of Labor and university professor Robert Reich talks about the extraordinary importance of public service. "As a democracy, we are not going to survive without activists, without idealists...without people who care and are going to ...

Senate Approval Process, The
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Senate Approval Process, The

Former Secretary of Labor and university professor Robert Reich talks about his approach to the Senate approval process after being named President Clinton's choice to be Secretary of Labor. "Rather than answer their questions with an argument, I an...

Setting Priorities
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Setting Priorities

Former Secretary of State James A. Baker notes that the Secretary of the Treasury has more latitude in determining what to concentrate on than does the Secretary of State. "You're a little bit more hostage to what happens in the world as Secretary o...

Importance of Foreign Policy, The
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Importance of Foreign Policy, The

Former White House press secretary Mike McCurry talks about how the perception of foreign policy has changed for many Americans since the Cold War. "Throughout the years of the Cold War," Mr. McCurry explains, "...Americans instinctively knew that f...

Reagan Triumvirate, The
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Reagan Triumvirate, The

Former Secretary of State James A. Baker talks about the way he, Ed Meese and Mike Deaver split up responsibilities as President Reagan's three most influential staff members during the first term of the Reagan presidency.

Ideals and Heroes
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Ideals and Heroes

Former Secretary of Labor and university professor Robert Reich talks about growing up in the 1960's, during the height of the civil rights movement, with heroes like Martin Luther King, Jr., John F. Kennedy, and Robert Kennedy. Secretary Reich also...

Role of the Secretary of State, The
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Role of the Secretary of State, The

Former White House press secretary Mike McCurry talks about the evolution of the role of the Secretary of State, a position he says has declined somewhat since the end of the Cold War. At the same time, Mr. McCurry adds, other Cabinet posts which ar...

President Clinton's Management Style
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President Clinton's Management Style

Former Secretary of Labor and university professor Robert Reich talks about President Clinton's love of ideas and inclination to talk with people at all hours, often for far longer than originally planned. As a result, Secretary Reich explains, Pres...

Presidential Flaws
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Presidential Flaws

Former White House press secretary Mike McCurry explains that all Presidents have flaws in one way or another, because every human being is flawed. "The problem," according to Mr. McCurry, "...is that we just in the last part of the 20th century dev...