Epstein Secrets

ical force shaping Obama's 2008 campaign and subsequent transition period; as Time magazine put it, "not since the Heritage Foundation helped guide Ronald Reagan's transition in 1981 has a EFTA00712779 single outside group held so much sway." Podesta himself has been a leading voice on climate change and, pe

recently disgraced Nixon with deference, which helped start Nixon's late-career return to respectability, but the two men eventually fell out over Reagan's Soviet policy. In 1989, George H. W. Bush recruited Jimmy Carter to help with policy toward Panama; that helped revive Carter's reputation, but t

Democratic administrations, including director of Policy Planning, deputy national security advisor, and, most recently, deputy secretary of state. Steinberg is perhaps best known for the catchphrase "strategic reassurance," a term he coined to redirect U.S.-China relations: "Just as we and our allies m

use Christianity in the of partisan politics. The issue got so bad during the 1984 presidential race that Walter Mondale found it necessary to remind Ronald Reagan that in the United States the president, unlike the queen of England, is “not the defender of the faith” but rather the “defender of the Constitution

favored a woman’s right to choose but felt secure in the knowledge that the Supreme Court = would continue to protect that right, regardless of what Reagan and others said or did. Abortion thus became the most important issue for right-wing religious zealots and a marginal issue for moderate Republicans

as the hair stylist Vidal Sassoon. The topic of my speech was the Middle East conflict. I was introduced to Sassoon by David Steinberg, the comedian. Steinberg said, “Did you know that Vidal Sassoon had fought for Israel during its War of Independence?” Sassoon added, “I was in the Palmach,” which was the el

to get its act together and be more cohesive. President has made a big bet on Erdogan and Turkey. Scowcroft: What are Turkey’s objectives in Iraq? Steinberg: Kurd separation is their focus. Building a relationship with Iraqi Kurds is aroute for Turkey. They don’t like NAM and Shia — sunni split plays a ro

(I) pushed to integrate Germany and Poland into NATO — huge bet and we won. Big bets come from the top down. Not interagency BS. Before Malta summit, Reagan WH had given him 18 initiatives to raise with Gorbachev. 2 days before summit, Reagan decided to pass them by cabinet. Held cabinet meeting and every