Reagan’s Second-Term Cabinet

REAGAN’S SECOND-TERM CABINET

‘Our year for action is ’85, not ’86.” That’s what the President is telling his staff these days. As soon as the people start recalling that the election is over, Mr. Reagan says, they’ll begin thinking about the ’88 race, and the off-year elections of ’86. The press will hype it, and Reagan will be a dead duck before he’s even a lame duck. The mandate momentum —all the stronger if the win is big— has got to be exploited fast and early. That’s the message circulating around the White House, and it’s coming right from the top.

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REAGAN’S SECOND-TERM CABINET

‘Our year for action is ’85, not ’86.” That’s what the President is telling his staff these days. As soon as the people start recalling that the election is over, Mr. Reagan says, they’ll begin thinking about the ’88 race, and the off-year elections of ’86. The press will hype it, and Reagan will be a dead duck before he’s even a lame duck. The mandate momentum —all the stronger if the win is big— has got to be exploited fast and early. That’s the message circulating around the White House, and it’s coming right from the top.