Reagan Administrations - Reagan's Advisers

Reagan's Advisers

Reagan, unlike Carter, delegated authority very well and did not work excessively long hours. He quipped: "It's true that hard work never killed anybody, but I figure why take a chance at this late age" (Cannon, p. 125). Ably advised by a series of White House advisers, Michael Deaver, Edwin Meese III, and James Baker, (and later Donald Regan and Howard Baker), he trusted his cabinet secretaries to run their departments in accordance with his general philosophy. James Baker was a seasoned Washington professional while Meese and Deaver, who had been with Reagan since the early days of his California governorship, understood how he and Mrs. Reagan liked to work. They presented the president with detailed schedules of each day's activities and wrote out one-page summaries of all the issues on which he was required to make decisions or hold meetings. They then trusted him to use his disarming blend of charm and common...

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