The Presidency by Hugh Sidey: Three Yanks in Europe

The Presidency

One of those White House aides in gray pinstripes, which all must come from the same store, called this summit journey "Three Yanks in Europe." Not bad. That will sell in Dixon and maybe Peoria as well.

Secretary of the Treasury Donald Regan, along with his economic tomes, packed his trusty tool kit (screwdriver, pliers, corkscrew), which he uses for emergencies, like repairing his spectacles. Secretary of State Alexander Haig ordered up three elegant new suits from his London tailor, Alexander Tarpey (dark gray, darker blue). Ronald Reagan had his Hollywood pompadour...

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