It has been a dazzling bit of footwork, even for a world-class dancing man like William Bennett. Since he took office in February 1985, the brash Secretary of Education has turned himself into the most visible and surely the ) most audible member of the Reagan team. During the primaries, he flirted with various presidential aspirers who eyed him as a running mate: "I dance with all the girls," he chuckled. So was he hungry for higher office? "I'm not running for anything," he said. Amid a riptide of Administration defectees, Bennett held fast.
Then on May 9, Bennett told Reagan...
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