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Bush aides hint at resignations
SPRINGFIELD. Pa. (APJ — President Hush will
ask for resignations from his Cabinet and other
top administration officials if re-elected and
would completely remake his economic team in u
second term, aides said Monday.
The announcements came as Bush sought new
ways to invigorate a stalled campaign that ap
peared to got little benefit from the leudoff presi
dential deflate.
Treasury Secretary Nicholas Brady, Budget Di
rector Richard Damian and chief White House
economist Michael Boskin would all be replaced
for a second Bush, some senior administration
and campaign officials said.
"There will be a now economic team," said one
senior official, speaking on the condition of ano
nymity.
The White House luter released a memorandum
to nil federal Cabinet and agency heads from chief
of staff James A Baker 111 telling all presidential
appointees to prepare to submit letters of resigna
tion "immediately following the election "
Although Baker's memo does not include the
possibility that Bush might lose, he told agency
heads: "I know you agree with me that it has boon
an extraordinary privilege to serve President Bush
as u member of his team during this first term
"1 trust you will agree with me that this proce
dure will afford the president maximum flexibili
ty in making the decisions necessary to stuff his
second administration." Baker wrote to hundreds
of appointees who are subject to Senate confirma
tion.
"That gives him the flexibility to pick new peo
ple and obviously many of the people who are
now in the administration will be asked to stay
on." presidential spokesman Marlin I'lt/watcr
said earlier.
"Sounds like they've had a losing season and
the coach wants to fire the team," Clinton said in
Philadelphia. "In America, when you have u los
ing season, the coach gels fired, not the team "
Baker was expected to give a speech later this
week on his new prospective job
The day after the first deflate. Bush focused on
economic themes.
He said Democrat Bill Clinton's economic plan
was "worse than Mondale, worse than Dukakis
"We're part of a global economy," Busti said at
a rally in this Philadelphia suburb. " Ibis is no
time to hand the wheel to u novice." Latur, he
campaigned in Holland, Mich.
Speaking of Sunday's debate, Bush told his
Pennsylvania audience: "I don't pretend to be an
Oxford debater, but 1 think I did OK."
Polls suggested that the first deflate did little to
7 don't want to name any
names, but I think you can
assume that when there's a
new administration, there'll be
a lot of change.'
— Marlin Fitzwater,
While House spokesman
narrow the gup between Bush and (Minton, rang
ing between 10 and IS points in most national
polls.
Robert Teeter, Bush's campaign chairman, ac
knowledged that Bush's persistent trailing in tin
polls by 10 points or more represented a major
hurdle that would be difficult to surmount
"What we've got to do in the next debates is
really get a locus on the economic plan, lector
said "We've got to sharpen that up
Teeter conceded that many Americans remain
unhappy with Bush's handling of the economy,
saying, "u lot of voters feel he did not pay It a lot
of uttention" over the past year.
For that reason, administration and campaign
officials said a new emphasis will be made in the
campaign's closing days on the economy and
Bush's economic proposals.
Monday's focus on putting a new economic
team in place was an effort to try something to gel
Bush's campaign moving again
"I don’t want to name any names but I think
you can assume that when there's a new adminis
tration. there'll be a lot of change." said presiden
tial spokesman Marlin Fit/water
Fit/wnter would not specify which members of
the White House and Cabinet teams would re
main hut suggested that "many of the people who
are now in the administration will bo asked to
stay on."
Fitzwater said that one of the first things Baker
would do In his new assignment would be to de
velop legislation to submit to the new Congress to
carry out the president's proposals for an at ross
the-board tax cut and accompanying spending re
ductions.
Baker, if Bush is re-elected, "will help pul to
gether a new team to implement tiie program,"
Fitzwater suid
Fitzwater. asked about Bush's intention to ask
for mass resignations upon re-election, said such
a policy "gives him the flexibility to pick new
people."
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Former military leaders
give backing to Clinton
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Bill Clinton, whoso credential* a*
a potential commander In chief have come under fire from
President Bush, picked up the harking Monday of former
military leaders who praised the Democrat's “vision for our
country's future."
"Those gathered here today collectively have hundreds of
years of military service." Clinton said, flanked by the retired
generals and admirals, muny of them decorated war heroes.
"I look forward to working with them to make stsro we
have the strongest military we need." Clinton said, making
the appearance after a weekend in which the Bush-Quaylo
campaign started airing a now ad on Clinton's efforts to avoid
the Vietnam dmfl
Over the past week. Bush has hit Clinton on his participa
tion in anti war demonstrations two decades ago while
studying at Oxford University In England and his student
travels to Moscow
"The election is primarily uhuul the future of our country."
the military loadors said in a statement. "The national securi
ty of this nation depends, first and foremost, on its domestic
strength.''
Clinton, appearing later in Delaware, said the military load
ons’ endorsement was "o stem rebuke to the rhetoric of the
other side."
"They said, 'We believe that patriotism is not the privute
property of the Bush administration.' " Clinton said
A dozen retinal officials appeared with ("Union; another
eight signed the statement.
They included Army Lt. Con Calvin A H Waller, a Viet
nam veteran and second-highest ranking officer in Desert
Storm; Vice Adm. Richard Truly, a former head of NASA,
and Adm. Stansfleld Turner, former head of the CIA
Retired Adm William Crowe, a chairman of the |olnl chiefs
of staff under both I'resident Reagan and Bush, endorsed
Clinton weeks ago ami was on hand after flying in front St
Louis with Clinton
Also hacking Clinton was Gen Mike Dugan, a former chief
of stuff fur the Air Porce who was fin'd after disclosing con
tingency plans for bombing Iraq during the Persian Cull War.
ami (ion John Wickham, u former chief of staff for the Army.
VP candidates ready for
next debate in Atlanta
A TLAN TA (Al'i The presi
dential campuign spotlight now
shifts to Dan Quuyle. A! Coro
and James Sloekdalo as tint
ihtue running mates square off
for thnlr only debate
For Quuyle, the showdown
Tuesday night in Atlanta could
bo especially critical Not only
is (’resident Hush In dire need
of a campaign lift, but. if the
Bush-Quuylu ticket loses In No
vember. tills may tie the vice
president's last showcase op
portunity for u long while to
bolster his chances for a run at
the top job in 1606.
Gore, too, could have more
than just top-oTthe-tickel inter
ests at stake, since lie also is a
regardful a presidential pros
peel. But the debate outcome -
burring on utterly disastrous
showing — likely isn't so pivot
al for his own career. Regard
less of what happens in No
vember, he will have a strong
political power base either
the vice president y or a secure
Senate seat from Tennessee
The Nu 2' are set to meet
just two days after Bush. Bill
Clinton and Ross I’erot faced
off in St Louis in the first ol
three presidential debates
Because the {tolls show Bush
trailing badly behind Clinton,
•'Quoyle has got to think about
his own political future." said
Erwin Hargrove.
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