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am; and Sylvia Matthews, a brilliant young woman who worked for Bob Rubin, to replace Harold Ickes as deputy chief of staff. About three weeks after the election, I had received a remarkable letter from Robert McNamara, who, as secretary of defense under Presidents Kennedy and Johnson, had prosecuted the Vietnam War. At least I was mercifully and uncharacteristically brief, and the people knew how I saw the world and what I intended to do. Unfortunately, what should have been a life-affirming event was marked by yet another tragedy, as I announced th

lims and Serb Orthodox Christians, a dividing line along which there had been conflict from time to time for six hundred years. They were a blessing in our lives. ou consider that it’s just not worth it, and do you consider resigning the office?” “Never,” I answered. n calling for an independent counsel, though they couldn’t give a reason that approached credible evidence of wrongdoing.