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Show "We all know of his brilliance" . . . "We all know of his stubbornness" . . . "We know of the courage of his convictions; that he is fearless? that he always does what he thinks is right. Not right for George Shultz but what is right for the nation." We know of his selflessness - of his loyalty." Turning to a widely different source, speaking on the same occasion, a liberal Democrat and no candidate for a Lakeside talk at the Grove, - Katherine Graham, publisher of The Washington Post. She says: "This George Shultz is a man of many virtues and a few flaws, I'm sure. His backhand volley comes immediately to mind. But, above all, he's defined by three characteristics. ..."First, he is a man of high principle." . . . "He challenged President Nixon on the use of wage and price controls. He also refused to pose one time with a chart on unemployment, so devised that a small monthly dip in the jobless rate looked like a spectacular drop. 'It's a dishonest chart, and I won't do it,' he said quietly. He said no to President Reagan's lie detector tests and argued against the Iranian arms sale, although he was not able to prevent it. . . . "he provoked a certain and vehement controversy when he patently refused to allow Yasser Arafat into this country to address the U.N. He has on this and some other occasion had the audacity even to take measures other than those advised by Washington Post editorials." Mrs. Graham continues. "Second, . . . George Shultz is a man of great courage. As Secretary of Labor, he chose to investigate the shocking murder of Jack Yablonski who dared to run for President of the United Mine Workers against Tony Boyle. As Secretary of the Treasury, he refused to comply with the Nixon Administration's desire to use the IRS to harass its enemies." . . . "Finally, George Shultz is a man of wisdom ... He has created policies that are far-sighted and firm strategic concepts carried out with pragmatism, and his wisdom has given him a rare perspective, not only on the present but also on what lies ahead." From a third source, winding up a show celebrating Bohemian George Shultz's 65th birthday, Bohemian Peter Arnott said, and I quote: 3. |