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Article: William Kristol; The Education Secretary's Fired-Up Office Engineer
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- The Washington Post
- Article date:
- March 16, 1987
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The door that connects William Kristol's office to that of
William J. Bennett swings open without warning, bangs against the
wall and admits the secretary of education.
He interrupts Kristol's interview with a reporter to thrust a
newspaper clipping at Kristol, barks a two-sentence analysis and
leaves.
A few minutes later Bennett bursts through the door again, this
time to talk about an upcoming speech. A third visit is made to
mumble about a delegation of Florida students in town to protest
funding cuts.
So it goes much of the day-Bennett bustling through to the
adjoining office to consult with, complain to or question his chief
of staff. The give-and-take is constant because Kristol is ...