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Article: Loops of Power Snarl in Clinton White House; Mistakes and Confusion Seem to Be a Way of Life
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- The Washington Post
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- April 3, 1994
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White House Chief of Staff Thomas F. "Mack" McLarty was
defending the Clinton White House once again last week, saying that
its sometimes "uneven" performance "is not unusual in the first
year."
But this is Year Two. And there is little to suggest that the
wild ride the nation took with Bill and Hillary Rodham Clinton in
1993 was a function of first year settling-in. It appears to be a
way of life.
Despite endless efforts to tighten the reins and even out the
ride, the Clinton White House continues its breathtaking lurches. It
remains a place constantly reinventing itself with new people
learning their jobs and three sets of hands at the helm - the
president's, the First Lady's and ...