Sinatra Sang Bacharach—But Only Twice
By WILL FRIEDWALD
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One of the things we did yesterday was go up onto the World Wide Web and listen to President Reagan announcing that he would fire the striking air traffic controllers. The date was August 3, 1981. “I must tell those that fail to report for duty this morning, they are in violation of the law,” he said. “And if they do not report to work within 48 hours, they have forfeited their [jobs] and will be terminated.” The word “jobs” we put in brackets because the recording was scratchy. The point was clear. What struck us was how simple and understated and deeply principled were the president’s remarks.
By WILL FRIEDWALD
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|One of the things we did yesterday was go up onto the World Wide Web and listen to President Reagan announcing that he would fire the striking air traffic controllers. The date was August 3, 1981. “I must tell those that fail to report for duty this morning, they are in violation of the law,” he said. “And if they do not report to work within 48 hours, they have forfeited their [jobs] and will be terminated.” The word “jobs” we put in brackets because the recording was scratchy. The point was clear. What struck us was how simple and understated and deeply principled were the president’s remarks.
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