European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 28, 1981, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 12 the stars and stripes january 1981 Helen Thomas Reagan seems to love every minute of Job in his first few Days in the White Ronald Reagan must have Felt he was on a Holly Wood his official As with other presi arc made according to a detailed Sce Nario carefully planned by his top All appear designed to create an image fan activist president totally in but always hovering in the background Are three top wary and protective Counselor Edwin chief of staff Jim Baker and Deputy chief Michael the Imperial trappings Are Reagan even makes jokes about but in his Oval office sessions with staffers and Visi the style is casual and he sits on a sofa and tells anecdotes to break the Reagan seems to be Loving every minute of his new they All do at the euphoria of the inaugural and the hopeful mood of the people creates an atmosphere of Good from the moment he was sworn Rea Gan appeared intent to hit the ground run he immediately signed an order freezing hiring in the Federal former president Carters first act in office was to give amnesty to the Vietnam desert with the hostage crisis Reagan concentrated on the he met twice with his once with his economic advisers and invited to the White House democratic congressmen who chair committees that handle tax and budget promo he also hosted a breakfast meeting with Republican congressional leaders and told them they will be consulted on major pro Grams so they can be in on the takeoffs As Well As the Reagan began his first Day in office with pomp and presiding at the swearing in of 38 top he entered the East room to the strains of Hail to the chief and i want you to know 1 dont Wake up every morning to the Marine the ceremony was oath taking by staffers has been a routine matter in the the next Day Secre tary of state Alexander Haig was sworn in at the White House by a in other symbolic gestures to prove the frugality of his Reagan or dered a 15 percent slash in travel by top Federal officials and a Cut in consulting services and he asked Cabinet members and Federal Agency chiefs to do without new office those orders do not apply to the White White House staffers Are enjoying the old Perks Carter including Doort door chauffeur there is a appropriation Avail Able for Nancy Reagan to redecorate the family in the Days following the Reagan telephoned several world leaders to Tell them he wanted to have Good relations with them and their reporters and photographers were summoned several times for photo sessions in the Oval each time a reporter tried to get in a Reagan would say Doodna tiredly this is not a press Confer to symbolize the new portraits of Republican presidents Abra Ham Lincoln and Calvin Coolidge went up in the Cabinet room replacing those of Thomas Jefferson and Harry and As a personal a Crystal vase filled with Jelly Beans Reagan s favorite Candy was placed on the Cabinet and Large color photographs of Reagan and his wife were Hung on the Walls of the Corri Dors near his Reagan awakens about 8 and walks to work from the mansion with an entourage of aides and secret service unlike some of his he does not seem to crave Solitude during working hours and does not use the hideaway study used by presidents since Lyndon Reagan is a hit with the policemen on duty because he gives them a cheery Good morning and exudes More friendliness than previous Reagan apparently does not seek the image of a populist the Only outsiders who had an appointment with him in the Early Days were leaders of an antiabortion he is followed constantly by a military aide carrying the Black bag sometimes called the football that contains nuclear attack he also is accompanied frequently by his personal Daniel Reagan enjoys a social he held a reception for his inaugural and he also went outside the White House to lunch at the Alibi club and Dine at the Alfalfa club on although he is just getting used to the All signs indicate Reagan is going to enjoy his life in the c United press International Judith Miller Reagan disappoints righting activists in its first Days in the Rea Gan administration has found itself under attack from conservative legislators and activists who were among Ronald reagans earliest and most ardent the attacks focus on two separate but overlapping themes the naming of Moder ate and no ideological and even to Cabinet and other High level and the fear that these nominations indicate Reagan will not carry out his conservative Campaign weve All been a conservative aide on Capitol Hill concluded in an we boys on the right have gotten Snow Jesse and the sen ate steering a loosely knit group of 20 attempted to Block the nominations of Frank designated to be Deputy Secretary of de and four sub Cabinet officials in the state beyond members of the party right Wing have expressed dismay at the appoint ments of Donald Regan As Secretary of the Samuel Pierce As Secre tary of housing and Urban development and Bell As Secretary of they View these men As Gerald Ford Republic who held the 2 Post in the Central intelligence Agency under former president Jimmy is regarded As a a Friend of Walter according to John chairman of the National conservative political action which helped defeat several lib eral senators in the 1980 i think Reagan has chosen to surround himself with people who simply do not share the same vision of America that he Dolan its mind boggling that con pro Reagan activists Are being bumped off Job while people who have no commitment to Ronald Reagan Are be ing Given other conservative Reagan loyalists Are equally something has gone very said Richard a conservative publisher and direct mail Howard National director of the conservative a lobbying what i fear is in the 1984 elec judgment will be passed on True conservatism without its in been Many Senate whose sup port Reagan needs to fulfil his major Campaign Are deeply angered that the conservatives who served on reagans National Security and foreign policy transition teams have been virtually excluded from senior government Secretary of defense Caspar Wein for dismissed the entire transition team on defense the Day after his and no member of the transition team for the Cia has been appointed to a senior Post in that More Helms and others Are known to be concerned that William Ca the director of Central has apparently rejected major reorganization proposals aimed at strengthening the nations intelligence these proposals were made in reports prepared by the transition team and by the heritage foun a conservative research Helms put a hold on Carluccis Penta gon a Senate tactic rarely invoked but traditionally to Block Senate action on his and told Secretary of state Alexander Haig that he was prepared to place similar holds on prospective state department nominees that the steering committee they include Lawrence a former aide to Henry Kissinger and now the ambassador to who is expected to be nominated As assistant Secre tary of state for european affairs Paul former defense department official in the Carter who is Haigs Choice for director of policy plan Ning John former ambassador to who served under Haig on the National Security Council in line for assistant Secretary for East asian and Pacific and Chester a Georgetown University professor who is expected to be named assistant Secretary of state for african compounding conservative anger Over specific appointments is the vague but pow Erful sense that Reagan including regional and state directors in last years have been bypassed for jobs in favor of traditional and no ideological by some of these people have absolutely no interest in Ronald do not care what he stands for and May have actually voted against said a key Senate Republican who asked not to be Why were these people selected i think the personnel people and de Meese dont want to ruffle the Waters and Are just More Comfort Able with establishment kind of Edwin the White House chief of staff Pendleton a longtime personnel and recruiting and Peter acting counsel to Are cited As among the key figures who have selected administration some senior including the Senate majority Howard Baker of do not see these signs of discontent As a asked if he believes that the steering committee might thwart the Republican party ability to carry out the presidents Baker i do not believe it constitutes a threat to Ronald reagans pol pressed on whether he would Hon or Helms request to put a hold on several said that he would respect any senators request for such action for 24 he that he would not Honor such a request indefinitely and that action on nominations is essentially a leadership other republicans on Capitol Hill and elsewhere that the Reagan administration and the presidents conserva Tive constituents May be heading for a series of confrontations whose outcome could imperil the new administrations promises of Swift and dramatic action to solve the nations the conservatives seem unwilling to Back they maintain that the hiring and promotion of which has been called an Effort to broaden reagans political will weaken his pro Grams and serve to betray his strongest to say that Reagan has to employ coun silk stocking George Bush republicans is Dolan that didst win him the he won by broadening his base to the the Blu Collar the born again Southern Reagan has a commitment to these peo and Hes got to live up to Dolan he didst win by being a centrist he won because Hes c new York times