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FROM THE PUBLISHER, Page 7
Do you ever wonder how Washington really works? Twenty-three
leaders of top U.S. and foreign corporations tried to find out last
week in a three-day, TIME-sponsored visit to the nation's capital.
White House Chief of Staff John Sununu opened the TIME Executive
News Conference with a spirited defense of the President's first
100 days. Cabinet Secretaries painted a dismaying picture of U.S.
drug, environmental and educational problems. One morning was spent
in the CIA's domed and soundproofed "bubble" with officials,
including Director William Webster. In a majestic Supreme Court
conference room, Associate Justice Anthony Kennedy paced cheerfully
as he quoted from Shakespeare and the Constitution. Assuring his
visitors that it was all right to stay longer, Kennedy quipped,
"Hey, I'm going to be here for the rest of my life."
At the end, the participants appeared more confident about
America's international position than its domestic challenges. "I
was impressed by the seriousness of our domestic problems," said
James Harvey, chairman of Transamerica Corp. "But at least we are
squarely facing them. In business, half the solution is simply
knowing the problem."