The Early Line On A Clinton Administration
Decisions, decisions. Whom will Bill Clinton tap for the top posts in his activist Administration? His personnel choices will reveal a lot about his policies. Will Clinton reach out to his Oxford Mafia of old-time friends? Will he feel compelled to reward campaign aides or shower plum jobs on national Democratic nabobs? Only the President-elect, his wife, Hillary, and transition chief Mickey Kantor have an inkling as the Name Game starts in earnest. Here's a roundup of the early contenders:
When it comes to foreign policy, don't look for Clinton to be too daring. His lack of expertise will lead him to consider a number of Democratic graybeards for Secretary of State, among them: House Europe & Middle East Affairs subcommittee Chairman Lee H. Hamilton (D-Ind.) (serious, liberal); Los Angeles lawyer Warren Christopher (savvy No. 2 in the Carter Administration State Dept., headed Clinton's Vice-Presidential search team); Lehman Brothers executive Richard C. Holbrooke (most likely pick if Clinton is looking for Asian policy expertise).
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