A spirited and substantive four-cornered conversation that ranges from the prospects of the Reagan-Bush ticket and the question why it wasn't a Reagan-Ford ticket to the problems facing America--stagflation, racial tensions, the Iran hostage crisis, the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. DL: "Well, first I can say that those that were watching television knew much more than those who were in the meetings [choosing a running-mate]. ... It was rather interesting sitting in Governor Reagan's suite and watching various people on the floor of the convention telling us what was happening." ... LG: "Quite apart from the human tragedy of these lost and stunted lives [in the inner cities] is a very significant social dilemma because the working of the complex American society depends upon harmony among all the parts, and the explosions in Miami and the past

explosions in other cities are the worst possible grit in the gears of the American system. So I think that impulse in the Republican Party which is very fresh, very energetic, very confident ... augurs very well certainly for the long-term future and probably very much so in the short term in this next election."