"I Want to Be the President's Man"

A Near Tragedy Of Errors
Alumni of the Cuban missile crisis review their lessons

American Notes CONGRESS
Dangerous Liaison

American Notes EXPORTS
A Deadly Solvent

American Notes GUN CONTROL
Strict Liability

American Notes MUSIC
A Secret Song

American Notes POPULATION
Headed Downward

Playing for the Edge
Whether stalking turkeys or talking turkey, Jim Baker says, "the trick is in getting them where you want them, on your terms"

Dan Quayle's Diplomatic Debut
In his first foray abroad, he avoids mistakes -- and Communists

The Games Congress Plays
Lawmakers scheme to raise their pay while pretending otherwise

The Presidency
"I'm Staying Right Here"

Towering Troubles
Bush's pick for the Pentagon faces questions about his conduct


Britain Hard Cases, Strong Cure
Lawyers and doctors face of sweeping new reforms

Diplomacy Comrades Once More
Long bitter rivals, Beijing and Moscow plan the first Sino-Soviet summit in 30 years

Israel Shamir Molds a Peace Plan
But he offers no real concessions to Palestinians

More
Reason for Hope Than Fear Though the U.S. loses a diplomatic edge as the Soviets and Chinese grow closer, Washington still has much to gain from the new detente

Paraguay The Extinction of a Dinosaur
A surprise coup topples Stroessner after a 34-year rule

Soviet Union Inside The KGB
A rare glimpse into the workings of the Soviet secret police

West Germany Blitzkrieg by the Ultra-Right
Protest votes give xenophobic extremists a strong showing

World Notes NICARAGUA
Tightening Their Belts

World Notes SOUTH AFRICA
Heading for The Exit

World Notes SOVIET UNION
Bringing Home The Borscht

World Notes THE PHILIPPINES
A Plea to Go Home


Coming: A Historic Experiment
Biologists get set for gene transplants into humans

Even The Eskimos Froze (Environment)
A record cold wave moves from Alaska to the Midwest


Help on The Way (Medicine)
An AIDS drug is approved

Workouts for The Eyes (Health)
Therapies to improve visual performance get mixed reviews


King for A Day (Living)
In a Small Room With a View Hygiene and high-tech make Japan's loos the spiffiest ever

Pinellas Park, Florida. Freeze-Dried Memories (American Scene)
A service for pet owners means never having to say goodbye


Baseball Picks a Pioneer
League leader Bill White becomes the game's ranking black


Time Magazine Contents Page (Contents)
Vol. 133 No. 7 FEBRUARY 13, 1989

Time Magazine Masthead (Masthead)
Vol. 133 No. 7 FEBRUARY 13, 1989

Big Steel Is Red Hot Again
So why do mills want barriers against foreign competition?

Business Notes ADVERTISING CHARACTERS
Annoyed with The Noid

Business Notes BANKRUPTCY
Flat Tire For Yugo

Business Notes CORPORATE RAIDERS
Icahn's $340 Million Payoff

Business Notes DEFENSE CONTRACTORS
A Whiff Of War

Business Notes LITIGATION
Closing a Color Gap

Pocketful Of Stars
Michael Ovitz and his cadre of agents are Hollywood's new power brokers

Tiptoe Through the Tensions
Bush and Takeshita try to start out on the right foot


The Lure of the Classroom
Many professionals turn to teaching in midcareer


A Question of Responsibility
Joel Steinberg is guilty, but are others also at fault?


An Explosive Reception (Books)

Buck Passing (Books)

Critics' Choice (Critics' Choice)

Opera Blooms in Brooklyn (Music)
A bold new venture begins at a house older than the Met

The Best And Worst Of Warhol (Art)
A show traces the banality that inspired and undid him


Master Of His Universe (Interview)
TOM WOLFE, a journalist and novelist with a keen eye for society's foibles, looks back at a decade of greed and foresees a cooling of the national lust for money and license


From the Publisher (From The Publisher)


Politicians, Voters and Voltage