bentsen

Bentsen had done a remarkable job, and I didn't want him to leave, but he and his wife, B. A. , wanted to return to private life.

When I asked Bentsen about it, he just smiled and said he knew what he was doing.

Rubin, as moderator, was again keeping his own counsel, but I sensed he was with Bentsen and Panetta.

He wound up with a much higher percentage of taxation in his deficit plan than Bentsen, Panetta or Rivlin liked.

In early December, Lloyd Bentsen resigned as secretary of Treasury, and I appointed Bob Rubin to succeed him.

Regardless, it was clear that we had to do something, in Lloyd Bentsen's words, to lance the boil.

Bentsen, Altman, Summers, and Panetta bought the bond-market argument and believed deficit reduction would accelerate economic growth.

And I couldn't be prouder, both as a Texan and as a Democrat, because Lloyd Bentsen understands America.

Senator Lloyd Bentsen, Mickey Kantor, and Vernon Jordan went on my behalf.

Bentsen said we could save $3 billion by dropping the estimated cost of welfare reform from the budget.

At the end of one session on taxes, Clinton led a chorus of "Happy Birthday, " honoring Bentsen's 72d.

But not enough of Bentsen's strength has rubbed off on Dukakis.