Youth Brigade: Out Of The Loop

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By Newsweek Editors

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Once Peppy Young White House staffers look back glumly to May 27 as the day the music died. That's when David Gergen came in as Bill Clinton's adviser and quickly cut down on staff meetings to stem news leaks and reduce the time Clinton spends in discussions. Now, young aides complain, they are ignored, and most real decisions are made with only four people in the room: Clinton, Gergen, chief of staff Mack McLarty and aide George Stephanopoulos. While they blame Gergen, the staffers are most disappointed in one of their own: Stephanopoulos, who, they say, adjusted all too easily to the new order.

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