George Shultz
George Shultz (December 13, 1920 - February 6, 2021) was US Secretary of Labor (1969-1970) and of the Treasury (1972-1974) under Richard Nixon's administration and US Secretary of State (1982-1989) during the Ronald Reagan administration.
Frank Zappa and George Shultz
"Going on about the Mideast (in a November 1986 conversation during the turmoil over arms shipments to Iran), Zappa continues, "Where was Bush during all this?" He refers to a recent trial of arms dealers involved in a private, clandestine attempt to direct arms to Iran: "They played a tape on CNN which went, 'We just got the green light – Bush says – it's okay but Schultz doesn't like it.'" Zappa's conclusion is that the cover-up is far more insidious than it looks, with one object being to protect Bush's presidential aspirations. "They're trying to make the front-runner look good." - Winter In Amerika, Interview by Steve Lyons and Batya Friedman, Option, January/February 1987.
In 1989, Frank Zappa called Shultz' office to congratulate him for his more open-minded ideas about drugs. Since he wasn't there, he sent him a letter, along with a copy from The Real Frank Zappa Book. Shultz wrote a letter back. During They're Doing the Interview of the Century, Part 1 (May 1990), Zappa discussed their correspondence.
