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- in the 1930s--they used to teach us that one of the best
examples of a vicious, money-grabbing senator, what they will do to keep getting elected,
was old Senator [Pat] McCarran from Nevada. He was the one who forced the United
States through his machinations
- upset.
The people who make a big play out of this have been Republicans in the
Congress.
I don't know if President Nixon will have this much trouble or not,
but my goodness, we certainly had-F:
To a certain extent is this Congressional reluctance
- departments involved; gold pool; strengthening of the dollar; promotion of Common Market in Europe; surcharge extension; tax reform proposal; consultation by Nixon staff; 1967 inconsistent economic forecasting; Group of Ten; estimation of LBJ
- they needed their own bank, so I helped write and defend
that legislation.
F:
Do you think this need for a bank for Latin America came out of sort of
a nationalistic pride, or do you think--?
B:
Yes.
If you'll remember, Mr. Nixon had certain problems
- departments involved; gold pool; strengthening of the dollar; promotion of Common Market in Europe; surcharge extension; tax reform proposal; consultation by Nixon staff; 1967 inconsistent economic forecasting; Group of Ten; estimation of LBJ
- years, and the
Nixon years. So he was a very wise fellow, but he was not about to get down into this
street-corner brawling that was involved here. Unfortunately I enjoyed it a little bit at the
time. I shouldn't have done it either, I suppose
- back in with the Nixon
Administration as under secretary. And he stayed on and now he is an outstanding
lobbyist here in the city. I think he is moving into the faculty of the University of Texas.
Did you know that? He is lecturing one or two days
