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Christian, George E. (George Eastland), 1927-2002
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- know in either party that I thought in 1964 was best equipped
to be President. 11 He said his recommendation of Humphrey had
cost him dearly from Robert Kennedy and Eugene McCarthy, both
of w horn wanted the nomination.
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- Kennedy, Robert F. (Robert Francis), 1925-1968
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MEETING OF THE PRESIDENT WITH
HUGH SIDEY OF TIME MAGAZINE
FEBRUARY 8, 1967
This was a general discussion on American involvement in Vietnam.
The President said that President Eisenhower, Kennedy and Johnson
had done everything possible
- had seen Leon Keyserling on television, and
it was the the meanest thing he had ever seen directed against Bobby
Kennedy.
The President said he feels there has been a dramatic shift in public
opinion on the war, that a lot of people are really
- recalled the situation when FDR
closed the banks, and when President Kennedy faced the Bay of Pigs
and the Vienna Conference. "We don't spend enough time remembering
back, and not enough time looking ahead." He said he recalled that in
1948 only two members
- spent $9. 5 billion on poverty in his last year, Kennedy
$12. 5 billion, and Johnson $28 billion. Manpower training cost from 3 to 4 to
12 billion in the same period. )
The President: It is not right to say that we are not moving fast enough
because
- . It is unfortunate we are there, but throughout
history we have had to face this situation where aggressors try
to capture their enemies. Eisenhower told Kennedy this would
be his biggest problem. Kennedy attempted to solve the South
east Asian situation