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- Gordon [?], Ralph
McGill, Maurice Templesman, and Governor Robert Meyner of New Jersey--former
Governor Robert Meyner of New Jersey. He also puts on ex officio the Secretary of State,
the Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare, the Secretary
- in these various departments, where they were
surprised to hear from us and surprised to hear about our role, but they did a very good
job of being cooperative with us.
And in some instances, in order to achieve the President's mandate, we had to do
something quite
- that their educational and
research activities were being somewhat hampered by their also assuming the role of cop.
The way the plan developed, they would continue their own research program on drugs
in cooperation with what would then be the Bureau of Narcotics
- the positions on the various committees where the real work of the
Congress is done, and they expect cooperation from their members. When this system
breaks down, so does the effectiveness of the leadership.
In a properly run operation, by the day before a vote
- Counsel's role as negotiator on legal positions rather than the White House; FCC's authority over COMSAT; voting power in COMSAT; the importance of cooperation among departments to achieve the best outcome for U.S. interests.
- to work on it.
We spent quite a good deal of work on it. Then, of course, we would circulate the drafts
and we would get the comments from the various panel members; and we got very good
cooperation from all the members. They were a superb group
- for that, we would have been derelict in our duty.
B:
Who coordinated that one for the White House?
W:
Doug Cater, who was the expert on health and education. He did a very good job of it,
and everybody, I think, cooperated quite well. I attended a large