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"The Rotunda,
he said, "is right past the tunnel, rightpa st the underpass.
back of the Capitol you turn right."
and tried to ff nd it, and I went
11
In
I did go down New Jersey and
~trai - ght
ahead and went and went.
finally walked al
- the
door where he could get in, so he wouldn't have to touch the door.
I don't know what his [trouble with Johnson was].
got in that.
Of course, he
Well, they were just anti-New Deal, first place, see.
It wasn't Lyndon.
Of course, it became personal
- it was an anti - Kefa uver as much as he just t hought
1
Kefauver was too much middle-ground , midd le-part of t he country, and
he r eall y t hought that Jack Ke nnedy had more possibiliti es, that he
wa s youn g and a new fac e .
Therefore he just pushed him
- the campaign I to1d you that I had been to
Washi.ngton, that I was familiar with Washington, I knew where the
offices were, and I knew who was in charge, and I had had some
experienc e, and you wouldn't have to break in a new man; that I
could go
- in that?
M:
Of cours e, I thoug ht since Sena tor Johns on was
the Majo rity Lead er of the
Sena te and there had been a lot in the news paper
s abou t the poss ibili ty of
his cand idacy , that he poss ibly migh t be a cand
idate . I belie ve he told me
