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Omar Bradley, Matt Ridgwayand Max Taylor, Nate Twining and Curt LeMay, Arthur Radford and Arleigh Burke-the very names still conjure up images of flaming cannon, of contrails across enemy skies, of destroyers heading into battle at flank speed. It detracts nothing from their successors to say that the names of "Bus" Wheeler, "Johnny" Johnson, "Dave" McDonald, "J. P." McConnell and "Wally" Greene are hardly household words...
...Staff-expressed stronger reservations: "From a military standpoint," said Air Force General Nathan F. Twining, "the treaty is not in the best interests of our national security." Said Admiral Arthur Radford: "I join with many of my former colleagues in expressing deep concern for our future security." Admiral Arleigh A. Burke, former Chief of Naval Operations, expressed "grave misgivings as to whether this will be a step toward peace...
GEORGE BALANCHINE HARRY A. BATTEN HARRY BELAFONTE EZRA TAFT BENSON EDGAR BERGEN MILTON BERLE EUGENE R. BLACK EUGENE CARSON BLAKE ROGER BLOUGH RICHARD BOONE SPRUILLE BRADEN OMAR N. BRADLEY JOHN W. BRICKER CHARLES H. BROWER HERBERT BROWNELL JR. DAVE BRUBECK DON BUDGE MARY I. BUNTING ARLEIGH A. BURKE LEO BURNETT AUGUST A. BUSCH JR. JAMES F. BYRNES
Among military leaders: Generals Maxwell Taylor, Lauris Norstad, James Van Fleet, Omar Bradley, Mark Clark, Lyman Lemnitzer, Carl Spaatz. James H. Doolittle, Admirals Arthur W. Radford, George W. Anderson, Arleigh Burke...
...command, all federal communications channels have been reduced to tributaries whose source is the White House. This centralization began early and drew the first critical fire. When, in January 1961, Kennedy edited a speech by the Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral Arleigh Burke, and directed all other military brass to submit to the same treatment, the press emitted loud cries of censorship. But though the Kennedy edict certainly frustrated loose talk from the Pentagon, its effect has not been altogether negative. The din of senselessness and longstanding interservice quarrels no longer reaches the public...