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Before the Senate met again, Dwight Eisenhower took occasion at his press conference to say a word for Chip Bohlen: he knew Bohlen and his charming family personally, had visited their home; he thought Bohlen, with his working knowledge of Russians and their language, was the best man available for the job. He was not disturbed by Bohlen's connections with the previous Administration, because in government a man must be loyal to his superiors...
Then ailing Hugh Gibson cleared up his position by issuing a formal statement: he had neither recommended nor opposed Bohlen at a conference with Foster Dulles, because he did not know Bohlen well. But he had, as a matter of routine, signed the three man committee's general letter endorsing a list of prospects which included Bohlen. That was the letter Knowland had brought to the Senate floor...
When the Senate met again, everyone knew what the result would be. Dwight Eisenhower and Foster Dulles wanted Bohlen, and most of the Republicans were ready to follow their Administration's lead. Bob Taft had carried the ball expertly for the President and the Secretary of State. Most of the Democrats, who had quietly enjoyed the Republican v. Republican battle, had no objection to Bohlen. The vote to confirm...
This week Chip Bohlen took the oath of office and headed for Moscow...
...vote on Bohlen showed that McCarthy has no substantial following in the Senate. He can obstruct, he can attract attention, he can embarrass. (So can Wayne Morse.) But the pundits who say that the Administration must either appease McCarthy or destroy him in all-out political war were proved wrong by last week's events. McCarthy is still using ammunition left around by the Truman Administration, and he has profited a little from tactical mistakes of the Eisenhower team. Certainly the first, and probably the second, are vote-getting assets for McCarthy...