Word: byrds
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Into the Field. The man behind Operation Snoop is Commissioner of Internal Revenue T. (for Thomas) Coleman Andrews, 54, a self-styled "Byrd Democrat." Andrews is a jovial, distinguished-looking Virginian with a fine command of Elizabethan English and an enthusiasm for rod & gun. He inherited an IRS which was left a shambles by the tax scandals of the Truman Administration. In seven months he has rejuvenated morale and rebuilt his staff with complete disdain for political recommendations. Principal reorganization: cutting the number of IRS regional offices from 17 to nine, at the same time transferring large chunks of responsibility...
Hard Facts. When word of their decision got around. Virginia's Harry Byrd tried to head them off with a warning. Byrd was in a strong position; he had consistently supported the new Administration, and only the day before, Eisenhower had sent him a note saying, "Hurrah for the Byrds. We need more...
...Byrd took the floor for one of his rare speeches. "A debt limit of $275 billion," he said, "is as much or more than this country should be called on to stand . . . An increase in the debt limit at this time would be misunderstood...
When it came time for the committee to vote on the bill, Harry Byrd made a motion to table, i.e., put it off until the next session. The count was 11 to 4 in favor: six Democrats and five Republicans for; three Republicans and one Democrat against...
Another notable comment on the Matthews affair came from Virginia's Senator Harry F. Byrd. FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover had told him, said Byrd, that the FBI knows of no minister who has been proved to be a Communist agent. To Harry Byrd, at least, this is "convincing evidence" that the Matthews charge was baseless. "If any ministers were engaged in Communist activities, it is a remarkable thing that Mr. Hoover hasn't found one who can be convicted...