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The two men who gave Jimmy Byrnes the most bother when he was Secretary of State were 1) V. M. Molotov, 2) Henry Wallace. In a book published this week, ex-Secretary of State Byrnes tells the story of the diplomatic struggle in which he took part, from Yalta (January...
In September 1946, everyone had an ear cocked for Byrnes's reaction to Wallace's Madison Square Garden speech, when Wallace denounced the firm policy which Byrnes was trying to carry out toward Russia. Byrnes was then in Paris at a delicately deadlocked peace conference. Byrnes maintained a...
"Nyet, Nyet." Towards Molotov, Jimmy Byrnes's feelings were like those of a man confronted by a two-legged monolith.
James F. Byrnes (Tues. 8 p.m., ABC).
"Subservience before the boss is a talent of statesmanship which Harry Truman mastered to perfection. Endless readiness to serve his Wall Street master-this is what finally took the small Missourian to the White House. . . . Let Vandenberg, Byrnes, Dulles, Hoover manager him, and let Clark Clifford . . . write his speeches for...