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Among the committee's 100 or so founders are some of the nation's most illustrious figures. Harry Truman and Dwight Eisenhower belong; so do Dean Acheson and James F. Byrnes-thus accounting for every living former President and Secretary of State. Dwight Eisenhower's last Secretary...
One of Thousands. Where to cut? Most members of Congress oppose amputation of major programs. Instead, critics insist that the Administration can judiciously defer or slow down spending in nonessential areas and still save $5 billion or more. Most often mentioned are military construction in the U.S., the supersonic transport...
Guns & Necessities. Instead, like many other Congressmen, the Ways and Means chairman argues that the President cannot afford to fight on two fronts, simultaneously battling the Viet Cong and domestic poverty, without making sacrifices. Johnson, echoed ranking Republican Committeeman John W. Byrnes, must tell the people: "We can't...
Nevertheless, many Congressmen doubted that the economy had built up sufficient impetus to resist the recessional impact of higher taxes. A more prudent course, they reasoned, would be to reduce domestic spending-though few Congressmen could agree on the programs to be cut. Some citizens felt that the President'...
"I hope," said the guest of honor, "that you all will have marriages as successful as mine and you all will live as long as I have." The 450 guests at the reception in Columbia, S.C., would all have to be pretty optimistic to hope for both. Former Secretary of...