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...Washington." I am one of Mr. Schlesinger's closest friends. I saw him every two or three weeks. In reading his book, I was amazed to find all he knew and the experiences he shared with the President and others. Never did he ever give me the slightest hint of these activities and discussions. Until last month, I thought he was just a friend of the President...
There are fewer social rules than ever before, and there are absolutely none on how to announce the marriage of a middle-aged multimillionaire, who has just divorced his third wife, to the young and fashionable daughter of another multimillionaire. Last week the world got a hint that in the publicity-conscious 20th century, such an occasion should be arranged in out-of-the-way places with the secrecy that money can command...
...recent report on the anti-poverty program, the U.S. Conference of Mayors charged that lack of "coordination" has "caused serious concern among those who have worked hard to develop umbrella-type agencies at the local level"-a not-so-subtle hint that the bosses want less interference from amateurs. Sargent Shriver, director of the Office of Economic Opportunity, is not about to abandon the concept of participation by the poor, not only because it is the law, but also because of his conviction that politicians and the deprived can work constructively together-as they have done successfully in Detroit, Cincinnati...
Then, with a shy hint of a smile, she says to the audience: "I hope you're offended...
Government control of business can be mentioned only in whispers in Washington, and the slightest hint that the Administration might be considering such a policy has drawn pained denials. One of the President's top advisers last week dismissed as "silly" the idea that the aluminum-price rollback amounted to control. "Nobody," added White House Aide Joe Califano, "wants controls." Nonetheless, the Federal Government's influence over U.S. business is growing steadily more pervasive and persistent-and effective control of prices, by whatever name it is called, is part of that influence. Last week, as if to prove...