Word: humphrey
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...private war in defense of Dulles was no idle campaign. Like everyone else in Washington, he was well aware that Arkansas' J. (for James) William Fulbright, Minnesota's Hubert Humphrey and Oregon's Wayne Morse were heading up a group of Democratic liberals pledged to bring down Dulles (TIME, Feb. 4). What concerned Ike more was that he was now getting little help from such responsibles as Majority Leader Lyndon Johnson and Democratic Whip Mike Mansfield, who have been alienated by the extravagances of Dulles' hard-sell tactics as he pushed for speedy action...
Treasury's George Humphrey, 66, trusted Ike friend and adviser, who has promised to stay until the Administration's $71.8 billion budget is approved. Though Humphrey intends to retire, he can be persuaded to stay if domestic or foreign affairs become sufficiently aggravated. No successor has been chosen, and Ike's eventual choice will be influenced by Humphrey's recommendation...
...Humphrey Urges Restraint...
WASHINGTON, Feb. 4--Secretary of the Treasury Humphrey said today the people will have to ask less from Washington if the government is to spend less...
...these pressures are continually made for more spending, the Congress responds and the executive must respond, too," Humphrey told the Senate-House Economic Committee...