Word: humphrey
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...times, Washington has thought that it was witnessing a head-on clash between Humphrey and Secretary of Defense Charles E. Wilson. In Denver last week Humphrey took pains to tell reporters where he stands with his good friend Wilson: "There is no controversy or problem between Mr. Wilson and myself at all. There never has been any time when I thought that there should be any change in the program of defense. I never asked Mr. Wilson to do anything that would change that. Mr. Wilson, on the other hand, has assured me that he is doing everything that...
...Remember?" In addition to spreading his influence beyond the Treasury into other departments, Humphrey has-to the surprise of many of his friends-become a considerable politician. When Defense Secretary Wilson made his widely criticized "bird-dog" remark during the congressional election campaign of 1954, it was Humphrey who took charge of strategy on minimizing the damage. George Humphrey, it has been noted in Washington, is quite nimble at keeping his foot out of his mouth...
...great demand as a speaker at big Republican fund-raising dinners. Last week he spoke at two, in Chicago and Boston. At the $100-a-plate dinner in Boston's Commonwealth Armory, attended by 4,200-the biggest political event of its kind ever held in Boston-George Humphrey said: "Do you remember the slogan, 'You never had it so good,' and the song with the refrain, 'Don't let them take it away'? Let me ask: Who wants to go back...
...same conclusions as Max Thornburg, was, if anything, more certain that Turkey's present course leads to bankruptcy. Additional U.S. millions, Zorlu was told, would merely stay the day, and Turkey would be back in a matter of months for more. When U.S. Treasury Secretary George Humphrey went to Turkey last month for the World Bank meeting, he put the U.S. position directly to Menderes himself...
...even the tough no of tough George Humphrey swayed Adnan Menderes. Having exhausted the advice of one invited guest and turned down the advice of its ally, the Turkish government called in yet another adviser to give it the benefit of his advice and his knowledge of the ways of U.S. Government. As the legal counsel to the Turkish government in the U.S. (TIME, Oct. 16), Manhattan Lawyer Thomas E. Dewey has already taken a look at Turkey's economic affairs and will soon be busy in the U.S. studying what can be done about them. Turkey seems...