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...future blots out the past, and Lyndon Johnson has placed himself in the past tense. His Government juggernaut is grinding perceptibly to a halt. In one department after another, planning for the future has all but stopped, and underlings are busying themselves with housekeeping chores while they await Johnson's successor. "We are," said a sub-Cabinet man, "looking after personnel matters." Personal matters, too. The best Johnson men are being lured away by industry and academe. Of 14 young lawyers in one group, five have already made plans to leave. Somnolent is the word for the State Department...
Making Headway. While needling the President's family, the Kennedy juggernaut was getting a jet assist from regular, honorary and apprentice members of the Irish Mafia. Wife Ethel and Mrs. Scott Carpenter decorated his entourage early in the week; Sons David, 12, and Michael, 9, along with John Glenn, took over later. And still later, Sisters Jean Smith and Pat Lawford climbed aboard. Sister-in-Law Jacqueline^, who has said that she will "always be with him," may join the active ranks later. Brother Ted Kennedy and Brother-in-Law Stephen Smith were among the invisibles last week, performing...
...those whose idea of an oldie is pre-rock 'n' roll, there is still hope. A record called Love Is Blue has become a hit without any of the ingredients that pop musicians have considered necessary for the past few years: the juggernaut beat, the vocalisthenic performance, and the strain of novelty...
...class committee will soon solicit contributions to enable Harvard to continue with its great work. I propose the opposite, and will soon begin a pledge campaign to withhold donations from Harvard until the Administration offers some adequate statement about this military juggernaut which will soon force us by scores into the jails or out of the country. One way or another, we will be unable to contribute financially to Harvard; it is time now to declare that understanding to President Pusey. Thanks to his silence about the relevant issues and his eagerness to condemn the weak and beaten...