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Call from a Cadillac. Next morning, on his way to the Capitol, Johnson called Republican Senate Leader Bill Knowland on the ship-to-shore radiophone in his Cadillac limousine. "Sounds like you're in Texas," said Knowland. Replied Johnson, thinking of the congressional adjournment that would come soon after a civil rights agreement: "That's where I'm going to be-if you agree with what I want to talk about...
...Senate leaders scheduled a meeting in Knowland's office. Johnson made his 30-day, $200 offer. Knowland countered with a 60-day, $300 formula. They parted without agreement-but both knew the bargain was near. Later Lyndon Johnson made a telephone call to the President of the U.S. The gist of his message to Ike: Make another offer, and we can probably get together. The chance soon came; negotiating on the Senate floor, Knowland came down to 45 days, and Lyndon upped the ante...
California GOPoliticians have for weeks been hoping that Governor Goodwin J. Knight would forgo a try at re-election next year, instead take over (in a sure walk) the Senate seat of retiring William Fife Knowland. Reason: Bill Knowland is certain to announce soon that he himself is a candidate for governor, and every Republican-as well as every hand-rubbing Democrat-knows that a Knight-Knowland primary battle would create one of the ding-dongest political fights in California's history, all to the detriment of the Republican Party. Beyond that, as they all know as well...
...Goodie Knight is having none of this. In a statement drafted this week, Knight announced with finality that he will campaign for another term. Forswearing any presidential ambitions of his own, he added a well-placed kick at Knowland's shins. Said Knight: "The Republican Party in California has two potential contenders for the presidency of the U.S. in 1960, both able and distinguished men. The governor's office is far too important to the welfare of the people of this state to be allowed to become a pawn in the presidential contest. No candidate should be pressed...
...Bill Knowland...