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...meeting over, the President drove back to the farm. Hagerty flashed the news to G.O.P. Committee Chairman Len Hall, then huddled with Knowland and the others. Asked Knowland: "Shall I tell the press right away he is going to run again, then take up the legislative matters later?" "No," said Hagerty. "Why not just tell what was decided on the legislative program, and let the reporters bring up the political question...
...Knowland gulped a mouthful of air, exploded: "There was!" he boomed. "The President was in excellent spirits and good humor. The President discussed the situation with the legislative leaders, and stated he felt .that he was in better shape than he was when he made his announcement last Feb. 29. He and we are looking forward to an active, vigorous campaign under his leadership." This time the reporters gulped. "Are you telling us," asked one, "that the President told you he would keep his hat in the ring?" Said Knowland, savoring every second: "I am telling you precisely that." Moments...
...soon as the excitement over Ike's campaign intentions had simmered down, Joe Martin took over from Bill Knowland and got the Glatfelter Hall conference back to brass tacks about the foreign-aid bill. The House, as Ike knew, had already sliced the Administration's last-ditch request by more than half a billion to authorize a foreign-aid program of $3.9 billion for this year. Now in the second go-around it was about to vote the hard cash in an appropriation bill and was flirting with a tough $3.6 billion, recommended by its Appropriations Committee. Things...
...bill, voted 13 to 8 (with six Democrats joining Wisconsin's Joe McCarthy and Idaho's Henry Dworshak in opposition) to recommend $4.3 billion in new and carried-over money for the program. Aside from the total sum itself, the big clash was over an amendment by Knowland and New Hampshire's Styles Bridges to cut off military aid to Yugoslavia. The amendment was defeated, but the pair have promised to renew the battle when the bill goes to the balky Senate this week. Predicted Minnesota's Edward Thye wearily: "We're going to have...
...Approved after five minutes' discussion and sent to the House a watered-down version of the Bricker Amendment contained in a bill (sponsored by Minority Leader Bill Knowland) requiring the Secretary of State to show the Senate, besides all regular treaties requiring formal ratification, the full texts of all hitherto secret executive agreements entered into by the President with the heads of other governments. Said Ohio's John W. Bricker: "A step in the right direction...