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...Republican Congressman who normally would be a shoo-in for reelection, but who concedes that he may now be in real trouble, is Minnesota's two-term Clark MacGregor...
...almost anyone's standard, MacGregor is an attractive politician. A 6-ft. 3-in. former Dartmouth athlete who won World War II field promotions from Army private to second lieutenant for his intelligence work behind Japanese lines, Attorney MacGregor knocked off six-term Democrat Roy Wier in 1960. He breezed to re-election in his suburban Minneapolis district in 1962. Spotted as one of his party's brightest young men, MacGregor was given a coveted spot on the Judiciary Committee, played a key role in shaping the 1964 Civil Rights Bill...
SQUARE DANCES (MacGregor). Red River Valley, Solomon Levi, Oh Johnny, Turkey in the Straw, Red Wing and other classics with Fenton ("Jonesy") Jones as the caller. Jonesy's instructions are melodious and comparatively easy to follow, intended for initiates into these arcane rites, e.g., "Box the flea," and "Allemande left with a high tuck a shaw/Take a little bow with your mother...
...attended a White House meeting with President Kennedy and House leaders from both parties. The worried President said: "We've got to do something about this present situation because the subcommittee bill doesn't have much chance to pass Congress. We've got to do something." MacGregor's proposal was discussed, and Kennedy asked the Congressmen what they thought. Manny Celler seemed willing, and the President appeared ready to consider...
Next day, House Republican Leader Charlie Halleck and G.O.P. members of the Judiciary Committee held a strategy session in the office of Minority Whip Leslie Arends. They were discussing MacGregor's "unity bill" proposal when a telephone call for Halleck came from the President. Halleck asked his colleagues, "What shall I tell him?" Said MacGregor: "We've got the leverage on this thing now and I don't think we'll get anywhere unless we use it." The Republicans quickly came to a decision, and Halleck delivered it to President Kennedy. In effect...