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...Mallon: . . . You pointed out something you think is wrong, and maybe it is, but what is there about it that isn't free? Ickes: ... I don't think a press is free that represents one economic group...
...Mallon: If you don't think it is free now, how would you go about making it more free...
...Mallon: Mr. Secretary, the constituency of a newspaper can take the power of any newspaper away by refusing...
Present at this exchange was Hearst's veteran Washington columnist, Paul Mallon (no kin to little Miss Winifred). He had had some trouble getting in: a secret-service man barred his way. White House Secretary Marvin Mclntyre admitted him, told him to stay behind when the conference ended. Then, said Newsman Mallon, "a White House Spokesman" told him not to come again-that "because of inaccuracies in his column" he would not be welcome...
...went Reporter Mallon, hopping mad, to give his story to newsmen. The New York Times telephoned the White House, wanted to know what was going on. That evening another White House aide, William Hassett, assistant to Steve Early, called Newsman Mallon, called the Times. Said he: Mr. Mallon had been "misinformed." He was not barred from the White House...