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...congressional action to curtail the foreign-policy-making power of the President-"Something most of us would have found horrifying even three weeks ago," said Richard Neustadt, professor of Government and author of Presidential Power. The dozen associated themselves with the Peace Action Strike led by charismatic professor Everett Mendelsohn-"which strikes us as a pretty radical thing for a bunch of old men to do"-but used their Washington connections and smaller size to get themselves in to see people the larger group couldn...
...group went down. His office is full of memories of the Johnson administration, in which he was from 1965 through 1967 Deputy Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs in charge of European politics and international economic affairs. A dapper, distinguished-looking man, he speaks with a Mendelsohn-esque elegance and just a touch of European accent. (His biography lists him as being from Hungary via Groton.) His articulate speech is punctuated for effect with well-placed proletarianism. ("I'm willing to bet 100 to one considerable sums of money that all they'll find in Cambodia...
...which the other distinguished professors obviously respected. After ordering English muffins and glancing at the sports section of the Washington Post, Schelling pulled out his yellow legal pad and started to figure out who should go at 9:30 to see Senator Edward Brooke, and who should join the Mendelsohn group of Faculty members, students, and employees for a meeting in the New Senate Auditorium. (The schedule for the rest of the day included Senator Edward Kennedy '54 at 10:30, lunch with Kissinger at 1:30 p. m., Undersecretary of Defense David Packard-a last-minute addition...
...thick accent, towering over his orange juice. "Frequently they are by far the most efficient. This method probably tends to harder attitudes. But at a point one decides that sort of thing is hopeless. I've reached that point." Asked if he'd rather see Brooke or join Mendelsohn, Kistiakowsky said. "I'd like to see Brooke. I saw Kennedy last week, so it will be a nice change." Others arrived, bought a Post, and sat down. "What a strange bunch we've got today," the maitre d' whispered to his assistant...
...Mendelsohn group has established itself in the basement of Phillips Brooks House, from which it will continue to send out sorties to lobby in Washington and work in primary campaigns throughout the country. Affiliated with the Mendelsohn group...