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Bromides & Briefcases. People are sometimes misled by Freeman's prissy first name. "Orv's tough," says Secretary McNamara. "Orville is a man," says Bobby Kennedy. "He's a bulldog," says a member of Congress. Says Freeman himself: "I admire two-fisted people. Pussyfooting around doesn't appeal to me." Though he is a city boy, Freeman sometimes seems a bit homespun by New Frontier standards. His speech is sprinkled with harmless little bromides such as "You can't get halfway up a hill-you got to go all the way." His favorite movie fare...
...Freeman might be the chosen one, and suggested that the whole vice-presidential business be dropped so he could concentrate on running for the U.S. Senate. Jack Kennedy advised Loveless, who is 49, to keep himself in readiness. "It has to be a Midwesterner, Herschel," said Jack. "Just remember, Orv is younger [42] than you." Loveless left the room feeling ten feet tall...
...Orv Freeman himself practically tore the Minnesota delegation apart to go for Kennedy-and seriously endangered his own prospects for re-election this fall...
Easy Money. The deal, said Banker Hintz, worked thus: every once in a while Hodge would call up to say that Edward Epping, his office manager, was coming over with a bunch of state checks. "I would say, 'Is everything all right?' and Orv would say, 'Don't worry about a thing.'" Epping would then appear, cash the checks and take away some cash, leaving the rest in a brown envelope marked "Hodge." Ed Hintz, describing himself as "stupid but honest," said he never took a dime for his services, had gone along...
...Angeles, 50,000 people saw an extraordinarily powerful Southern California attack, headed by Gaius Shaver and Orv Mohler who made two touchdowns each, mow and shave Oregon...