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During the Johnson Administration, running the crisis-plagued Office of Economic Opportunity was a thankless job and an administrative horror. Sargent Shriver escaped last spring after four high-pressure years, and President Johnson never formally nominated a replacement. The post seemed even less promising under the new Administration. OEO was a favorite target of Candidate Nixon, and one of the new President's first deeds was to strip the antipoverty agency of its major programs, including Head Start and the Job Corps. It was no wonder that Nixon was unable to find a new director for three months...
Hello. Is this the Massachusetts Governor's office? I'd like to speak to Francis Sargent, please. This is the FBI. That's right. Federal. Bureau. Of. Investigation. Good evening, Governor. Awfully sorry to disturb you, but we're running a security check. The President has appointed an acquaintance of yours to make a study of Latin American affairs. Well, we wondered if you could vouch for this man's character. I mean, does he drink a lot, would you buy a used car from him-that sort of thing? After all, when it comes...
...statements came in a letter written by Sargent Kennedy, secretary of the Corporation. He wrote in response to an SDS request last Wednesday, which gave the Corporation five days to clarify its policy on ROTC, Harvard expansion plans, and other strike-related issues...
Previously only statements of fact as to nature of work carried on by individual staff members could be sent to the draft boards, and not actual requests for deferment, Sargent Kennedy, secretary to the Corporation, explained yesterday...
...Sargent Kennedy, secretary to the Corporation, said yesterday afternoon that he had received a copy of the letter, but "had no idea" of whether or not the Corporation would respond by Monday...