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...tiny room was so jammed with people that Strauss had to stand in the doorway, stretching his neck to see the screen. Except for Kennedy's voice, there was no sound in the trailer. Jody Powell broke the stillness with a crack about the Senator's being in an easy position to suggest things, and the group grunted approval. Jerry Rafshoon piped up: "You tell them, Teddy," voicing the resentment in the room...
...instant Kennedy was through, the noisy demonstration of support from the floor filled the trailer. A call came in from Carl Wagner, a top Kennedy aide, and Tim Kraft cupped his hand to his ear and listened to an offer from the Senator. From the couch, Strauss watched intently. As Kraft repeated the terms out loud-Kennedy would abandon the agreed-upon roll call votes if Carter would concede three economic planks calling for wage and price controls, a jobs program and giving priority to fighting unemployment-Strauss got to his feet and let loose. "The hell with that...
Then Party Chairman John White called from the podium with news of a second Kennedy offer. This time the Senator would yield on the minority report calling for wage and price controls if he could carry the other two. Jordan liked the sound of that and asked Strauss what he thought. "I say take it, take it right now," said Strauss. Jordan agreed, and Strauss grabbed the phone to tell Convention Chairman Tip O'Neill on the podium...
...that time O'Neill and White had a jubilant army of Kennedy delegates on their hands. White was even wondering whether they could calm down the floor enough to bring the reports to roll call votes. "Tip," Strauss shouted into the phone, and O'Neill hunched over to hear the words. "Keep that goddam music going. Walk around, keep this thing stalled...
...need time to talk to our people on the floor." Strauss had another piece of advice for the men on the platform. "For Christ's sake," he hollered, "smile a little bit up there. You look like a bunch of undertakers...