GOP LEADERS TO SPEAK OUT ON 'REAL' PUBLIC ISSUES

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP67-00318R000100790039-0
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 23, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 29, 2013
• Sequence Number: 39
• Publication Date: May 11, 1961
• Content Type: OPEN SOURCE

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Leaders to Speak Out
On 'Real'. Public Issues
Former Vice Pr ' ecom tion, avoiding "reaction on the right and
Mende in etroit Tuesday that Pi'esi radicalism on the left."/ It drew the
dent Kennedy meet with Nikita Khrush- ` support of more than 30 million men
and *omen, almost enough to-elect him
chev to help convince:the .R.u?sian boss president. - `
"that he. is dealing with a, man he can- Politically speaking, theWfore, Mr.
not risk pushing around." Nixon must be considered as-, the public
Mr. Nixon had other-thing ' s to say voice for almost half of the American
about the new administration, its acti- voters. It is .right :and advisable that
vities, plans, and programs. his opinions - should be expressed on
He took issue, for example, with Mr. matters of public concern,. j st as it .is
Kennedy's appeal to news media for right,and advisable- that those of Sen.
self-censorship of news. Goldwater and Gov. Rockefeller should
He declared, using the abortive in- be expressed. For ahp senator and gov-
asion'6f"Ciib `trt, *h,ltxiles trained ernor represent generally the "conser-
e m e at nev to k- tively within the party of which Mr.
gpe",prepara'cE~' Nixon is the titular leader.
He asserted that President Kennedy,
ho' had complained about the caliber It is a -good thing. to hear from them.
former President Eisenhower's am- And it is encouraging also to -have the
ssadorial appointments, hasn't done declaration from Gen. Eisenhower that
uch better himself. he intends t6 omake his voice heard on
public. issues as long as 'he has the
We do not propose `gat this stime to strength and opportunity to do so.
mment on the sper_ s 0&ftibned by 'The, responsibility for executive policy
e former vice president. and action under our system of govern-
What we do ~~ssay.~ is, that it is a good ment rests with the. President. But dis-
ing for the ,. ntry for Mr. Nixon to cussion and criticism from the "oppo-
eak out, and continue to speak out sition" should not be muted. If it should
he has said he will do, particularly if it could mean the end of our historic IIII{
restricts himself as he said to "real two-party system.
Gen. Eisenhower, Mr.. Nixon, Seh.
Goldwater, Gov. Rockefeller, along with
g the presidential- campaign Mr.
Durin
others in the Republican party, intend
ixon 'charted a position which he has
to see that the system is perpetuate
escribed as in the Eisenhower tradi-
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