LBJ SMOOTHS A PERSONALITY PROBLEM

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP75-00001R000100280033-1
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: November 11, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 1, 1999
• Sequence Number: 33
• Publication Date: March 2, 1964
• Content Type: NSPR

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WASHINGTON DAILY
NEWS
CPYRGHT
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and friendship of Pentagon mili-
tary men and civilians.
n 10 years with CIA, MrJ
Bundy rose to Deputy Assistant'
Director for National Estimates
and, membership on the Board?
of National Estimates. He was
well liked.
He has close friendships at,
the State Department. His fa-i
the_ was once an Assistant See-'
retary of State, his father-in-law
once Secretary of State.
He has ties ? with the White;
House. His father-in-law, Dean`
Acheson, is one of President
Johnson's closest friends. His
younger brother, McGeorge
Bundy, is top White House Ad-!
visor on National Security Af-1
fairs.
CONSIDERATE
More important than his coif-'
tacts is Bill Bundy's own per-
sonadity, . Co-workers say he is .
kind, considerate and without'
rough edges. He's relaxed and,
doesn't seem to get easily ruf-
fled.
A favorite Bundy way of con-
ferring is to lie flat on his back
on a sofa in his office with his;
But he didn't pan out. Men lanky legs draped over the,
n other agencies said his per. arms.
onality was abrasive. He gave He's six foot four, "owlishly-
fficials and military men both-;scholarly looking, with" a dry
he feeling he was "looking, sense of humor and a precise
. own on them." ' mind. He 'majored in history'
Some considered him anti ' and law.
IA. Despite his intelligence' Defense associates s a y .he.
ackgrouiid, his attitudes and 'brings to his, new job a ' ?irmn
pinions were difficult for key belief in befense, State and CIA
efense Department, CIA and working cheek by jowl, the need
ven. some State Department in- for sharply jacking up ' the
lligence men to work with. South Viet Namese intelligence.
Bill Bundy' is' a horse bf a system, the necessity for help
'fferent color. As Assistant ing the South Viet Nam govern
cretary of Defense for Inter- ' ment set goals around which its' tional Security Affairs and be- people can rally and a deter-i
re that as Deputy Assistant mined military program.
LBJ Smooths
a Personccali y
Problem
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A major problem of the South
Viet Nam war has been the in-
ability of State Department, De-
fense Department and Central
Xntelligence Agency m e n to
work in close harness.
The big problem has been
"personalities."
This was the major reason for
removing Roger Hilsman as
Assistant Secretary of State
for Far Eastern Affairs.. It was the major reason for
appointing William P. Bundy to
take his place.
Mr. Hilsman on paper had all
the qualifications for the job. He
is bright. He had guerrilla ex-
erience in Southeast Asia in
orld War II with the Office of
trategic Services, thus had ties
with CIA. He had graduated
rom West Point.
He was President Kennedy's
riend. He had had intelligence
xperience as State Department
irector of Intelligence and Re-
earch. He was close to Under
ecretary of State V. Averell
arriman.
ABRASIVE
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