JOHNSON VS. BUNDY: EACH IS WAITING

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• Publication Date: November 24, 1965
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NEWS PERSPECTIVE
CPYRGHT J1,01inson Vs. Bundy: Each Is Waitwg
CPYRGHT By Douglas Kiker
Of The Herald Tribune Stall
WASHINGTON.
Wbite Ouse
adviser McGeorge Bundy has
sent President Johnson a
memo, Informing him that
he has rccciv d an offer to
become president of the Ford
Foundation, but so far the
President's reaction has been
total silence
Informed sources said here
yesterday that Mr. Bundy is
quietly waiting for the Presi-
dent to call him "at has
leisure" to talk about the
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This is the current status ,; ,~~ h
of what official Washington y ' `y
considers one of the really a~` a' ? ~~ ~ ., r?f ~ , ~, "~` ,'~'.~e t t t ~, j .~ y '
great cat-and-mouse games ga w" ` l ,r Y' ,`i tid
to be played. here in recent 16
years..
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Mr. Bundy was offered the *+~?
575,000-a-year job as head of McGeorge Bundy Bill D. Moyers
the nation's wealthiest' 'and
most influential philanthropic
organization early this month 'WHOSE VOICE, will be heard in-the formation of U. S. foreign policy? Up to now,
by its board chairman, John it's been the Cantabrigian tones of top Presidential adviser McGeorge Bundy, who
he is Texas-accented Bill Moyers.
'J. McCloy. His reply was that may be leaving. High on the list of likely successors
would not know if. he Y
would be 'available until he
had talked to Mr., Johnson. Unofficially, Mr. Johnson. is Bundy's- prestige andr would It is widely assumed In,
By that measure, he still does said to believe that anyone of face a challenge in retaining Washington that Mr. Bundy
not know. Mr.'Bundy's'talents and capa- ? all *the authority the office would not object to being Sec-
The unstated implication cities who has given five years currently possesses. retary of State one day. But
which has been widely drawn to public service ought to have William Bundy is consider- 'people who know him say that
from this is that the former the right now to decide on his , ed a lively prospect. Mr. John- he is not trying to force the
Harvard undergraduate dean own best course for the future. son admires his talents and President to give him that job
is desirous, at last, of know- Apparently,. the Impression Mr. Bundy is said to admire - tomorrow. Rather, it is some .
ing whether Mr. Johnson has the President now seeks to the job. - knowledge of Mr. Johnson's
any long-range plans to ap- create is that he values Mr. The betting Is 50-50 on Mr. long-range intent he desires.
point him eventually to some Bundy greatly but his loss Moyers. Some sources said "Ar3te House sources de-
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utive branch. the-world. r conscious of criticism that he- tween the President ana 1/~.
Both officially and unofri- Who would succeed him?' lacks sophistication in foreign Bundy as "mutually respect.
cially, Mr. Bundy continued His chief deputy, Robert affairs, would hesitate to re- ful, proper, friendly, but never
s maintain his own strict Komer? Or his brother, As-- place Mr. Bundy with a Tex- buddy-buddy." '
si lence on the matter yester - sistant ? Secretary of State an. Besides, Mr. Moyers is said In the end, no one doubts
day. or deny not e oon illiam Bundy? Or White not to want the job, that the President will try
ham
ny that the he offer ;ouse press secretary Bill Others say he does want it, hard to keep him.
The has Impression he creates that he would provide the Should Mr. Bundy leave the
among his is White House as- as- Mr. Komer 1s offlct@1ly de- . ?Pipeline the President needs White House now, he will de-
soclates is that there Is no acrlbect~s'i1-^iongf nw, govern- betwen the White House and "part just as Mr. Johnson be-
need for any hurried decision men"tttS!CI ,.".;which .means the agencies involved In for- gins to turn more attention
or response from the Presi- - he, used to work. for..the.,Ccn*... eign affairs, and that he lacks to U. S. relations with Western
dent, who, after all,. Is a traikSbcelllgcnce .ligency. be-r-In expertise he .makes up for Europe-which Is really the
busy man. ?fQr h Gi{tlpe to,.;the.? White,ryln Intuition and' Presidential Bundy specialty.
Officially, the Texas White House. rapport. Both West Gerrman Chan-
House continued to maintain White House sources yester- At this point, no one be- cellor Ludwig Erhard and
Its stated position that this - day said Mr. Johnson has been lieves that Mr. Bundy has' British Prime Minister Harold
whole Ford affair must' not ? particularly impressed with made any final decision; Wilson will visit the President
be very serious since Mr.. Mr. Komer's handling of . neither does anyone believe In December, the French have
Bundy has not yeat seen At to' Israeli-Arabic affairs and with that he is making anooutt--anda a Presidential election, and the
tai eY dP~ihc~iieeTB'wtEri"1Gtf; ~b[oq dip srd6e+~li,lttd~ 1~'~bhfa~~pe nexcspring i
Johnson. But Mr. Komer Lacks, Mr. source said.. seems Illlflifbt eertwl.. t