LBJ, BOBBY AGREE ON CIA ISSUE, BUT HUMPHREY DIFFERS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP75-00149R000400120025-1
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: November 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 4, 2000
• Sequence Number: 25
• Publication Date: February 24, 1967
• Content Type: NSPR

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.CPYRCHT 13y TED LEWIS wen in un sig t it appear port" and that was that.'He was
enicaeo Tribune Pr"., service that, thed White House shou thus on record, finally. Previ-
cally of the
the begnn inning of disc a firm posit on and, also through
and Bobby Kennedy have a meeting of minds on an cures, instead of naming a boa a second party, assured the edu-I
controversial 'issue like the CIA, we have an even to study 'the situation.', cational community that he
of., political importance ' particularly when Vic But Mr. Johnson failed to to favored preservation' of its ."in,
President Humphrey doesn't see eye to eye with cithe that strong personal stand. Asl tegrity and independence."
result Bobby was able to gr ? In cpntrast, Bobby Kennedy-
oti the issue. the chici defender role 'and t has spoken for himself on this.
.
Th
d
is interesting
evelopment
came Thursday When LBJ
finally,. through a devious proc-
ess, came out fn -defense of the
Central Intelligence Agency. His
effort to boost, the morale of the
spy=boy outfit wag along the
lines of Senator Kennedy's own
defense of the agency Tuesday.
shut, at least pending wi,rd n
the official White House line.
Mr. Gardner, as a member
And it should be' noted that facts were in hand by the inves
when Senator Kennedy spoke hiss tigatory group.
icce, Mr. Humphrey, in Palo Mr. 'Humphrey shouh, hay
ito, Calif., was expressing great kept mum for sound politica
istress over the. CIA's under-
over financial intrusion into the
P ational S t u den t Association.
uhert said he was "not at all
,. appy about what the CIA has
een doing."
hould Have Kept Quiet
Mr. Ilumphrey's sniping was
ven joined in by Health, Educa-
inn and Welfare Secretary
ardner, who considered the
TlA'a youth-organization infiltra-
reasons. He does want l.o ru
with LBJ again in 1968, and h
should 'never box himself into
corner,which gives Bobby an ad
vantage on the Lyndon level. ,
This recital does not mean tha
Bobby , and the President art
finally' like that, even, It the
agree on this one issue,
Failed 'to Take Stand . !
The chances are that the Pres-
ident did not like'ito be in''th
Er.,Gardner and Mr. Humphreyldefense ot, the CIf1- especiall
lice, Kennedy- and 'Johnson ..a' Bobby Hurt Himself
ministrations, , Nevertheless, he could have
This was just iihout what III been less rather than more em1
President finally came around t phatic in championing the under.,.
saying Thursday. - . cover operation. He made clear)
Devious Arrangement to a college audience in Sara
toga Wednesday that he would
We were tipped shortly befor not swerve from his position, no
the White House made it know mcittcr how unpopular it might
its Bobby like views that th be among the students. i
President was going to "get bac Bobby definitely has . no(.
it Bobby." But any perusal o !gained any grass-roots politicah
the devefo mt wh'
ens
h f
II
is
o
owe
V
bowed that the 'President wa
cally "trying. to catch up wit
obby."
The arrangement was a'
de ~'
ious one which fooled only th
advantage on this issue. On the'
contrary, he has definitely hurt'
his Image among the young
voters to whom he has always
most appealed, and whose sup.
White House said, LB,T aske
ut " at - le e ~'ast today ~ ' he
Bhe has the
r. Katzenhach for a "statu President on his side on -the
e p o r t" on tie presidentia CIA issue. And Mr. Humphrey'
panel's inquiry. That was wha oesn't. This may, not count
was supplied and made publi much, In. the long run, ' but ft
Thursday. It only pointed ou Ala an.. entertaining it not tad
what, has been generally ac happy; coalition while it'?Iasts-'
cepted - namely that the Cu
~WhlCh,~ivo It be foe igng '. A%
in its youth organization financ
ing activities has only been act
log in accord with National Se-'
curity Council policy decisions
BJ on Record
This Katzenbach 'dncumenti
raises the CIA as composed ofj
'
many farsihtdd
ge an courage-
us Americans" serving their:
ountry in perilous channels.,
hus it supplied the President
pith a means of catching up
Ith Bobby without, It was
oped, appearing to do, just that.
,i The President, ? It was .ea:
lained, "agrees. with the con.
juslons. in, this. .preliminaq. re.
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headlines. 'subject right along. It may well.
A. the New York senator sal 'the that there was evidence In
it Was unfair to make the CI the Kennedy administrAtinn rec-
"take the rap" for its undercov ?ra that he ,vas actively engaged
subsidizing operations, especiall -in seeing that the infiltration
as the policy decisions ere n 'policy was carried out properly]
n, actin i." fi.a . ('TA L..4 ..a sL ., ._.
[1JBObbY r ee thh CIA Issue