NOTE TO ADMIRAL TURNER FROM HERBERT HETU

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80M00165A002500020015-0
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• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 7, 2004
• Sequence Number: 15
• Publication Date: October 18, 1977
• Content Type: HW

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Central Intelligence Agency
Washington, D.C. 20505
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Herbert E. Hetu
Assistant for Public Affairs
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Hamilton Jordan Replies
While I have become accus-
tomed to Evans and Novak
columns being erroneous, my tol-
erance for their casual regard for
the facts will not allow me to
remain silent after reading the
Oct. 15 column, which says: ;
" [T]op presidential aide
Hamilton Jordan let it be known
that-with two exceptions-he
does, not think much of President, -
Carter's - Cabinet.. Jordan's
remarks came in a private White',
'House session with top assistants
of senators. Only two Cabinet
members, he said, .' are,. worth
much-Interior Secretary _Cecil
Andrus and Agriculture Secre- =
. -tary l3ob Bergland.'?
I can state categorically that I
have never met at the White
House in any private session with
_top assistants of senators.-..
About a month ago, I did attend
a. breakfast meeting for Senate
staff members in the Senate Of-
fice Building. About 100, people
were in attendance. It was not a'
;:private meeting,, nor was it held-,
' at the White House. At that.meet-,
-. ing I'made a few comments and
answered questions, but I did not
make. any derogatory comments
about the- Cabinet generally or
Cabinet members specifically. .
In fact, the only thing in the
column that is accurate is the
'._.high regard that I have for Secre-
tary Bergland and Secretary An-
drus. I have the same feeling for
the other men and women of the
Cabinet with whom 1.work..
Aulstant to the President
Washington =
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