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PRYNE Ws Ae ee ee eT TRUE ee PE oo a arkia § a ~ . Sain on tbe bench. One “iattery.” Snapped Bobby: helluva long way to come just to fis . I can do that back home.” ‘Whea a tion of Socialist legislators a many times,” 1 cea, “ cised them in public statements? Give tne just three cases.” The five Socialists huddled. Finally one said lamely: “Well, Wherever A ennedy tried out two sentences in Japanese. The first was: “Ladies and gentlemen, we are very happy to visit your country.” The second—and it sounded’ a theme that Kennedy was to ; repeat over and over again—was: “My than roo candidates for federal judge- brother, who is the President, wishes me Ships. A man asked for a judgeship for to convey to you all bis very best re- his brother. I declined. I received the ards.” Next day, calling upon Minister of imevitable telephone call. He said: ‘After Justice Koshiro Ueki, Kennedy com- all, your brother appointed you Attorney mented on the “fair” way in which Japa- General.’ ] answered: ‘We only serve the nese judges are appointed.* Said he: “This will of the President.’” is quite different in the United States. |, It was to serve the wiil of the President I have made recommendations for toore ob Kennedy became Attorney ' Tal, m the moment o election to © Unlike the US. federal judiciary, Japanese otbCe, Jack Kennedy knew that he wanted fudaes do not receive lifetime appointments, younger brother in his Administration but are subject to periodic review. Lower-court —not merely as a White House adviser, judaes. sposinted by the Fie be x. but, as a top official of Government who appointed every ten years. But o could get things done. The Attorney Gen- pnedaind cel Sectoe bathe and sn, eral’s job was the obvious one for Lawyer Feceive a majority of the sationas vote to re- Bobby, who had already served for six years as a Senate committee investigator. Bob Kennedy was reluctant to take the post; he argued forcibly that his appoint- ment would leave the President open to devastating charges of nepotism. He ac- cepted the job only after Jobn Kennedy strongly urged him to do so. Of al! President Kennedy’s Cabinet ap- - ,pointments, Bobby’s was by far the worst 1 \ received. Many paper were shocked. Democrats groaned at the “kid brother” ability, and Republicans turned it into political battle. cry. Today it is a meas- i 4 j wn «af Debhe Kaen nedee meee ete § ive of poor mennegy 5 EGETEY, Kuis, rains and Increasingly mature fodgment that the bar generally rates him a good | LAttorey General, and politicians of both parties among the strongest and abiest members of the Kennedy Cabinet. Barely a year in office, the kid brother is one of the President's solidest assets. Republicans still take occasional jabs at him, especially when he ventures beyond the confines of the Atto General's | lodice. Seid New York's CUP Represent. \ ative Jobn Lindsay last week in a solici- tous letter to State Secretary Dean Rusk: “We question whether it is necessary for Pd you and your office to be either burdened or embarrassed by free-wheeling foreign J08 Baga TusE, FEBRUARY 16, 1942 a“ ee eg ee RE Tg Pg, JOMM DOMINtS -LITE Wirs Lerrist Tacaiva Abo arguing and explaining. missions on the part of highly placed amateurs.” But in an interview on national television, Republican Richard Nixon gave Bobby a surprisi lug. Said he: “In foeEing al Rabat Remedy you have here a man who, except for lack of experi- ence, which he is now gaining, has many of the qualifications that would make him a very effective’ leader in the feld of foreign policy. He's tough-minded, he's quick, he’s intelligent. He is one who has a tremendous will to win.” No Pretending. The will to win carried right over from 1960 campaign against Richard Nixon to the mastering of the Attorney General's job. Says a Justice Department career man: “When you have a Jarge bureaucracy like this, it’s hard to instill a sense of urgency and interest in the people down the line. But Kennedy has been able to do it.” A graduate (’51) of the University of Virginia Law School, Bob had served as counsel for the Demo- cratic minority on the McCarthy Com- mittee, and later as chief counsel for the McClelian Committee investigating labor - racketeering (Bob still turns livid when reminded that 5 yet to nail Team- sters’ President Jimmy Hoffa). As At- L Bobby Ki oes hot lay claim ic legal wizardry. “He doesn't pretend to knowledge he doesn't have.” says one of his deputies. “And you'd bet- ter not either,” At the very beginning, Attorney Gener- al Kennedy gathered about h eae int talented team. men: ® Byron RK. Ware, 44, Deputy Attorney General. An All-America halfback at Col- orado and later a Rhodes scholar at Ox- tion in London given by Ambassador Joseph Kennedy. White and Jack later served in the same Pacific PT flotilla; during the presidential campaign, White left his Denver law firm to head the 17 rayne ae OTE SF eS ee een | — - eR a 5g ered neo et