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~ Best Cogy - Informal DeLoach to Mr. Tolgon 7-19-65 Peneernense renee PONTO The President turned to o.. > .t.u. 5s. Eo stated that, "Edgar had cone a good job with the Evening Star." He mes:..acd ui w_.2 Guite obvious that we had telcd s the President that the Director had made a very caril.. Check as to any know. anisosity ak ob towards him, however, we had failed to find hoe Was any anzmosity in this rcgara ab yus Vie with representatives of the Star and that tl. :2cer had new turned to wis f2vor. told The President stated he Was concerned aoc... the Tuture hearings to be held by the Fulbright Committee regarding U, ©. imtervoatic. * stated before the hearings were overwiin, . he LAU CLSAtOG tact ne would find iv necessary to re a i} 3 1S) bs Lat ai By hfe io) a: aaa, ( <7 eC w> It ro + } Ce Bed nd Creme ask the Director to testify regarding the fac. incre Bad 23cn communists ateemioung to \,take over the Dominican Republic. He added tir. .no D.vector would also be in a n0u...0a to testify regarding communist attempts 12 ite Usted Ciates tc embarrass United Sates Government policy in the Dominican Repusiic. Ttclaine Presicent that whuie the Director could no doubt bolster the Admuinistraucs'. scsilion by his testimmosy, I felt ic would be very madvisable to have the FBI tcstzfy borore the Fulbright Comzuiuce or any other Congressional committee. The Presscust ...0d me the reason for thie siatemens, {icld him the Director, by precedent, had sande .1 a policy net to appear before Congressional committees. I added that Scncator Jim sastlond had constantly wantcc ens D.rector to appear relative to judicial appo....ricnis. I mentioned that such anvearancecs ‘could be both embarrassing to the Adminic ration anc most certainly would take the SL ‘out of the category of a nonevaluation agenc,. The vresident stated we had a point there .wowever, he would have to think about the matte, Tne President told me that fcrstor Lom Codd nad boon do.ng an excclenc job for the Administration. He sta.od that Docd's snecches oa Une Floor of the Senate zn . been very helpful. He then added that the Director had also been Ccoing an excellent jor “in fomenting public opinion against comnninist effo.cs to embarrass the U. S. Goveramen in Vietnam and the Dominican Republic. Tae Prcs.dert stated he was concerned, hcowcver about the fact that we appeared to be los.cz the baitle against college professors and on college and university campuses. He staled ner - were also bad rumbiings in Governrment ' about our policies in Vietnam particularly, The President stated that he wanted to gct i more Johnson men in this Adm:nistration, le adéuc ‘hat such men were particularly _needed in the State Department, oy 3 I told the President that Cenaior wd G haa received and accestec aa invitation to be one of the principal speakers neforc The American _vo210n Conventios nexe aw anda month in Portland, Oregon. The President stazed wil WAS il. oid that he hoped sone a DWYwAAS guidance could be given to Senctor Dodd relat.ve to thy type szcoch that should be mance. i told him that the Director had already had me g:ve Senator Dodd considerab.c material ‘ in this regard, some of which Senator Dodc wud already used on ine Floor of the Senaie. wr anne be ~2. rae aS poms : VT NULD wep eth PéGU