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fata Pa ne ae ee a the meanwhile, the political maneuvers were in fell swing and the story nolsed abroad that, at the critical time, a “dark horse, would get _ the nod of the Delegates, a dark horse being a candidate enabling the differing ‘@pinions of the various Delegations to ‘jelly.'" ROBERT showed his master's hand on this occasion. His lieutenants remember the tension of the moment * when BOB directed his steps to the apartment occupied by JOHNSON at the :., ote] Biltmore in Los Angeles. From his stolid face one could hardly guess _> 3S that he was about to take a step that the political historians of this country grill never be able to forget when analyzing the events. Five or six hours went by, but when he emerged from the apartment his brother's victory was . in hie hand. He had been able to convince JOHNSON to accept the Presidential candidacy of JOHN F, KENNEDY, accepting the Vice Presidential spot for himself! The nomination was a sure thing. De Then, November the 8th rolled around, The first results of the elections began to come in and the lead which JOHN F. KENNEDY had over his opponent became smaller and smaller, so much so that there was fear that he would become a "minority President.” The leaders of the Democratic Party accused the young manager of the campaign of being extremely weak for failing to exploit NIXON's weak spots. However, this was evidence of the fact that BOB is a man of his word and of NIXON's gentlemanly behavior. In fact, at the start of the Preaidential campaign, BOB had been successful in convincing NIXON that any mention of the religious question, rather than being an obstacle to the aspirations of the Democratic candidate, would be a backward step of American democracy in the eyes of the world. By the same token, he had agreed that no mention would be made of certain .: mysterious matters of NIXON's family, such as NIXON allowing his influence to be used by his brother in concluding certain rather profitable business - deals. This explains the smal! margin in the voting and underlines BOB's integrity and his courage in implementing his own decisions. Even though . he was notably responsible for his brother's victory, great pains had to be taken to convince him to accept the post of Attorney General. He rejected the proposal three times and finally gave in under the pressure brought to bear by the Party leadership which marshalled its reasons with adroitness. © : BOB ' s office is located in Room 5111 of the Justice Department, - His confidential personnel consists of three young girls. JOHN SIEGENTHALER, BOE" 8 personal secretary, came to meet us to tell us that we were expected, The Attorney General was aitting at his desk behind a tremendous stack of papers. He was in his shirt sleeves and his hair was "in an upheaval.”