DEAR ADLAI' RECALLS 'DEAR ALBEN

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• Document Creation Date: December 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 4, 2005
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• Publication Date: December 10, 1962
• Content Type: NSPR

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hattan, Ambassador Stevenson nest aged, and di; 4o mats there give him a ([(
ieei the chill of the crosswinds Motu. year more at _nost, despite JFK's
ing over his role in President Kenne- 'fullest come. i?ce' letter, which actu-I
dy's high courcii% ally is counicd a `minimum stato- i
W.hethcr. or not he counseled a meat.'
cautious, even soft, course in the "The Cub-: crisis had little to do
Cuban crisis it seems clear that with it; a rrefr>o from Stevenson to
smnecine in the position of influence the national Security council writ-
h wing him less than that benefit ten three days before the Kennelly
of the doubt. speech shows that the implications of
His position as.an advisor tv the the Alsop-Bartlett magazine article $
l'r.'sident is under hot and maybe were basically wrong. The real rea-
devastating fire. son for adminitration's coolness to
There is not much comfort either, ::Stevenson is simply that he is not in
in the "Dear Adlai" note in which Mr.... tune with K?r:?iedy and most of his Ketinedy reasserted his confidence in top advisors. ; nd the long memoried .4
his ambassador to the U.N. ' Kennedy clan has not forgotten -- or
Stevenson as certainly as others forgiven - a d.Iai's attempt, to
interested in political affairs can re- stampede the convention In I do.
member when the late Alben W. "If it had :ot been neces,,:Dry to
i3arkley. trusted lieutenant of Presi- win over the ~. any and well-heeled,
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enooseve, go aearen.;.-eraense c. ac supporters o message from FUR. It was designed Stevenson, :cnnedy might never
to soften the impact of a decision that have appointe.1 him in the first place,,
Barkley no longer served his pur- Likeliest = wrc e of t j~ `'te ?Pr k!
poses. on wik1E ,,l tr,tlix b;? 3udf;;7ien?,
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phase of the process of easing Auibas- they are call I 'the t r Hawks'),.
sador Stevenson into a lesser role led by Dean A.chason. Cr"'tAIc?
within the administration. Cr3et?~s"~ n Ste feitsnn have never been ;
Weeks ago Robert S. Allen and kept secret."
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lions of a shuffle which would in. the sign.
volve Stevenson and Secretary Rusk. If he is gen:iinely appreciative of
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