rats held large majorities in both houses of Congress and the statehouses. The party was deeply divided between “moder- ates,” such as New York Gov. Nelson Rockefeller; and “conservatives,” like Goldwater. The latter appeared to bless strident voices when he famously proclaimed; “Let me remind you that extremism in

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ed him in the first place. He had insulted me publicly when | received the nomination in ' 68. But | made an agreement with HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_015107 Nelson Rockefeller that if he would actively support me, | would take Kissinger onto the team, and of course | had to keep my word. We all felt somewhat uncomfortable

as we still continued to call him “Mr. Justice” in private. I called him “Mr. Justice” till the day he died. Needless to say, he lost the election to Nelson Rockefeller. Justice Goldberg always wanted me to become a judge, perhaps even a Justice. I never had any interest in wearing a robe since judging requires the

wide range of communications management and speechwriting positions for IBM in the U.S. and Japan. Earlier, he was an Assistant to New York Governor Nelson Rockefeller, Press Secretary to U.S. Senate Minority Leader Hugh Scott, and Director of Public Information for the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.