Evening star., 1949-12-25
Here's a Peek at II Big Wheels
Who Make White House Buzz
BY The Assoeiotsd Press

| " uO VIuNC WI
By The Associated Press
This is a story about IL mer
on President Truman's staff wh'
help make the White House wheel
go round but rarely get thel
names in the papers.
Each was considered importan
enough to be taken to Key West
Fla. recently during the Presi'
dents three weeks stay there pre-
pairing for the new session Of Con-
gress.
The yougest is 80, the oldest so
Their average age is ~. Mos
have college degrees. Their sal
aries are In the 100000 and $l5.'
600 class. One gets $4,000. 4
few work in the White House it.
self. The others have offices II
the old State Department building
across the street.
Not One from Missouri.
Among them are lawyers, bud
get experts, and war veterans witt
a knack for getting along with
members Of Congress. There is
veteran Of political wars. 81
year old naval historian, and al
anthropologist.
Some are special assignment
men. Others do research worl
and help write sections Of Presi'
Dental speeches and messages tt
Congress.
Not one halls from the Presi.
dents home state Of Missouri.
Here are thumbnail sketches G.
the men:
George M. Elsey. 31-year-ole
administrative assistant, native o.
Palo Alto. Calf. naval reserve
officer who spent most Of the wal
in the highly secret White Hous'
map room. Degrees from Prince
ton and Harvard. Did research
work In last campaign and com
posed many Of Mr.. Trumani
whistle stop" speeches. He as
sisted Capt. Samuel E. Morrison
In writing the official naval his
tory of World War II. Made ad'
ministrative assistant to the Pres
ident August %. 1949.
Charles S. Murphy, 40-year-olt
administrative assistant who be-
comes special counsel to th'
President February l. Born II
Wallace, N. C. A leading mem
Der Of the speech-writing team
Current duties embrace watching
progress Of administration meas
ures In Congress where he for
merry worked on the Senate lega
counsel stan. Degrees from Duke
University. Made administrative
assistant to President January 7
1947. Promoted to $40, ,000-a-yeal
special counsel job this week. tx
succeed Clark Clifford, retiring X
practice law.
David D. Lloyd. 80. Of New
York City. Assistant to Admin.
istrative Assistant Murphy. Hold!
Harvard degrees. Was legal i'd.
visor to Secretary Of National De.
Tense. Been at White House sine,
December l. 1948, and help
gather and write speech ma
terial, among other duties.
David Bell, 80. born jamestown
N. D., but now q resident Of Pal,
Alto. Calf. Another aide Of Mr
Murphy and extremely publicity
shy. Was in the Marines in tn,
last war and then was in tn
Budget Bureau. Assists In speech,
writing among other things.
Was Deputy to Steelman.
David H. Stowe, 39-year-ol.
administrative assistant, born q
New Canaan, Conn. Educatet
Washington and Lee and Duke
Instructor In history and eco.
nomics before becoming chic.
budget examiner in Government
In 1941-47. Does general stat
work. Was deputy to John r
Steelman, assistant to the Presi.
dent. before appointed admins.
trative assistant last March.
David K. Niles, 60, Of Boston
Administrative assistant. Bachelo,
and so-called mystery man" whit
has been active in Massachusetts
and national politics for Is years
Did spade work with minorit,
groups in Roosevelt and Truman
campaigns and his present jol
deals primarily with taking tn'
political pulse of those groups.
Philleo Nash, 40-year-old assist
ant to MIR. Niles. From Wisconsin
Rapids. Wis. Degrees from Uni.
versity OF Wisconsin and Uni
lversity Of Chicago in anthropology
Specialist on Indian background
Lectured on anthropology at Uni.
versity Of Toronto prior to war
Was with Office Of War Informa.
ton during war. He and sistel
run large cranberry business II
Wisconsin. Made assistant to Mr.
Niles in 1915.
Stephen j. Spingarn. native o,
Bedford. N. T., 41-year-old as'
sistant to Mr.. Clifford as specta
counsel. Was lieutenant colonel u
war and helped chase spies Il
Italy. Former assistant genera
counsel Of treasury. Joined Whit
House star last February.
Russell Andrews, 46. native o
Salt Lake City. Utah, special -
sistant to SteelmAn. Studied .
Pomona college. University o
Southern California. and tool
degrees ct Stanford. Was II
Budget Bureau seven years befor,