Evening star., 1960-11-11
KENNEDY
President-Eteet Plans to Confer
{ With Lyndon Johnson in Texas


Fla. to begin a vacation Of
about two weeks.
His newly appointed press
secretary. Pierre Salinger, said
that he also spent several hours
this morning telephoning
friends around the country.
the Associated Press reported.
"He thanked them for their
efforts during the campaign"
Mr., Salinger said.
The President-elect, while
resting in Florida, also prepared
to plunge into the task Of form
fng his cabinet and filling other
top Offices in his administra-
ton.
Senator Kennedy is taxing
to Florida a list of several hun
dred names for consideration as
appointments in his admins
tration. He told his first news
conference yesterday he ex-
poets to have the cabinet CON-
plete "in late November or early
December"
Dulles, Hoover Stay
His first announcement Of
key assignments in his admin
istration was, that Central
Intelligence Agency Director
Allen w. Dulles and FBI Di-
rector ]. Edgar Hoover will stay
in their jobs.
Mr.. Kennedy discussed his
plans with a refreshing forth
rightness late yesterday in his
first formal news conference
since Mr.. Nixon conceded the
election to him Wednesday.
He said he hopes to meet
with President Eisenhower in
late November to talk about
ways to assure an orderly
transfer Of executive response
bility when the reins Of gov
eminent change hands Janu-
airy 20.
He named Clark Clifford.
who was special counsel to
President Truman. as his rep
resentative to meet in the
meantime with Wilton B.
Persons, the assistant to the
President, to coordinate liai-
son work between the incoming
and outgoing administrations.
Already the 43-year-old
PreSident-elect was at work on
plans to try to get action on his
legislative program In Congress
next year.
Talks With johnson
He talked about this by tele-
phone yesterday with Vice
President-elect johnson, who
was the majority Democratic
leader Of the Senate in the last
Congress.
Mr.. Kennedy said he plans
to interrupt his Florida vaca-
tion next Thursday to fly to
Texas to confer with Senator
johnson at his ranch home. He
said he thinks Senator Johnson
will play q major role in the
next administration"
The President -elect planned
to take of in his own plane in
midyafternoon for Palm Beach,
Fla, where he expects to spend
about two weeks at a home
maintained there by his father,
Joseph P. Kennedy. former
Ambassador to Great Britain.
Wife to Stay Here
He arranged a brief stop at
Washington on the way. His
wife Jacqueline and their g.
year-old daughter Caroline will
leave the Kennedy plane there
to remain at their Georgetown
home while he is in Florida.
Mrs. Kennedy is expecting a
baby in about three weeks.
Mr.. Kennedy said he plan
ned to go to Washington for
awhile himself after his stay
in Palm Beach. He said that
if his wife's condition per-
mitted her to travel. they would
return to Hyannis Port to
spend Thanksgiving at their
home here.
Asked yesterday if he felt
that the extremely close popu-
lar vote Gin any way handi-
caps you in your legislative pro-
gram as you outlined it during
the campaign" Senator Ken
nedy replied:
II went to the country with
very clear views of what the
United States ought to do in
the SOS. I have been elected
and, therefore, am going to
do my best to implement those
views and meet my response
bilities."
While his victory margin was
narrow, the President-elect
said at another point, II dc
think that at least the respon-
sibility has been given to us
by a majority of the citizens
The responsibility is clear"
Reminded that he had sale
previously he hoped President
Eisenhower's long experience
in service of his country coulc
be drawn on further in the
years to come, Mr.. Kennedy
was asked If he had anything
specifically in mind.
Il have some thoughts" h
replied, but I thought woult
wait until talked to him abou
it,"
Hopes to See Nixon
AS for Mr.. Nixon, Mr.. Ken
nedy said he hoped to have ,
chance to see the Vice Presi
dent before January 20.
Asked for comment on ,
statement by Senator Mans
field, Democrat of Montana