Evening star., 1961-04-23
KENNEDY
Taylor to Make Presidential Survey
On U.S.. 'Poro-MiIitory' Capacity
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the President had talked with |
Gov. Nelson A. Rockefeller of |
: New York, regarded as one of
the Nations top Republican
, Headers, in connection with |
Gen. Taylor'S appointment and
, that a personal conference in
Washington next week between
MIR. Kennedy and Gov. Rookie
feller "is likely"
Mr.. Kennedy obviously is en-
gagged in an intensive effort to
assure national unity in COM
batting the increasing peril of
Communist penetration from |
Cuba to Laos and Wet Nam. |
His meeting with Gen. Eisen-
|ihower today was the latest |
manifestation of that effort. |
He already had met this week |
with former Vice President |
Nixon and Republican congress
.sional leaders.
Kennedy Requested Taylor
Gen. Taylor attended a Ma
.tional Security Council meeting
at the White House this morn
ing where the survey he is con-
Quoting was discussed. He OBJ
tanned a leave of absence only |
yesterday from his post as
president of the Lincoln Center
for the Performing Arts in New
York City.
D., Mr.. Salinger said the leave
was granted at the Presidents
request after he had talked by
telephone with Gov. Rockefel-
Ter and his brother, John D. |
= Rockefeller III, who is chair
man of the board of the Lin
coin Center.
Mr.. Salinger was asked if
Gen. Taylor's appointment in
;, dicated that the President was
investigating the possibility of
the United States engaging in
guerrilla warefare. He replied
that II wouldn't say that" but
referred reporters to the Presi-
, dents speech to the ASNE.
In that speech Mr.. Kennedy
said Communist armies serve
primarily as the shield behind |
which SubverSion, infiltration
and host of other tactics can
steadily advance, picking off |
vulnerable areas one by one in /
situations which do not per-
NIT our own armed interven-
ton"
Bigger Challenge Seen
Indicating determination to
meet such aggression, tn e
President said no other chal-
lenge is more deserving of our
effort and energy" He added .
that too long we have fixed
our eyes on traditional military
needs, on armies prepared to !
cross borders or missiles poised |
for flight" and that now I'VE
intend to re-examine and re-
orient our forces, our tactics
and our institutions for a |
struggle in many ways more
difficult than war"
After the NSC meeting, Mr.. |
Kennedy flew by helicopter
from the White House south
grounds, landing here at 12:37
pm. Another helicopter brought
Gen. Eisenhower from his Get
tySburg Pa0 farm at 1880
pm.
Mr.. Kennedy greeted the
former President as he alighted
from the helicopter, which
bore a red plaque with five
silver stars signifying his re-
stored rank as a General Of
the Army. The two men drove
Immediately to Aspen Lodge,
the main building at the Camp
David installation.
They ate lunch alone to-
gether and then took a walk
into the woods for about is
minutes.
Then they returned to the
side of Aspen Lodge where re-
porters and photographers were
awaiting them.
Neither man revealed any Of
the substance Of their conver-
sation.
When first asked if he had
anything to say about the
meeting, Gen. Eisenhower, who
left office as President just
three months and two days ago,
smiled and said, 1T is very nice
to be in a position where you
are not expected or really
allowed to say anything"
This was Mr.. Kennedy'S first
visit to Camp David, named for
Gen. Eisenhower's grandson. |
Gen. Eisenhower used it fire.
quently during his eight years
in the White House for relaxing
week ends and for some inter-
national conferences.
Shortly after 2:30 pm. Gen.
Eisenhower flew back to his
Gettysburg farm. Mr.. Kennedy
saw him off, fingered a while
back at Aspen Lodge. and then
flew to Middleburg, Va, to join
his family for the remainder of
the week end.