Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-02-11
By MYRA MACPHERSON
Star Staff Writer
NEW YORK

U1oRMER White House Press Secretary James Campbell
Hager perhaps the only teevison network executive
who his ulcers by walking into the asphalt jungle
This misunderstanding world of Madison Avenue is
Taxation for the Broadcasting chief Who
until January worked hours day for eight years
President Eisenhowers influential press secretary.
How my first out of the White House? great
relief NV ulcers Haven't bothered since le he Sad
leaning back his office chair allowing grin to wrinkle the
skin around his eyes.
He then enumerated the he hasn't 1.-The slightest
desire to 60 back into politics.:
he tensions The last eight had to watch every
thing said socially Nothing looks sounds worse
wsecrack laughs at-when it later shows up
in the paper"
Mr. Hagery get sleep now I'm those eight years
in washington averaged six business phone calls night
between II pm and This don't think I've had
more than two after I've turned in"
Golfer Hagey has chance to the green conveniently
bordering his back yard in Bronxve He and his wife 60 to
the ballet the theaer the symphony and in summer ne is in
with that coliseum of his favore Yankees
New Yorbred Mr. Hagery even prefers driving in New
York City Between and pm, New York traffic isn't any
thing like Washington traffic moves drive the parkway
to Seventy-nnth street every morning
Mr. Haeertys first year away from Washingtons decep
lively calming marble buildings and was
exile Others who found politics
in their blood long after their jobs had ended
81 spent Is years in politics. first with Gov Dewey then
with Mr. Eisenhower think that's enough time to spend in It,
Maybe just businessman or in some field unrelated
would miss it, but in present job have sense
of participation in politics"
He summed up comparison of his present job worries
with those of the past You still have to think about things as
they happen But it's how going to coUeT not
what is the Government going to do about it."
And it wasn't always the wordshakng issues he had to
watch secretary Handling questions about the
first family could be difficult During his eight years as press
secretary large heapng criticism from the press
did when he testify and CURLY answered questions
Eisenhower using the Presidential airpane for
vacation trip
Today there slip of the the most it is likely
off verbal attack by the rival National Broadcast
ing Co.'S Huney Brinkley duo-perhaps influential in TV
rating but not quite the Khrushchev.
David Brnkley recently raped Mr. Hagery after ne SAID
his staff group of annOuncers but
working actually covering the events with the i'm
pcation this not always true of other networks)
year out of the White House. Mr. Hagerty was sell
dom elevson Il don't want to be the air don't
think that's my job"
his job he believes utilizing contacts and friend
ships he made while in the Government
81 Paris when President Kennedy made his first
wasn't the air. but of the foreign spokesman
friends asked public question, but talked
dinner He grinned, adding I'm not opposed
to that at all"
One of his friends from Washington days is Gen.
Eisenhower In Mr. Hagerys office, with one whole wall
Continued pogo