Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-29

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But he won't want to keep
all, nor viii all want to stay.
The job Of presidential aide
or adviser usually demands
fierce loyalty and. at times,
personal closeness. Presidents
want longtime associates and
familiar faces around them.
Mr.. Johnson is no exception.
And so he win bring new
men into the White House.
Many viii be old friends. Many
will owe their present Jobs in
Government to him. Many viii
be Texans.
Meyers Likely Prospect
One likely prospect is Bill
Meyers. the 29-year-old deputy
director of the Peace Corps.
The slender Texan has been at
Mr.. JohnSon's side since the
new President succeeded Mr..
Kennedy.
Although Mr.. Meyers SAYS
he plans to return to the Peace
Corps, he has moved into the
White House, in q room next
door to Mr.. Johnson's office,
and some observers predict he
viii wind up as the new Presi-
dents number one aide, q job
like that Of Mr.. Kennedy's
special counsel, Ted Sorensen.
An ordained Baptist minister,
Mr.. Meyers was q newsman
for Mrs. Johnson's radio and
television stations. a key men,
Der Of Mr.. Johnson's staff when
the President was Senate ma
jority leader, and q manager
Of Mr.. Johnson's unsuccessful
drive for the presidential NOM
ination in 1860.
Bundy May Stay
Kenneth O'Donnell, Mr..
Kennedy's appointments secre-
tary, already has cleared his
White House desk, and there
is speculation the job may 60
to Horace BuSby, q former
Texas newspaperman who has
often helped Mr.. johnson on
speechwriting.
Mr.. Meyers has been andling
some Of Mr.. ODonnell's duties.
White House sources say
that Mr.. johnson will retain
McGeorge Bundy, Mr.. Ken
nedy's special assistant for
national security affairs. Mr..
johnson, an expert on domestic
but not foreign affairs, may
need Mr.. Bundy's knowledge
on international military and
diplomatic matters.
The White House denied re-
ports that Mr.. johnson has
accepted the resignation of
liberal historian Arthur Schles-
niger. jr, q Kennedy assistant
and speechwriter. Mr.. johnson
invited him to sit in the presi-
dental gallery when the new
President addressed q joint
session Of Congress Wednesday,
Some observers expect White
House Press Secretary Pierre
Salinger to leave. But others
say Mr.. Salinger will stay,
despite a report that Carl T.
Rowan, Ambassador to Finland
will succeed him.
Mr.. Rowan, a Negro, joined
the Kennedy administration as
a Deputy Assistant Secretary
Of State in 1861. He is 80 and
O former reporter for the
Minneapolis Tribune. He is
expected to join the team in
some capacity.
Another Possibility
Another possibility for the
press secretary job is Booth
Mooney, who was Mr.. john
sons executive assistant in the
Senate and wrote a biography
in 1856. THE Lyndon Johnson
Story"
Friends Of Mr.. johnson have
passed the word that Mooney
could be important-Watch
him."
On Mr.. Johnson's presiden-
tial staff, and working closely
with him in his new eminence,
are two veterans sure to make
the team in one assignment or
another. probably as assistants
Walter Jenkins and George
B. Reedy.
Mr.. jenkins, from Wichita
Falls, Tex, has a reputation
for brains, ability and political
savvy. He is Mr.. Johnson's ad-
ministrative assistant and, in
point Of service, his Oldest en-
ploye. Mr.. Reedy has served
Mr.. Johnson as speech writer,
public relations man and buff
fer for IL years.
Arthur c. Perry, another
longtime aide, was in Europe
when an assassin's bullet felled
Mr.. Kennedy.
Other Names Mentioned
Mrs. Willy Day Taylor of
Cameron, Tex, long in Mr..
Johnson'S service, is a re-
nowned girl Friday" with q
reputation for moving noun
tains of work in a hurry.
Gerald w. Siegel, vice presi-
dent and counsel for the WASH
ington Post, is an unofficial
member Of Mr.. Johnson's team
and almost sure to be q some
time adviser If not more. He