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Moyers as Johnsons third press secretary eyed
Lyle Wilson reports odds favor Bill Moyers failing to win Johnsons third presidential press secretary job. The piece traces the office from Hoover to Johnson, noting past incumbents and the need for authority, tact, and access to the president. It discusses George Reedy, Stephen Early, James Hagerty, and the challenge Moyers faces guiding LBJs public image. It ends with a postscript about Salinger and Kennedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Moyers
President Johnson
Moyers
LBJ
Herbert Hoover
George Akerson
Akerson
Theodore Joslin
Hoover
Harry S Truman
FDR
Stephen T. Early
Ike
James A. Hagerty
Washington
Johnson
Early
Hagerty
George E. Reedy
Roosevelt
Steve
Iire
Reedy
George
George Reedy
Louis Howe
Woodrow Wilson
Joe Tumulty
Lyndon
United States
National Press Club
White House
Pierre Salinger
John F. Kennedy
Salinger
Kennedy
Bill Kent
Chicago Sun - Times