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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1968
Page
3
Editorial page notes a quotation attributed to Ernest Hemingway about listening. The author reflects on learning from listening carefully, and comments that most people do not listen.
President-elect Richard Nixon faces embarrassment after leaks reveal his cabinet appointments ahead of a planned broadcast reveal. The episode, blamed on media enterprise and a leaked Melvin Laird appointment, shows the futility of controlling information in Washington and foreshadows a tense start for the new administration.
Black leaders fear Nixon's proposed black capitalism may replace or undo existing anti poverty programs. They insist self determination could lift the poor without new dependency. Los Angeles leaders condemn "politics as usual" and demand no white control or strings on money. The coming four years will test race relations against Nixon’s stated aims.
Washington editorial argues humor is essential in governance and politics. It cites historical jesters, quotes presidents and dignitaries, and praises a national secretary of humor with full cabinet status to keep power honest and witty.
Behind the scenes Nixon aides prioritized James J. Reynolds for labor secretary, with Reynolds recommending George Shultz. Reynolds, ex vice president of American Locomotive and former NLRB member, would have been a Democrat pick, while Nixon finally chose cabinet members and their wives for a historic head start briefing. Maurice Stans, who bankrolled Nixon’s rise, lost the treasury post to David Kennedy, prompting disappointment and financial gambits as Washington race and Mormon ties sparked tensions with Negro leaders.
A Christmas poem opens with seasonal reflections by Mrs. Margie Hedrick, then reports a triple tragedy with Arthur Bergland’s death from pneumonia amid holiday preparations. It also notes Frank H. Wood’s Chamber presidency, Leo Heer succeeding him, Sonny Davis as new County School Board chair, and Florida crop losses with oranges and tangerines.
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