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Thumbnail sketches of Nixon Cabinet picks emerge
AP reports brief portraits of Richard Nixon’s cabinet selections. William P. Rogers draws on long government service and UN experience. Melvin Laird rises as hawkish defense voice. Robert H. Finch joins as Health Education Welfare ally with city-job focus. John N. Mitchell becomes attorney general amid a reformist Justice Department. George Romney backs urban renewal with business credentials. David Kennedy takes charge of treasury.
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Laird
Pentagon
Wisconsin Senate
Marshfield
Wis
Carleton College
Minnesota
Barbara Masters
Robert H. Finch
White House
Nixon
Finch
Congress
California
Ronald
John N. Mitchell
Justice Department
Mitchell
Ile
New York
Vordhan Law School
John F. Kennedy
Detroit
Rye
Martha Beall
George Romney
Michigan
GOP
Richard M. Nixon
Romney
Barry Goldwater