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Finch Faces Frayed Nerves as HEW Secretary Adjusts to Washington
In a candid profile Robert H. Finch discusses the jump from California lieutenant governor to Nixon administration health and welfare chief. He cites a fast pace and heavy paperwork, patronage pressures, and political controversies from desegregation to air quality. He notes less tennis and family time and a longer workday as he tackles federal civil rights, drug safety, and population policy.
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