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Federal neutrality policy enforced by LBJ tied to cabinet splits
Johnson demands pre convention neutrality from political appointees as divisions rise within the Agriculture Department. Freeman and Baker back Humphrey while Schnittker supports Kennedy, with Wirtz and Cohen also aligned with Humphrey. White House warns of resignations and disrupted governance as campaigns influence top officials.
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Leslie Carpenter
Ave yelanché-Journal
Washington Bureau
Washington
Agriculture Department
Lyndon Johnson
Agriculture
Orville Freeman
Hubert Humphrey
John Baker
Humphrey
John A. Schnittker
Robert F. Kennedy
Johnson
Labor
W. Willard Wirtz
Health, Education and Welfare
Wilbur J. Cohen
White House
Stewart Udall
California
Kennedy
Eugene McCarthy
Lawrence F. O'Brien