MINUTES
MINUTES OF
OF THE SmY-FIRST
SIXTY-FIRST MEEl'ING
MEETING OF THE JOINI'
JOINT REPUBLICAN
CONGRESSIONAL
LEADERS
CALLED
FOR
WEDhTESDAY~
CONGRESSIONAL LEADERS CALLED FOR WEDh_SDAY. JUNE
JUNE 12,
12, 1963,
1963,
AT
AT 9:30
9:30 A.M.
A.M. IN
IN THE
THE CAPITOL
CAPITOL OFFICE
OFFICE (5.
(S. 230)
230_ OF
OF THE
THE SENATE
SENATE
MINORITY
KINLEY DIRKSEN
MINORITY LEADER,
LEADER, THE
THE HONORABLE
HONORABLE EVERETT
EVERETT Me
MCKINLEY
DIRKS_
....
Present._
Present:
The
The Presiding
Presiding Officer,
Officer, William
William E.
E. Miller
Miller
:Hembers:
Members_
Absent:
Absent _
Senators
Senators Dirksen,
Dirksen, Hickenlooper,
Hickenlooper, SaltonstaU,
Saltonstall, Morton
Morton
Congressmen
Congressmen Halleck,
Halleck, Arends,
Arends, Byrnes,
Byrnes, Ford,
Ford, Wilson
Wilson
Senator Kuchel
Congressman Brown
Also Present_
Present 11
Also
Guest: General
Guest_General Dwight
Dwight D.
D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Staff:
Staff:
Robert
Robert Humphreys,
Humphreys, Bryce
Bryce Harlow,
Harlow, Harry
Harry Brookshire,
Brookshire,
Robert
A1lett,
Mark
Trice
Robert Allett, Mark Trice
Chairman
William Eo
Miller arrived
arrived at
9:37 A.M.
formally called
Chairman William
Eo Miller
at 9:37
A.M. and
and formally
called
the
meeting to
to order
prior thereto
was aa briefing
briefing by
by Senator
the meeting
order but
but prior
thereto there
there was
Senator
Dirksen
of his
visit to
to the
the White
White House
on yesterday
yesterday in
regard to
to Civil
Dirksen of
his visit
House on
in regard
Civil
Rights
matters
Rights matters.
0
He expressed
expressed the
the opinion
opinion there
there would
would probably
probably be
another
He
be another
meeting
next week
week after
the legislation
legislation would
be sent
sent to
to the
meeting next
after which
which the
would be
the Congress.
Congress.
Congressman Halleck
Halleck stated
stated that
he came
came away
with the
the conviction
conviction that
that
Congressman
that he
away with
the Administration
Administration was
was in
ina
political dilemma
dilemma and
and that
that he
he had
had given
given no
no
the
a political
commitments and
and he
he thought
thought none
none should
should be
be given.
given.
commitments
He did
did not
not think
think that
that the
the
He
Republicans should
should be
be expected
expected to
to bail
bail them
them out
out of
of their
their difficulties.
difficulties.
Republicans
President Eisenhower
Eisenhower referred
referred briefly
briefly to
to the
the critical
critical statements
statements made
made
President
at the
the time
time by
by Mrs.
Mrs. Roosevelt
Roosevelt and
and others
others in
in regard
regard to
to his
his sending
sending troops
troops into
into
at
Little Rock
Rock and
and stressed
stressed the
the fact
fact that
that it
it was
was primarily
primarily to
to enforce
enforce the
the order
order
Little
of
of the
the District
District Court°
Court o
Chainnan Miller
Miller referred
referred to
to the
the Civil
Civil Rights
Rights provisions
prOVisions in
in the
the Republican
Republican
Chairman
Platform specifically
specifically referring
referring to
to desegregation
desegregation of
of public
public facilities
facilities where
where
Platform
Federal tax
tax money
money is
is used.
used.
Federal
1
Minutes of
of the
the Republican
Republican Joint
Joint Leadership
Leadership Meeting
Meeting -- 2
2
Minutes
June 12,
12, 1963
1963
June
The agenda
agenda for
for the
the meeting
meeting was
was as
as follows:
follows:
The
JFK Foreign
Foreign Policy
Policy Speech
Speech
JFK
Suspension of
of Nuclear
Nuclear Testing
Testing
Suspension
Photographers
Photographers
Other Matters
Other
Matters
JFK Foreign
Foreign Policy
Polic_ Speech
Speech
JFK
Senator Dirksen
Dirksen then
then proceeded
proceeded to
to read
read his
his prepared
prepared statement.
statement.
Senator
Suspension of
of Nuclear
Nuclear Testing
Testing
Suspension
Congressman Ford
Ford spoke
spoke confidentially
confidentially of
of aa recent
recent visit
visit by
by representatives
representatives
Congressman
of the
the Defense
Defense Department
Department in
in regard
regard to
to reprograming
reprograming funds
funds for
for resumption
resumption of
of
of
nuclear tests°
nuclear
tests o
Senator Hickenlooper
Hickenlooper spoke
spoke of
of the
the coming
coming Moscow
Moscow nuclear
nuclear meeting
meeting as
as
Senator
forced on
on the
the country
country with
with no
no hope
hope or
or chance
chance of
of any
any settlement
settlement and
and that
that it
it
forced
appeared to
to him
him we
we were
were going
going there
there with
with hat
hat in
in hand.
hand. He
He stated
stated that
that it
it
appeared
would seem
seem from
from information
information he
he had
had the
the Administration
Administration was
was making
making preparation
preparation
would
for tests,
tests_ as
as six
six months
months would
would be
be needed
needed to.
to prepare
prepare for
for them.
them. He
He stated
stated that,
that,
for
in his
his opinion,
opinions when
when the
the Moscow
Moscow meetings
meetings broke
broke up
up without
without results
results it
it would
would
in
present aa bad
bad psychological
psycho!ogical reaction
reaction to
to the
the world.
world.
present
Mr° Halleck
Halleck then
then read
read his
his prepared
prepared statement
statement on
on the
the subject
subject of
of Nuclear
Nuclear
Mro
Testing°
Testingo
It was
was the
the suggestion
suggestion of
of General
General Eisenhower
Eisenhower that
that perhaps
perhaps aa question
question
It
should be
be asked
asked in
in one
one of
of the
the statements
statements that
that if
if testing
testing is
is to
to be
be stopped,
stopped,
should
should not
not the
the use
use of
of appropriated
appropriated funds
funds also
also be
be frozen.
frozen. It
It was
was generally
generally
should
agreed that
that aa question
question of
of this
this kind
kind should
should be
be added
added to
to the
the statement
statement of
of
agreed
Mr° Halleck°
Mr
0
Halleck 0
There were
were also
also some
some statements
statements made
made as
as to
to the
the advancement
advancement made
made by
by
There
China in
in the
the nuclear
nuclear field
field and
and that
that perhaps
perhaps it
it might
might be
be well
well to
to put
put something
something
China
in the
the statement
statement anticipating
anticipating this
this development.
development.
in
2
Minutes
Minutes of
of the
the Republican
Republican Joint
Joint Leadership
Leadership 1-1eeting
Meeting -- 3
3
June
June 12,
12, 1963
1963
.•Photographers
Photographers
At
and take
take pictures
At 10~03
IO_03 A.M.
AoMo the
the photographers
photographers were
were allowed
allowed to
to enter
enter and
pictures
of the
the group°
groupo
of
Other Matters
The
meeting resumed
and the
Civil Rights.
The meeting
resumed and
the conversation
conversation returned
returned to
to Civil
Rights.
General
that in
his mind
mind all
General Eisenhower
Eisenhower stated
stated that
in his
all persons
persons were
were in
in favor
favor
that some
action should
should be
taken and
was pretty
pretty well
well settled
that
some action
be taken
and it
it was
settled in
in the
the minds
minds
and hearts
of all
and
hearts of
all people.
people.
However, he
he did
did think
think that
the matter
pretty
However,
that the
matter was
was pretty
ll
much related
to the
to vote
much
related to
the "fundamental
"fundamental right
right to
vote".•
The General
that he
would refer
refer to
to his
his visit
this morning
morning as
as "a
The
General said
said that
he would
visit this
"a
meeting
friends getting
together and
and being
brought up
up to
meeting of
of old
old friends
getting together
being brought
to date".
date".
He
He
also stated
stated that
that in
regard to
to anything
anything which
which would
would tend
tend to
to unite
unite the
the Party
also
in regard
Party
i
the Leadership
Leadership could
count on
him for
the
could count
on him
for support.
support.
The statement
was also
also made
The
statement was
made
by him
him that
that he
had given
given no
no implied
implied commitment
or Support
support for
any Presidential
Presidential
by
he had
commitment or
for any
candidate and
and that
that in
opinion Governor
Governor Scranton
Scranton was
was definitely
out of
of
candidate
in his
his opinion
definitely out
the
picture by
by the
the latter's
latter's own
own statement.
statement.
the picture
He said
said that
that he
he intended
intended to
to be
be
He
present at
at the
the next
next Republican
Republican Convention
Convention for
conferencwonly
with his
his old
present
for conferenc_
only with
old
friends
friends.o
The Chairman
Chairman congratulated
congratulated and
and extended
extended birthday
birthday greetings
greetings to
to
The
Congressman John
John W.
Byrnes.
Congressman
Wo Byrneso
The Chairman
Chairman also
also announced
announced that
that the
the statements
statements previously
previously read
read were
were
The
approved and
and aa copy
copy of
of each
each is
is attached
attached hereto.
hereto.
approved
There being
being no
no further
further business,
business, the
the meeting
meeting adjourned
adjourned at
at 10:23
10:23 A.M.
A.M.
There
ting
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