Men to whom he could look closest and hardest for solutions. Leading the contention was the chairman of the Federal Reserve board, followed by secretary of the treasury fowler, secretary of state, secretary of congress, the budget director charles schultz, chairman of the house ways and means committee, majority whip, who chairs the Economic Policy committee, and finally, senator long of louisiana, a member of many senate and joint committees central to the control of the nations fiscal policy. To an outsider, they look no more than relaxed executives taking a lunch break in the company cafeteria, but in actuality, they were helping the president put the final stamp on a program of action that would in the year ahead bring the elusive balance of payments close to equilibrium. The final decisions agreed upon in the last day of december were put before the public on the following morning in president johnsons 116th news conference. That same day, he also released a major statement on the
you have the north and south and the confederacy and union, but to know close personal friends, they understand their habits and strengths and weakness. it s pretty significant. jon: through world war i and ii, golfers arrive at the third hole, vietnam. general william west moreland not only graduated from west point but also served as its superintendent. jon: a lot of people would like to forget vietnam but it s important for places like west point to remember. they brought forth the leaders you see today in iraq and afghanistan. reporter: anyone can go and dayw there, correct? jon: it s inside the gates of west point. you can stay there and have a