Dear Murray and Rosa:
Just a few words to say how much we enjoyed seeing Otto and
Phyllis [Goldschmid]: for other things aside, they brought with them the redolence of Trout
Lake and hits more human denizens.
What’s happening out there? Is there much excitement over
the elections? Have been Nixiated? We saw him on television and I haven’t been
able to keep anything down since. What a menace. I find Stevenson charming
cultured humane and intelligent. Will that do the trick? If a Nixon TV job is
done just before the elections I fear for the American people. Also, in the
Stevenson campaign there don’t seem to be many professionals--by that I mean
types like the great McGinty and the other semihoods who get the vote out. Even
if Stevenson is elected I wouldn’t be too optimistic about any great change
away from butchering civil liberties. There will still be McCarrans, McCarthys,
Jenners, Wileys, Woods, Dulles, [Merlyn] Pitzele (excuse the expression) and
their spawn.
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| Sen. Pat McCarran |
The atmosphere in UN is ghastly at the moment. A federal
fraud jury has been crucifying 36 staff members (all Americans) of course and
has now turned the bodies to the McCarran Committee. A few of my friends, two
of my staff, and my former boss are pointed toward the lions. The poor bastards
have no protection from the UN--indeed many of our top brass would willingly
appease McCarran with these dubious morsels in the hope that after a little
bloodletting things will quieten down. Little do they know the laws governing
carnivores. I expect my character to be assassinated once more. McCarran
started on the UN in 1949 and I was on his list, primarily because I had been
in UNRRA [United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration]. If he lets
loose once more, I shall probably issue a statement, more for publication in
Australia than here. What I can say must be dignified or else the people here
in UN who don’t like me will use it to fire me. I’d like to challenge McCarran
to a duel* --stupidly romantic but there’s little enough one can do anyway.
...
Are you still blasting them on the radio? Your suitcase is
now upstairs in the kitchen & as Judy has tripped over it several times it
gets nearer to Tacoma.
Much love,
Howard
*Chamber pots at 6 paces.
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