The Press: Rough Ride

As many a victim of U.S. press conferences knows, being interviewed by the press is sometimes a good deal like being third-degreed by the cops. John William Bricker caught it last week from the Washington press corps.

Sixty strong, they pushed into the Ohio Governor's small suite in the Mayflower Hotel. Here, after all the humdrum bureau interviews, was fair game: a real, live presidential candidate on a self-built bandwagon. The pink-cheeked candidate looked as if he expected a rough ride. He got one.

John Bricker said he thought the G.O.P. candidate would...

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