In Washington one day last week, a group of newsmen shuffled into an imposing fifth-floor conference room at the Department of the Interior. One by one, they read copies of a statement by querulous, plump little Secretary Harold LeClair Ickes. Their faces lengthened.
Harold Ickes had written: "Today . . . I wish to address a friendly inquiry . . . to the newspaper publishers of this nation. . . . Last Tuesday we elected a President who was supported by less than 23% of our daily press. This reveals [a] perilous situation requiring public consideration. . . . There comes a...
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