Earl Warren made one important proviso when he agreed to become Tom Dewey's running mate. If the Republicans won, the Vice President would have something more to do than just preside over the Senate. Exactly what Warren had in mind (and what Dewey may have promised him) came out last week. A biography of Warren by Author (Lust for Life) Irving Stone describes the plan.
Congress would create a new Cabinet post, the Secretary of Administration, who would supervise some of Washington's most important independent agencies, such as the Bureau of the Budget, the Civil Service Commission, the Atomic Energy Commission, ECA....
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