The way the White House handled the Middle East conflict last week showed clearly what rank and importance Press Secretary George Christian has achieved. Day after day, at meetings that were both formal and informal, at breakfasts and lunches, George Christian was a fifth and full-time addition to the executive foursome that usually manages U.S. foreign affairs: Lyndon Johnson, Dean Rusk, Robert McNamara and Walt Rostow, the President's Special Assistant for national security affairs.
"George spends more time with me than any other press secretary I've had," says Johnson. "He is tough...
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