John Kennedy sat down at his hand-carved 19th century desk last week and "with great pleasure" signed into law a $1.25-an-hour minimum wage bill. After passing the Senate, the bill hurdled the House last week, 230-196. The victory did much to restore Jack Kennedy's position in Congress, which had been weakened just five weeks before, when the House defeated virtually the same bill, 186-185. How, in so short a time, could so many votes be changed? Answered one top Republican in grudging admiration of the White House's hard-lobbying tactics: "I'll tell you. Those fellows are rough."
The Administration aimed its...
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