As he released his long-awaited report on the U. S. merchant marine in Washington last week, Joseph Patrick Kennedy declared "This is the toughest job I ever handled in my life, without any reservations whatever." Mr. Kennedy has had tough jobs before, including organization of the Securities Exchange Commission, but even a quick glance at the official summary, briefed down to 17 pages, was enough to convince reporters that Mr. Kennedy spoke with feeling and sincerity. The report itself was a monumental document of 40,000 words. No desiccated aggregation of charts and...
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