Capital Notes: Behind the Scenes

Boos for Bobby

Mail to Democratic National Headquarters has run nearly 100 to 1 against the appointment of Bobby Kennedy as Attorney General, while weightier Cabinet choices, e.g., Dean Rusk for Secretary of State, have hardly drawn a postcard of comment either way. Bobby has been told. He will take great pains to watch his step.

Ready Recruits

University professors and union leaders have been among the most eager to serve in the new Administration. Reasons, according to a Kennedy talent scout: professors find the money attractive, labor men want to infiltrate and...

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