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But typically, he protected
before making up his mind.
As for health benefits for
the elderly - a program that
plagued him as secretary - he
indicated it may be 1964 be
fore it passes Congress.
Ribicoff's record as head of
the sprawling HEW depart
ment for two years was undis
tinguished. He may be known
in the history books simply as
the fourth secretary of HEW.
But, in justice, he often was
caught in congressional cross
fire on inflamable issues over
which he had no control.
The federal aid to education
program for which he was re
sponsible was defeated partly
because of the religious hassle
over aid to church schools.
Medicare went down to de
feat in the Senate, 52-48, but
it was a futile fight because
everyone knew it was fore
doomed in the House.
Today, Ribicoff classifies
the welfare reform bill passed
last year as his "greatest
achievement" at HEW. "That
was my baby," he said. It
broadened the aid - to - depen
dent children program and
placed greater emphasis on
taking welfare recipients off
relief rolls and putting them
on payrolls.
He made a point of defend
ing the Social Security pro
gram against detractors who
contend the vast welfare and
retirement fund is going
broke. .'
"That's a lot of hooey," he
said. "That is floated by the
diehard opponents of Social
Security. The Social Security
system is soundly based."
Although he headed up the
HEW department, Ribicoff is
no moist-eyed welfare stater.
He is an urbane, effective,
pragmatic politician, and his
own best public relations
counselor. 1 ""
He. had a hankering to be
appointed to the Supreme
Court, but Kennedy filled two
vacancies instead with Byron
(Whizzer) White and Arthur
K. Goldberg. But it was not
a killing setback. Ribicoff
quit HEW went out and got
elected as a U.S. Senator.
To the despair perhaps of
the extreme liberal and ex
treme conservative wings of
the party, Ribicoff rides in tha
middle of the political road.
his political flanks by taking
a neutral stand on specific de
tails.
"I think the President will
I FREE LADLE
get some form of tax cut this
year," he said. "I think it is
needed for the economy. It is
long overdue."
Tax cuts, yes. But as for
"what reforms the bill should
contain, that is a matter of
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conjecture, he added. He also
avoided specifics when asked
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ductions, explaining that he
wanted to study the matter
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hares platform with Abraham A. Ribicofl
during Ribicoff's race for the U.S. Senate,
the former secretary of Health, Education
and Welfare believes New York Gov. Nelson
Rockefeller will be "handily" beaten by
Kennedy in 1964. (UP1)
By HALE MONTGOMERY
United Press International
Washington - (UP1) - John
Kennedy is something new.
He will bnpg vigor and youth
to our campaign. Therefore,
I give you Jack Kennedy as
the next vice president of the
United States."
That was. back in August,
1056, amid the din of the
Democratic national conven
tion In Chicago. The speaker
was the photogenic governor
of Connecticut, Abraham A.
Riblcoff.
Kennedy lost the vice presi
dential nomination on the first
ballot to the Tcnnesscan with
the coonskin cap, Sen. Estcs
Kefauver. But Ribicoff says
today that "it was a good
break that he lost." -
It turned out well for Ribi
coff, too.
While the Eisenhower-Nixon
team was sweeping aside
the Stevenson-Kefauver tick
et, Kennedy and Ribicoff went
home to start four years of
fruitful politicking for the big
presidential push in 1060. And
when Kennedy . moved .into
the White House, the first
cabinet post he announced
went to "Honest Abe" Ribi
coff, who became Secretary
of Health, Education and Wel
fare.
Now the junior U.S. Sen
ator from Connecticut, ' Ribi
coff carries impressive cre
dentials- when lie- speaks on
the political fortunes, past and
future, of the Democratic party.-
Born of immigrant Jewish
parents, he is a former Con
necticut state legislator, form
er two - term congressman
(1948-82), twice elected gover
nor of his state (19S4-S8), ex-
cabinet member, and now Senator.
He believes without a doubt
that New York Gov. Nelson
A. Rockefeller will be Ken
nedy's rival for the presidency
in 1964.
'And in my opinion, Ken
nedy will take him handily,"
Ribicoff told UPI in an inter
view.
He shrugged off GOP at
tacks on Kennedy administra
tion budget deficits as "about
par for the political course."
He said current economy
thunder from the Republicans
actually is the opening round
of the 1964 presidential bat
tle.
"We are entering the per
iod now of the fighting for
1064,"' he said. "I don't think
they (GOP) are having much
impact on the people. The
President is still strong. He
Is doing a good job."
Acknowledged as one of the
most artful politicians in the
Democratic camp, Ribicoff
said he expects to campaign
"very hard" in behalf of the
Democratic national ticket
which he anticipates "will be
the same - Kennedy and (Lyn
don B.) Johnson."
The handsome, 32-year-old
Senator made it plain that as
an ex -administrator of the
New Frontier, he thinks the
executive branch of the gov
ernment could stand a few re
forms. "There are 46 different
agencies in the field of educa
tion alone spending more than
$2 billion a year," he said.
"There is too much duplica
tion in government. There are
not only differences in func
tions, but some agencies
actually are seeking opposite
results. There's a very big job,
a constructive job, to be done
here."
His immediate target: to
eliminate overlapping in the
field of environmental health.
This is no modest project for
a freshman Senator.
It may Involve putting un
der one administrator such di
verse programs as those deal
ing with air and water pollu
tion, radiation hazards, pesti
cides control, urban sanitation
and pure foods controls. Each
agency jealously protects its
particular freedom.
As a new member of the
key lax - writing Senate Fi
nance committee, he said he
favors the administration's
two "big" ones - the tax cut
reform program and health
care for the aged under Social
Security.
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