Secret White House Tapes

Conversation with EVERETT DIRKSEN, March 16, 1965

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  • EVERETT DIRKSEN
March 16, 1965
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LBJ ASKS DIRKSEN'S ADVICE ABOUT APPOINTMENT OF DON COOK AS TREASURY SECRETARY; COOK'S EARLIER LEGAL ROLE WITH MGIC; DON COOK'S WIFE'S CONCERNS ABOUT APPOINTMENT; DIRKSEN ADVISES LBJ NOT TO APPOINT COOK BECAUSE OF ADVERSE REACTION TO COOK'S ROLE IN MGIC