1960, 1963 -- letters from hubert humphrey

8/3/2019 1960, 1963 -- Letters From Hubert Humphrey

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. ._..r . C: r .:.1a . V. B . : ~ : : r : . ' o - n -?:.~:: 2Febxusry 26, 1960

1?o''''for the Ford FO'..l.nd.'?tio::l, I lofould thin~t tho.t the best'procedure 'olould be to have him prep3Ie a epecific project. . . .i c h hc.vioh~3 t o h a v e f i c c - n e e d ; , u r . d c . p p r o : l c h t h e F o r dFouw2..t1c::;directly.' o r - \/ill 1 : . e zore tl:n.n hnppy to fill infa:: 'the Ford Foundation peopIe SC!~::! of the bo.cr.ground I. bavefr om you au to f1'eCCO tZ capu bilit!cs nnd e h~~r 1e nce .

Hoping to see y'Otl scon , KJndent ~roon31 reg::rrds.S1ncc~e ly your e ,

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cc: Jac~ue ~coco3112 s, w . 231'd se,Miami 4'1 Florida


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HAROLD J, HUNTERROGER "'!..JESTROM. JR.RICHARD M. G,.... ,LANDCLARK MANGUM HUNTERMARK P. ROlliNSONGERAL,D Y. 8ARRONJOHN C. ATCHLEYWALT'ER NEO POLLOCK

HUNTER, LIWESTROM, GILLILAND, HUNTER B e ROBINSONATTORNEYS AT LAW

SUITE 1030 FIDEL.ITY BUIL.DING548 SOUTH SPRING STREETLOS ANGELES 13

Deoember I, 1960

Dear Hubertc

U. S. Senator Hub~ntH. iiumpbreyU. S. Senate BuildingWa h1 ngtou . o . c .I am not oor-cainor in \laverly so I a,"";lAs you will note trom tstll1 tryiog to h~lp m ell, I aOn the subjeot ot b Itime ,f':rOfl my job to hot oourse elated lli"t "Orville'sloa~~I,eert~1nly ~e thattrat10n aud ~ltIn view&eneral.Hubert, you t~ ,me in ~Q fai:tn. that you would talk to Frescowhea you got to '~l~ml .tfl du~ G!fo:rt uot lJnly ..0 help lib but idea11,.to start a riJlati~'lShip,/tbl1t oeuI d be as 5i~l:dficailt as the l'elation-ship betwee l you aull-Mike Tod 1 "lOald 1eve lJee,l_ h I ~ll()W that youiuteud to .t '011 ow t.hrou~hon tlis as j$oon ;19 you call.

a significant job in the adruin1__wou ld b e a wuuaertuL attorney

It also appears to me 'that it you felt that it would be in good tor ..thut a lottel" frouJ you. tv Steve j lle.::!i "il;i" l'e~~reut,)u Got only to YOW"g tting together lrltb llh:i in tie fH,lu of. uuoI 'ax' disarru.a.tJtmt bu'&elso l1elpil1g l'le~co would lie a ouu ovutrH.lu'tiuh.It '81DO coeur s to 11.:8. ai'ter yUUi have u&lliiflOd 'W i t.l }i'retJoo the fullrange of his ideas. that perhaps getting FreBcu and your friendCyruu. Eali.ou 'Who is now uitandiu hi C;jDftl:celice of sci('u.l'ti ts 1t1 ,Hoacow.would,be a good idea.Hubert, it may be that you are saying to yourself that I wish thatthe puruiateo"t Gerry lJal'roi'J fOutQ IIgct oft ..y " I I . chll au" tuis wouldcertainly not be all uujustifi(3d l'esl)ou(~e OHyour part. Howevert a.you kllOw ouly too vu.ll. like you. 'lilLVl.. g Laeu tt.yuaw u tt. lfoeiAlpoint of view, it i$ an obsession of duo to help od-&ke,howeverOb..iquely, a. SUbS'ii.~\fiUld~Og1&1 ~OlJtl'l,.bu1tAvt.nu.wJ "tb;l~h&s'.Y~Yd truelyknow would be more t'~~ar ~n~ TiO rna '&nan a VOv6CY lU " ()%"1. 01


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v . S. S e n a t o r HUb er t Hu mphr eyPage Two-, Deoember 1J 1960

oivil litigation. and 1 t is this that has sole ly animate d my e ntr e atie son my fr iends ' behalf. whe n y ou have tilItewou.ld you s end me ou e oty e a r g o o d r es pons es and.le t l i l eknow wheu y o u will be 1 1 1 our a r e a , aDe Iwbauyou will be in the Miami area.

GERALD V . BARRON


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let l~rtq .au" of your playHur 't'7 Year. in Beverly lIill.,ed tl~ 9W t-lo'O l*r104 - wllt.1Ithe itt iwidu' 1 by f;oiet.y ( d..)nduo'&) end tbereAtter you and Iaud hi. u:yrld c)(~H'bl'btJtiGn.1

.........,_",...~:lA~ejt .subOOt:.~1 10 01 t.bejud bi. GO' .i"4Il .ed oOIit-r J.bu-

lIAROLD J. HUNTERROGEIf LIUESTROM. JR.RiCHARDM. alLLILANPCLARKMANGUMHUNTIERM A R K p. IIOBINSONGERALD V.BARRON.JOHNC. ArcH Lr;yWALTrR NItD POLLOCK

HUNTER, LIUESTROM, GILLILAND, HUNTER B e ROBINSONATTORN EYS AT LAW

SUI,TE 1030 FIOEL.ITY BUIL.DING!l4B SOUTH SPRING SJ'REETLOS ANGELES 13

MADISON 46421

Mr.. St.... J\II.a15 %% 5 V eu 'ur a Dtiul ardSh rtl' 11 (}.. 11 Qrul.D e a a ! " ~t.v.

lie nl (J d,l ua:se '0 C) u valu at it,. tlh1Gb ~v tor liu ptll'ey.COlat.rlbfJt1'')U8 au.v of '11 H,oa b~r~~t b lug_ UHour plan ....was g1VC01'l. tu~ age 1~ tr8a~k ~ in the f)lftS (if it we..... ~.ntloa4a1i all), 'ui i th.O fNW..eti~~!..HJCOI' JMl1. v i.tied,. and 1118 rof.ll;.... '.ooutr1but.iQl it,8 U}l0n ot Iiofttt If 1 u llqe 1"'1" tt. fit.You .1pt a180 ~ 4 : " ~ . 1 " . ~ ; h 9-D kxun,.. t$'~., ii~t tiGJliul lb.Bol1'ainquiry tliA't H t .J .~~~i!.l"(d;: yot Oil t 'e 1100 of ' * e Sim '0 to de1 ithe doc6ut ~.u lt~ it o'-l&'t;.0.f' J!;OV8ff:G11t Q.I!4 'tile ~n"ay &-001&1 valid tbiuc_that. "be lal;ul" OltOV il


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f, . .p/Mr. .stoye All.n1'6&. '" eArthur Roe "ter's ptt'At wt.Jrkon tbe Jlb.olot1oli'list: qu .'ion ,i,n nIland(1 Mt Koostler veral y at' ago lit San Fr net800 I'ollovinl a .pebthat behad:giver ahal)" 1ng soiJ'e 01 tb t(Ll}!ioationa of bi. pettet-retinlvOl"k '"'Oarkn at. ~QOU'; and :louo.t) bill, a filoat lutell", peroep"ilve liau).It 1. ~ ' - f ' Y lwpe that. tho next t.1rre t1:Ult ie-n tor HlIb.r' HlwtpbJ'ey 1. tntbaaroa tll.t we ean t UIIa ... aiott tm;ocg )"ou" HutJ!JiJl".Y. A.n h'red arr andtbe 'WI'l ter 'to explore aoe1011 u... Sueh a 88 10nW ml&ht all filld to.l~ut.ullyre-eu,oroitt,. I kDUV that Iiu pUre,. "'Oll lel 11k. to. &i'IJOUi othertb1u,., "pia ... )'oar ideas ht the f1eld of uuelea.rd:l8Al"l1l1lll 'leot ~ltl, ...would uf ooer .. 1"111.to elfplur. witb you an til \I p'h .nal),"s!. of oOWlfun1.08ti06 -teonulQ...e tlln' Oa.lt b. .... in eor".n8ct1ou ,1'1 & the bol.lt1oJ.l ,a.e-tioa. .It 1 also"C.;)' hop. 'ti"t prior to the t1m. that .uoh ft dl8CJl.... 1.on ....p1aco tbat. you will find t;1~... to I'ead tb ... ~ouo168ur Wblob inolude 001'1\of Ctlrr8.piHldeuuo b tvo.) tho _1'1"1' aus lW rt. UwOlphre)' 'thrOV.Cb tbe y.araud &180 t~ater1al COtloarfJ w1tit 4 roarkable t:rield of t.1u. who tar arlylived 10 Los AIJ.gelo8 but hOW livos 141~1~1. ~1"r1dl). Jacque Fr oo. (you vill uo .. fros. ~!itlrey' a let ... 1' of February 2%"'-h,Uampnre,. t. tbQliT.eoo 18 qWil.:1jtt... 1.0 b. pres.ut 4 by bl:'J tu tbe Nat.ic)) III 301.uo. FU'''lda,..t l0 D 1 tJ u il i" tl on tQ v t . h e . r "01'1. who w o u l d b e l " II p o . i t . i o a t O o utfY...o . appreaoh). .It yeu lind the.. ~t.,1al. as reward1n. I .bink )OUI., tben peJ'hap.a 5 1:111& (I,an be H ii up betveeu )'Gu.ao4 Fre.oo, and i l t.bat Ulanuer )fO.r e l a t e d "oclal aspiration. a n c l i o t a r t in t l i e tilG lDtOI' t 1 0 Q tild l . . .l ' g t d i s 1 pli o , i n o l 1 l 4 1 u c n u w a D . u i u a e r i n , a 1 J d o O i l U l l u u 1 o a ' i o f Ji.obDiqu .... oan b...... u4.d.II )'QU tbink that. 8uch a. v . : ti1ul 1:!111}.be pz'odu.etllve, perhap. v . oan. .ia-eu "t1.t~ up "ob " HIe.till, vbea )'"Ott and I Met qatu.I .tnoerel,. hope "bat you ., not thltik 1 ~ 11111-&7of peat tell.!"'" Uupoa1u& upon 71.lUr IGad nature illwr1t1n.c to you after suob a br1el .........iUI with you. t o : ; ) " xuberano. ~ b. e'ttrUtuted In put "tQ ay 0011"1081u&re.pon ttl you wlIl Fe ur social & . . 3. throughoot the y atll (.1tlo1u416,,-oW' bovk ulij 'or TO-1l1,bt II). alld peoia11r tbG other Idlbt _bell 1, ...rq prlvl1ept " Q tYOU-.I would gr.a'tly appree1at. it, at.v., 1t ),ouwould Id.tldly retu!'. all the.. enci.o5ttr I.d&o:r you bay. rev! wed thew. Pie t.el tJ''' " 'tapetb., FlQ00 tape J IlhQtGstat au)" of be ot.!'l :rater1.1. uti perup. yo~ be Q~l.to proour oopy of tbe s.pt b e r i.au. 01 'e at !' J\zI4p'ioau. from ..h 4 I p ub lJ . .b . ,. _ - .Like you, ;T.SOO is of tb.-1 f,hat - tl%CQ.ll at prop' ttt.r .. r,~Ob prugratt8 as "Olntbu-&". II'ICOi:~q"'Q.tfl. Ii;S&e It Wov'",eto. Iw.Y. v . . r . l , .Bor-atched the surface in t r ti8 o~ til4tioailol3ul 11;)pUt .f ,hi Ill......and yuur respeettve oCUf'i'1lhliion. in t 111ue. repre Ilt.. a 1I'Jl01 ofpo.slble oollaboration ,,111oboan h.1ilt.u81 ..,IF explore "ben )"01& aQ4Fr_o hUt. ' .* - Xu a4dltloD tD tbi .. ll:~t8r1al I think tb.at yo t.i,&ht r.ad ,oa. pene-tr.t.b.lC works wr1tteu by fort:,er 1'01 .-or ot u:.i: aud no-v 1u Q b 4 r . . 01


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Mr. 8t89'. AllenPac. Three Deoember 5. 1960-,

I t.r ...."tly hope that through our o O l l U U u n i o a t l o n that 81&&1110ant10 01al contributions oan be made ,inc John Donne ha.writteD, are all "involve. 10 ,mankindt'.

Sinoe re ly y ou r8,

IGERALD v . BARRON00$ Professor B. F. Skinner

.0/0 H ar var d U niv er .t tyP .y ohol og loal L ab or at or ie .Camb rlq e ..Mas 8achu ttsMr. .Taoque Fre 800,112 s . w . a , r d str.et" lam1 . F lor idaU. S. Senator Habert HumphreyU. S. Senate Build1nlWashtn,ten, D. C.Gov. Orville FrmaD.State CapitalSt. aul, M1nnesot.

** - (Cont'd) - the Plyoholog1oal Laboratories at Hal'yard= B. F.Skinner's books - "Beienee and Human Beu8vior". and "The Cummu l.ttv.Reoord". Skiuner. 11ke Fresco. has done reularkable work to the 11814of oOllditionlug ot organi81lla and has demon8trated the anatomy of thelearning or "re-entorGing proce " e. well aa th. prooe es ot bo S111in a moat .~u otu r al manner.


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JOHN SPARI

1960, 1963 -- letters from hubert humphrey

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