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    "ocrText": "EDITORIAL PAGE\nSO\nTHE DEN\nSATURDAY, JU\nWhy Must We Waste\nThese Proven Leaders?\nThe splendid job done by the Hoover commis-\nsion in drafting plans for reorganization of the\nexecutive branch of federal government has\nraised again the question of how this country\ncould make more use of the talents and experi-\nence of our ex-presidents.\nWhen this commission was created, President\nTruman naturally selected Herbert Hoover to\nhead it. We say \"naturally\" because he was the\nobvious and logical choice. As a former presi-\ndent of the United States, Hoover had a clearer\ninsight into the problems to be solved than any-\nbody else. He knew from personal experience\nwhat needed to be done to make federal adminis-\ntration more efficient and economical. His genius\nas an organizer was universally recognized. And\neven his political enemies trusted him to handle\nRumor Starts\nthis complicated task in statesmanlike manner.\nThe desirability of the nation having the serv-\nices of its ex-presidents in some capacity, in-\nCentral City\nstead of forgetting them until it becomes neces-\nsary to draft them for some special service, can-\nTicket Run\nnot be questioned. The only problem is how to\nbest utilize their counsel and benefit from their\nThe\nheaviest\nsingle\nday's\nsale\nexperience. Walter Lippman, New York Herald\nof Central City festival tickets in\nrecent years was reported Tuesday\nTribune columnist, has suggested each ex-presi-\nby officials of the Central City said\ndent be given a seat in the senate, without\nOpera House association, who virtual\nvoting rights. That is not a new idea, but it\nsome 400 purchasers made a\nhas real merit.\nrun on the box office Monday.\nFrank H. Ricketson Jr., associa-\nIn an interview reported by the United States\ntion president, attributed the heavy that\nNews and World Report, Hoover expressed the\nflow of sales to a rumor\nopinion it would be desirable to give an ex-\nPresident Truman and Gen. Dwight\npresident a senate seat with all the privileges\nD. Eisenhower would attend one of\nof the July performances\nsave that of voting. In this way the congress\nand the nation would have the benefit of his\n\"Fledermaus.\"\nHe said the source of the rumor\nviews and experience. His counsel would be\nnot learned, but added it is\nmost helpful. And he could be of infinitely\nwas generally expected that the chief uni-\nmore value to the nation than as a mere private\nexecutive and the Columbia\nversity president will visit Colorado\ncitizen.\nsome time this summer. Telephone\nHoover made it plain that he does not desire\ninquiries to the White house and\nthe university failed to revea\na senate seat for himself. At the age of 75 years,\nplans of the two, he added.\nhe is entitled to retirement. But if he had been\nserving in the upper house of congress these last\nly\nsixten years, since he left the White house, his\nservices and talents could have been utilized to\nadvantage.\nIn most cases, a president, on leaving the\nWhite house, is loath to seek any other public\noffice. It would be beneath his dignity to run\nfor the senate. But if he were constitutionally\nprivileged to take his seat in the senate, with\nall but the voting privilege of a senator, he\nwould have no hesitancy about doing that.\nThere was one ex-president - John Quincy\nAdams-who did seek and win election to the\nlower house of congress after he had been de-\nfeated for re-election to the presidency. And he\nserved as a congressman for seventeen years.\nBut that was in the early years of the republic\nand at a time when, in the opnion of many\npeople, a seat in congress was more important\nthan the White house."
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