Nixon Enemies List entry for
Schultze, Charles L.:
List and position: | Second, #45 |
Name as originally listed: | Schultze, Charles L. |
Vitals: | 12/12/1924 - 9/27/2016 |
Gleanings: | |
- Brookings Scholar for 45 years at left-leaning Brookings Institution. - economic advisor to Kennedy, Johnson and Carter. - on the Council of Economic Advisers under Eisenhower. - earned a reputation as an expert on causes of inflation. - briefly worked for the Democratic National Committee while a graduate student, but that wasn't enough to get listed. - on the Second List under "McGovern Staff and Campaign Contributors." On page 1709 of Book 4 of the Watergate testimony, he is identified as the McGovern Campaign's Vice Chairman - Policy Panel for National Security; Former Director, Bureau of the Budget. On page 1711 his role is further specified as "Domestic Aspects of Military Spending." - His position in the McGovern campaign is clearly the reason he was listed. - served 3 years in the Infantry during and after WW II, interrupting his time at Georgetown University. - awarded Purple Heart and Bronze Star. - got hired by President Kennedy after his writings explained why the deficit fell after Kennedy's tax cuts. (In 1982 he ridiculed Reagan's "supply side" credulity as a misreading of his writings.) - was not vocally against the Vietnam War. In fact, some thought he helped Robert McNamara, obscure the rising costs of the war in Vietnam in the 1967 federal budget. - wrote a bunch of papers and books about economic policy--none on the New York Times Best Sellers List. - His place on the Enemies List was not mentioned in the NY Times or Brookings Institution obituaries, but his 2007 comical appearance on Da Ali G Show was noted in both. - Nickname was Charlie, for the record. - Not to be confused with Charles H. Schulze, Washington D.C. personal injury lawyer who died of a heart attack in 2009 at 73 after rescuing two boys in a rip current in Florida. - And, good grief, not to be confused with Charles Schulz, Peanuts Cartoonist who died in 2000. |
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