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Three years later, as chief of the U.S. air forces in Europe LeMay was an architect of the Berlin airlift. One day LeMay flew to Berlin, found himself waiting on the runway for 40 minutes. Back in Frankfurt, he told his staff: Get it fixed " In three days, when he dropped in again, the delay had been reduced to five minutes. "See if you can get it better," he grunted...
...years at SAC (1948-57) hardened LeMay's already metallic approach to world politics, especially Communism. His bases became armed camps; his men- even flight mechanics-carried arms for fear of saboteurs or sudden attack. The U S bombers were on airborne alert round the clock, and the nation's capacity for devastating retaliation was unquestioned. So was the efficiency of Curt LeMay. His men regarded him with a combination of respect and abject terror...
After four years as Air Force Vice Chief of Staff and nearly four, less happy years as Chief, LeMay retired to become chairman of the board-at $50,000 a year- of Networks Electronic. Last month he took a leave of absence to join Wallace. Although customarily dour, LeMay has looked more lugubrious than ever as a campaigner. The role has brought him new discomforts and criticism. In Columbus last week, students at his old high school demanded that his portrait be removed from a hallway. Why had the general interrupted his California retirement? "The whole country is drifting away...
...book, America Is in Danger, LeMay argues strongly against what he regards as excessive civilian meddling in military affairs. "It never ceases to amaze me," he writes , "that so many intelligent people believe they can become expert in a field where thay have so little training or experience...
...George Wallace's running mate, LeMay will east have a platform from which to preach that doctrine Wallace has promised that he would, if necessary, turn the war over to the generals. Regardless of other considerations, that is probably why Curtis LeMay finds himself running on the American Independent Party ticket...