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...cabinet room of the White House he faced them, nine whom he could trust: his special counsel Clark Clifford, Postmaster General Bob Hannegan, Attorney General Tom Clark, OPA Boss Paul Porter, Under Secretary of State Will Clayton, Under Secretary of the Treasury O. Max Gardner, OWMR Boss John Steelman, Agriculture's Robert H. Shields, OPA's Richard Field...
...declared that Congress was to blame for not passing the kind of OPA bill he had asked; producers for withholding cattle "to fatten their profits." But "the real blame," he cried, "lies at the door of the reckless group of selfish men who, in the hope of gaining political advantage, have encouraged sellers to gamble on the destruction of price control. . . . This same group has opposed every effort of this Administration to raise the standard of living and increase the opportunity for the common...
...Then Congress put through a new OPA bill which the President signed, declaring...
...After OPA ordered meat ceilings back to June 30 levels, Agriculture Secretary Anderson...
...Overruled OPA, ordered higher ceilings...