"Mr. Feldman was among a group who had breakfast with the president before news conferences. He was a behind-the-scenes liaison to Israel, a principal adviser on domestic policy and the channel for business requests, like tariffs and air routes."
" “If Mike ever turned dishonest, we could all go to jail,” Kennedy said, according to Mr. Sorensen."
Turned?
"Mr. Feldman was sent to meet quietly with Israeli leaders David Ben-Gurion and Golda Meir about matters including arms sales, Palestinian refugees, and whether Israel was building a nuclear weapon."
"He remained a trusted liaison to the Kennedy family."
"After Mr. Feldman left government service in 1965, he started a Washington law firm that grew to 100 attorneys; made many millions buying and selling radio stations; and helped finance the condominium boom in Washington in the 1970s."
A hundred?!
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