another man that wrote about this is a man named james deacon who wrote an article about haggerty, the voice behind the throne. he said that haggerty was more powerful than you would think , and his power helped to elevate the public relations profession in the 1950's. haggerty did not know eisenhower well when he joined the campaign , but he proved himself. i talked to his son roger on the phone and roger told me that his father gained eisenhower's trust just through his sheer competence. james haggerty was competent. i recognize that that was what it took. you could argue at one point secretary of state john foster dollars -- john foster dulles dies and chief of staff is to resign from what today would be a very small scandal i think. haggerty becomes the most powerful and influential aide that he has had that point. that is amazing when you think about the role of the press secretary today in a post-vietnam and post-watergate euro -- post-watergate era. often the press secretary is left out of things so he or she has deniability, i do not know what was going on. the certainly are no