President Lyndon B. Johnson made known yesterday that he has accepted the resignation of Myer Feldman, his special counsel and also personal adviser on Jewish affairs. Mr. Feldman’s resignation was revealed along with those of a number of other top White House aides held over from the Kennedy Administration.
President Johnson said he is promoting Lee White, now Associate Special Counsel, to the position of Special Counsel, to succeed Mr. Feldman. Mr. White has served since the Kennedy Administration, and is an authority on civil rights matters. He is also of the Jewish faith, but there was no immediate indication whether he will be asked to assume Mr. Feldman’s additional function as personal adviser to the President on Jewish matters.
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