William Helms: “one of the disappointing aspects of serving in the Senate is the inescapable and unintended detachment we so often…”

“one of the disappointing aspects of serving in the Senate is the inescapable and unintended detachment we so often unknowingly experience in our efforts to keep up with the joyful things happening to our friends back home and elsewhere. But it is downright discouraging to discover sometimes long after the fact, that sadness has come to our friends and their families. For example, the death this past December 29 of a remarkable American, Robert J. Morris, who immediately earned my admiration when I came to Washington in 1951 as administrative assistant to a fine North Carolina Senator. I had a note the other day from Bob Morris's widow, Joan, about his death. Mr. President, when I arrived in Washington years ago, Bob Morris was the very bright and talented chief counsel of the Internal Security Subcommittee of the Senate Judiciary Committee. The New York Times on January 2 of this year reported Bob Morris's death. The headline read: ``Robert J. Morris Is Dead at 82; Crusader Against Communism''.”