Early in the Strauss years, there was a case in which the local people recommended clearance, and Green passed their recommendation on without comment. His superior, Harry Trainer, who, Green thought, cared considerably less about individual liberties than his predecessor, was enraged. He charged into Green’s office, shouting: “How can you clear him? Look who his lawyer is—he’s got a Communist lawyer.” The lawyer was from the American Civil Liberties Union. “Harry,” Green said. “The American Civil Liberties Union is anti-Communist.” From
