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Tuesday, May 26, 2009
Page 1 of 1
CHAPTER VII
TECHNIQUES
The following is a detailed description of the methods and procedures
you should employ for each facet of the candidate's appearance. Re-
member that your most important responsibility is raising a crowd, and
in most cases, raising many crowds, e.g. at the airport, possibly along
motorcade route, at the hotel, and the rally itself.
CROWD RAISING
1.
HANDBILLS (100 Volunteers, Minimum)
A. Next to the telephone campaign and a saturation advertising
program in newspapers, the best crowd raising technique is
handbills. You need easily 10 times as many handbills as the
size of the expected crowd.
B. Have these printed on the cheapest newspaper stock available.
Keep the message simple, short, but informative.
"NIXON RALLY
Hear Richard Nixon at his only Omaha
appearance
Tuesday afternoon, 3 PM, November 4th,
Civic Auditorium
Admission Free
plenty of free
parking. "
C. If in a financial pinch use a mimeo machine putting the
message about five times on one stencil. Cut the paper
and you have a fast printing process.
D. For distribution use the largest number of young kids you
can field. Don't do this more than three days before the
event
Day before is best. Hit every major parking area
in town, preferably supermarkets, shopping centers, airports
roll the flyer and slide it in door handles on driver's
side. Saturate all college campuses (dorms, fraternities,
sororities, parking lots, etc.) and High Schools (parking
lots). Try to get supermarket managers to approve bag boys
putting one in every grocery bag. Scotch tape two or three
to every public restroom mirror in every large office build-
ing. Get newspaper boys to deliver them with their papers.
Stand on top of the highest building in town and throw them
into the wind. Do anything, but get them distributed.
E. It is easy to be sandbagged on this operation. Your chairman
will tell you the flyers have all been distributed when, in
fact, they are lying in someone's garage. This operation must
be controlled by you, so have all volunteers assemble for
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1.
E. Handbills (cont'd)
distribution in some central spot, i.e., parking lot-----
then make your building and shopping center assignments--
this is the only way to assure success.
F. Handbills for motorcade crowd (if one planned) should not
show entire route, but just that prt of route where you
want the crowd.
G. For hotel arrivals be sure you saturate the specific hotel
(each room), and all other buildings adjacent and earby.
All handbill announcements should show RN arrival time as
thirty minutes prior to time you know he is scheduled to arrive
--crowds just don't arrive on time.
2. POSTERS (30 Volunteers)
A. On your first visit, after the place, date and time of the
candidate's speech are determined, phone this information
to John Shlaes in New York City (212) 661-6400, who will
prepare the advertising posters and mail them out to your
chairman.
B Using about 25 to 50 volunteers have them distributed around
town at all major areas where crowds gather, i.e., super-
markets, restaurants, airline terminals, etc. Nailed to
telephone poles and trees.
3. SOUND TRUCKS
Sound trucks are only effective the day of the event. For
motorcades where crowds are planned through a downtown area;
sound trucks should fan out about 15 minutes ahead of the
g. oup throughout the areas where you want the crowds. For
hotel arrival crowds the sound truck should work the area
near the hotel first.
4. AIRPLANES, BLIMPS
A. Skywriters and skytypers are expensive, but if you can
convince the local committee to pay for it, this is a
terrific method to get the message before the public.
B. In some cities (usually beach cities like Miami Beach, etc.)
there are aircraft firms who tow long banner messages.
Again, if you can get the local committee to pay for it,
do SO and urge the use of p.a. systems on the planes.
C. The blimps are getting scarce, but Goodyear still flies
a few. Effective if available.
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5.
MARQUEES
Have your promotion chairman contact every supermarket,
laundry, etc., which uses the theatre marquees, to get
the event advertised on their marquees for free. This
method is often overlooked, but extremely effective.
COLOR
1.
BALLOONS
Balloons excite crowds. Use them in all indoor rallies and most
outdoor events. If the local citizens organization does not
have enough, buy them locally from wholesale distributors. Use
different colors avoid the long banana shape use varying
sizes. Balloons can be used in three ways: Filled with helium
and strung from the auditorium chairs, dropped from the ceiling,
bubbled from containers on the ground. Larger ones can be used
(40", E.G.) to float mobiles and RN banners.
A. BALLOONS TIED TO CHAIRS (75 Volunteers)
For large rallies of over 10,000 people, think in terms of
at least 1,000 balloons. Use monofilement (15 lb. test)
not string or thread, to tie them. Don't tie any to chairs
on aisles, corners, or along back row, as the congestion
at these points tangles people and hand signs. String the
balloons at varying heights, but check from the stage that
the lowest don't block the view of RN for those in balcony.
For Field Houses and other hughe halls use the larger bal-
loons (20" & 40")
Helium tanks can be purchased locally (about $25-$35/tank)
The list below will give you a : ough idea of the amount needed:
11" balloons
400 per tank (250 cu. ft.)
14" balloons
200 per tank (250 cu. ft.)
20" balloons
100 per tank (250 cu. ft.)
40" balloons
50 per tank (250 cu. ft.)
Overbuy. Too often you run out of helium and it is then too
late to order more. Untapped cylinders can be returned
without charge. You need special valve adapters on the
cylinders for the balloons. These are usually in shorter
supply than the gas, so get as many as you can (the more
tanks in operation, the quicker the job is done) Be sure
the valve adapters either have squeeze triggers or the rubber
type of valve which emits the gas when bent the faucet
handle valves are too slow and waste helium.
Knot the balloon before tying the monofilament to it.
Helium will leak otherwise.
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1.
B. BALLOON DROPS (25 Volunteers)
Secure a large parachute (24 foot) for the bag. The bigger,
the better. Nets can be made by tying together a number
of volleyball nets, but a parachute, if large, works best.
Tie the bag as high as possible to permit a long float when
released. Dump confetti in the bag with the balloons.
Secure about 5 air compressors (1/2 h.p. is big enough)
with hoses and nozzles small enough for balloon necks.
They can be plugged into normal 110v outlet. Comp. rent
about $5/day.
Lay the parachute out flat. Tie a long rope to the center
and the other end to catwalk. Connect the parachute shrouds
(each about 4 ft. long) to the rope and fill the parachute
with air filled balloons. The shrouds can be easily
connected to the rope by making loops at the end of each
shroud line and connecting these loops to a hook fastened
about 8 to 10 feet up the rope. The bag is released by a
man on the catwalk removing the shrouds from the hook and
releasing them as the candidate walks underneath.
ROPE
HOOK
BALLOONS
PARACHUTE
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1.
C.
BALLOON RELEASES (25 Volunteers)
Can be done indoors, but manager of hall will usually
oppose it if he knows what you're planning. Best done
outside--for airport and hotel arrivals, or outdoor rallies.
It's a wasted stunt if not in close proximity to huge crowd
for TV to pick up. Be sure you have cued the TV crews and still
photographers for the release.
Either build or find a huge rectangular box (e.g. 8' X 8' X 12')
The box should be bottomless. Make the top out of crepe paper
which can be easily ripped open to release the balloons.
Place the box on two saw horses and stuff the helium filled
balloons under it.
The best type of box for this should be constructed out of
plywood since a cardboard box that big is somewhat unwieldly.
FILL
SAW HORSE
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1.
D. BALLOONS MISCELLANEOUS
(1) MOBILES
Using balsa wood or very light hollow plastic tubing,
construct mobiles with the candidate's pictures, signs,
or banners, and float with large clusters of balloons.
Don't use solid wood, since some balloons may break and
structure could drop on someone's head. Always have
tie line to bring mobile down, since it may float in
front of the candidate and TV cameras
also if outside,
it may float away
(2) WALLS
When using bunting around the sides of rally hall,
clusters of air filled balloons can be fastened with
masking tape to walls at points where bunting scallops.
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1.
D. Balloon Miscellaneous (cont'd)
(3) BALLOON TREES
Using a cluster of large helium filled balloons for
lift, tie clusters of air filled balloons to the line
that holds the helium cluster. These balloon trees
must be anchored.
HELIUM
AIR
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2.
BANNERS AND BUNTING (25 Volunteers)
A. Banners hung on the walls of the auditorium always look
too small. Encourage your committee to make them huge.
Use varied slogans and designs and let the volunteers use
their imagination.
B. In the hughe Field Houses (like the Astrodome, etc.) also
use the large billboard posters which can be ordered directly
from New York (John Shlaes - (212) 661-6400). These usually
arrive in 12 or 24 sheets and must be taped together with
3" wide masking tape. Tape all seams thoroughly. The
poster is then stapled to a long wooden batten and hung
from the catwalks or ceiling.
C. Another technique is the "ticker tape" banner, one long
continuous banner around all walls near the ceiling which,
like a ticker tape, spells out a message re the candidate,
i.e., "dateline, Omaha, 5/7/68 candidate on way to 1600
Pennsylvania Ave etc." Don't be tied to any one idea,
though. Design any kind of banner you want, i.e., avoid
conformity.
D. Decorating companies charge exorbitant fees to decorate a
hall. Working through a decorations chairman try to get
as many sections of bunting red/white/blue fans
you
can for free. Red/white/blue 40" wide crepe paper taped
around the walls is a good substitute and certainly less
expensive than paying a decorating company.
3.
HANDSIGNS (25 Volunteers)
A. Handsigns must be hand painted, otherwise it looks like a
rally factory. In terms of numbers think of one sign for
every ten people at the rally. orge the handsign committee
to use hundreds of different and original slogans.
B. Have handsign committee purchase enough lath for handles
and poster board for signs. Signs should be stapled back
to back, so message is always visible. Painting can be
done at a sign party with groups of poster cutters, painters,
and staplers. Publicity chairman should urge local press
coverage at sign party. Signs can be distributed in lobby
as people arrive.
C. Remember that if you have three events in a single city
(and thus three separate crowds) the handsigns used at the
airport arrival will never again be available, nor will the
handsigns used at the hotel arrival be available for the
evening rally. This means that your handsign chairman must
be prepared to make enough handsigns for each function.
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4.
NIXONETTES
A. Good looking college-age girls should be used. Avoid younger
girls because they either don't respond during the speech at
the appropriate times, or they do at the wrong times. Get
as many as possible hundreds, thousands. Don't worry
about having all in exactly the same uniform. Advise them
to wear either red, white or blue dresses, or white blouses
and solid colored skirts. If the silk "Nixon's the One"
sashes are not available they can be easily made by printing
the slogan on adding machine tape. One end is pinned to the
girl's shoulder and the other to her dress at the hip,
permitting the sash to cross diagonally (right shoulder
to left hip).
B. Always attempt to have these girls at the front of the
crowd SO they will be picked up by the TV and wire photo
cameras.
C. Don't just enlist girls in this operation. Convince them
to bring their dates SO the crowd will be mixed. Remember
that for every girl and guy you get for this, their parents
will also come to fill seats.
5.
NIXONAIRES (Airline Stewardesses)
A. The airline stewardesses of the mjor airlines who are
favorable to the candidate are being organized nationally
on a volunteer basis to help at rallies near their home
bases. The New York Tour Office will advise you of the
names and number of Nixonaires available for your rally.
It will be your job to coordinate these girls for each
public appearance of the candidate.
B. They are particularly effective in the front of crowds
for wire photo and TV pictures, and at the rallies act as
hostesses to seat the people, pass out campaign literature,
and line the aisle for the candidate's walk-on. They should
have a special seating area down front with the Nixonettes.
And be sure to have some large male volunteers to protect
this special seating area so the girls will have a seat
after the candidate arrives.
6.
BANDS
A. BANDS IN GENERAL
There should always be bands wherever the candidate appears
in public and crowds are expected, i.e., airport arrivals
and departures, motorcades and the rally.
The local United Citizens for Nixon organization should have
a list of all good performing bands in your area. If such
a list is not available, the following should help:
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Try first for volunteer bands, i.e., college and (if good)
high school bands. Use paid bands only if the school outfits
won't play, or those that will aren't good.
The primary job here is to field good bands--unfortunately there
are few high school groups in this category. Another problem
in raising school groups is the usual school policy against
partisan appearances. In this event advise them they will not
be identified with their school; they can be promoted as
the RN Pep Band.
When lining up your local bands, work through a respected
band director who can advise about the better groups. Make
it clear that you want loud brass bands that will give a
rally or parade the excitement it has to have. Their music
should include most of the lively Susa marches, "Saints go
Marching In," "Born Free," and any other up-tempo driving music.
Dixie-land bands are excellent, but be sure you are not getting
a 3-piece combo of woodwinds no one can hear. Even for airport
jazz you need at least 10 horns. Bagpipe groups are superb.
Have your band begin playing at least 45 minutes before you
know the candidate is expected to come down the street.
B. BANDS FOR AIRPORT
Be sure the band has a P.A. system and that you have cleared
with the Secret Service and the advance man where the band
can be located. If possible elevate the band on risers, or
if outside, on a flatbed truck.
C. BANDS FOR MOTORCADES
Because of Secret Service requirements there will be very
few "parade" motorcades. However, in the event a crowd is
planned, put one band with amplification on a large flatbed truck
& d have it precede the motorcade by about 10 minutes. Decorate
the truck with signs indicating that the candidate is coming.
Where the crowd is planned, put a band on every street corner
and instruct them that they cannot march with the motorcade--
the Secret Service rules that out. Provide p.a. systems for
every street corner band, as this will bring people out of the
office buildings. Bands should begin playing 45 minutes before
candidate is expected.
D. BANDS FOR THE AUDITORIUM
The next worse thing to a lousy sounding band is a good one
which cannot be heard. Be sure the band is on the hall's
p.a. system.
If possible elevate the band on the risers to the side of
the stage, but keep it near the stage, not at the rear of
the hall. Be sure you rope off the section for the band
and provide signs indicating that is is SO reserved.
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6. D. Bands for the Auditorium cont'd
The band should arrive at the hall about the same time as
the choir (1 hour before the candidate is to arrive) Get
the band and choir director at that time to work out alter-
nating numbers during crowd arrival and pre-program warm-up.
The candidate's entrance should be a high-pitched event.
When he arrives at the hall and is ready to make his entrance,
the band (on signal) should do a fanfare; the M.C. should
then announce something like, "Ladies and Gentlemen, the
next President of the United States, Richard M Nixon, " and
the band should then immediately go into "Hot Time 11 and
keep playing until the candidate has done his walk-on and
has been onstage long enough for the crowd to start settling
down.
Immediately when the candidate concludes his speech with
"thank you, " the band should again go into "Hot Time. 11 or
"Saints , " or whatever--and keep playing until the cand-
idate is out of the hall.
7. VOICES FOR NIXON
The idea here is to pull together volunteer singers from as
many church, barbershop, local symphony, "Sing out America,"
and other choirs as possible to sing at the rally. We antici-
pate hiring a special choir director who will fly from city to
city to rehearse and direct these groups and may even enlist
a "Voices" advance man to gather together the groups. However,
you should know how to do it yourself in the event you have to.
There is no limit to the number of singers in the choir and you
should always go for at least 400. (In '60 there were 2,000
voices in such a choir for Nixon in Cincinnati.)
It takes some time to get the word out to all singing groups in
the particular town so start on this immediately on your first
visit. Line up the best choir director in town to help you con-
tact the groups. Select a date immediately for the first re-
hearsal and phone the information to John Shlaes in New York
City-- (212) 661-6400--so that the newspaper ads announcing the
first rehearsal can be placed.
Besides providing great excitement at the rally, this is a
good way to help fill the hall.
In addition to "America the Beautiful, " "God Bless America,' and
"Battle Hymn of the Republic" (which any choir is prepared to
sing) try for a few fast paced numbers, i.e. "This is My Country,"
"Born Free," etc.
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Have the choir arrive the night of the event at least an hour
before the candidate for warm-up alternate singing with the band.
Have lighting man at the hall give special lighting for the choir.
Cue TV crews about the choir. Not only should choir be on hall
p.a. system, but set up an individual p.a. system around the
choir SO the singers can hear piano and director.
Have choir members make huge "Voices for Nixon" banner over
back row. You need not insist on uniformed dress for choir. All
rally programs should be short, but choir should have one number
in program. (Cue TV crews when this will be.)
Be sure you rope off a large enough section in the hall so that
if additional volunteer singers show up (who did not attend
the rehearsals), there will still be seats for them. Put signs
around the section to indicate that it is reserved for the choir.
8.
CONFETTI
CONFETTI DROP - There is nothing worse than a poor one, nothing
more colorful than a good one.
The best and cheapest source is shredded paper. These sources
are usually listed in the yellow pages under the heading "paper-
shredded. Most paper shredding companies produce a product
that is not acceptable because the size and shape is too coarse
and heavy. The paper, in almost all cases, must be run through
the shredding machines at least a second time. Note: Confetti
purchased as such is usually available only from novelty supply
houses and in small quantities. Further, a well-done drop is
measured in tons and the price paid in this case is definitely
prohibitive.
Once an acceptable supplier is found, intricate planning is
essential.
A. BAGGING AND WAREHOUSE OPERATION
If possible, arrange with the supplier to bag the paper at
his plant. Large burlap bags are well suited for this purpose.
A central location near the "drop" area should be found for
storage--a garage or warehouse.
B. ORGANIZATION
A chairman or chief leg man is essential--the rally man has
too many other bases to touch. The chairman must cover the
entire drop route and get as many individual building cap-
tains as possible. Each building captain has the assignment
of making sure that at least one or two windows in his
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8.
B. Organization of Confetti Drop cont'd
building are manned. Further, the building captain must
be at the service entrance at a predetermined time to receive
the bagged confetti.
The overall chairman must also work out a minute-by-minute
delivery schedule and advise his building captains of same.
C. THE ACTUAL DROP
The fifth to the eighth floor is about the correct height--
higher is acceptable, but no lower.
Twelve-inch or larger office fans should be placed slightly
inside the open windows and the confetti blown out be dropping
it--not too much at a time--in the air stream. Dust pans work well.
NOTE: Sometime there will be rally operations in areas such
as New York City or Los Angeles where TV or motion picture
studios are to be found. These studios might well have
"snow machines" and these gadgets are excellent on top of
lower buildings. (A balcony will suffice if the machine
operator can remain out of sight.)
D. TIMING
Timing is again critical and discipline in some form is
essential because all the careful preparations are for naught
if the confetti is prematurely dropped. Remember, the end
to be achieved here is to impress the media with a spontan-
eous outpouring and this can't happen if the candidate and
the press are ten blocks away.
E. HOW MUCH CONFETTI?
The answer must depend upon the specific area, but remember
that the amount of confetti dropped is comparable to the
bodies at a rally--there is always room for more!
Common sense judgement should always dictate the area or city
picked for this type of operation. In other words, a snow-
storm of confetti would be an absurdity in any downtown area
of New Hampshire or North Dakota, but a great plus in Dallas
of Chicago.
Following is a recap of previous motorcade operations:-
Twelve block route, downtown Los Angeles:
3 tons of confetti
3 Warner Brothers snow machines
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8.
E. How Much Confetti? cont'd
Downtown New York City: (up Broadway from the
Battery through the Financial District)
11 tons of confetti
NOTE: In all cases there will be quite a bit of spontaneous
or unorganized throwing. However, never count on this
for overall effect.
When choosing the spot for a confetti drop, be sure
to make a test of the wind by throwing some handfulls
of shredded paper out of the windows. If you fail to
do this and the winds are wrong, the confetti may
plaster against the side of the building or just blow
back in the faces of your volunteers.
9. CARD SECTIONS
Use this at only the huge rallies where you have large sections
of bleacher seats. For a single letter the section must be
about 15 X 20 seats to make the letter distinguishable.
Pick a local chairman, preferably a college student who has
run the local card section at college. The cards can easily be
made out of red cardboard and white cardboard and stapled together.
The card should be about 25" X 15" in size.
Only try this where you have a local volunteer who knows what
he is doing and gets the job done with minimum headaches for you.
The stunt should be uncomplicated, that is, a simple "NIXON"--
white on red background or V.V. Instead of making elaborate
instruction cards to go on each seat in the card section your
chairman can simply tape a small p: ice of crepe paper to each
seat indicating the color to be displayed: The audience is then
instructed to hold up the card matching the color of the paper.
Provide a small p.a. system for the stunt director so that the
stunt section can hear him. Also, provide extra lighting for the
card section for TV.
10. BARRAGE BALLOONS
It takes about 13 to 15 tanks of helium to fill it and a number
of volunteers to hold it down, but if covered with Nixon banners
and lighted by searchlights it makes a great advertising gimick for
the rally, or for bringing a crowd on to the sidewalks for a
motorcade.
The Goodyear Company is the best place to obtain these, or you
might try war surplus stores.
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11. ANIMALS
Avoid the use of animals for any function. They cause more
problems than they are worth.
An elephant is the exception. The use of an elephant for
crowd attraction is fine-with one caveat. The elephant gets
an enema first. If you forget the enema, the crowd, if orig-
inally attracted, will quickly disperse. A trained baby ele-
phant is preferable.
12. FIREWORKS
This is strictly a job for professionals and should not be used
for any rally without permission from headquarters. The excep-
tion would be the use of a loud aerial bomb to start the parade--
it brings the people out of the offices, if the bands haven't.
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CHAPTER VIII
CREDENTIALS AND IDENTIFICATION
Each rally man will receive lapel pin which is known to the travel-
ing staff and to the Secret Service. This pin is ordered by the
Secret Service and will be given to you. at the Rally School.
Each man will receive a wallet size card with his picture on it and
the statement: "Nixon Field Staff, Nixon for President Committee,
450 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10022.'
Each rally man will receive a red and white luggage tag labeled
"Nixon Staff" which is to be used only if your baggage is to go
on the press plane should you travel with the tour enroute to
your next assignment. Do your best not to use the "Nixon Staff"
tag when you are traveling alone; i.e., practically all the time.
This is just a temptation for someone to tamper with your bag and
perhaps find some classified goodies such as this manual.
The "Nixon Staff" badge is ordered by the Secret Service and will
be shown to you at the Rally School.
1. PRESS IDENTIFICATION
This is the advance man's responsibility, but you should be
aware of the procedure.
A. NATIONAL PRESS: All national press luggage will have a
white tag with green lettering saying "Press. The
material of the tag will be such that the name of the
press man can be written on the back of the tag. You
will find that in spite of precantions hotel/motel bell-
boys will write room numbers on hese tags. Therefore the
material will be such that the writing can be erased to
clean off the room numbers and then rewrite the name of
the correspondent.
B. LOCAL PRESS CREDENTIALS: Your local physical press facil-
ities chairman must give to each member of the local press
a tag saying "Local Press. Without this badge the Secret
Service will not allow any local press into security areas
such as the press section in halls, the apron of airports
and press conferences. Ron Ziegler will make up lapel
identifications for the national press which will say
"National Press.
2. PLATFORM GUEST
At all rallies where VIPs are on the platform with the candidate,
to facilitate clearance by the Secret Service, they should have
a lapel tag showing their name and "Platform Guest."
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CHAPTER IX
EXPENSES
1.
Republican National Committee expense account forms are enclosed
in the back of this manual. Your name and home address must be
clearly printed at the bottom of each form and beside your name,
your title, "Nixon/Name of Vice President Candidate Rally Man.
2.
When you use your airline and/or car rental card, receipts must
be returned with your expense account in order to obtain approval.
3.
All expense accounts should be sent to Boyd Gibbons, Nixon for
President Committee, New York Tour Office, 450 Park Avenue, New
York, New York 10022. The checks will be mailed from the Republican
National Committee to the address listed on the bottom of your
expense account, i.e., your home address.
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WEEKLY EXPENSE REPORT
NAME
WEEK ENDING
ACTIVITY
APPROVED
BY
NO.
CASH EXPENSES
PENSE
SUNDAY
MONDAY
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
SATURDAY
ITEM
/
/
/ /
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T BREAKFAST
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a DINNER
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5 TIPS
6 TAXI & RENT CARS
7
8 TEL TEL
$
*10 TRANSPORTATION
11
'12 ENTERTAINMENT
13
14
15
16 TOTAL CASH
EXPENSES
*DETAILS OF TRANSPORTATION & ENTERTAINMENT
(10) TRANSPORTATION
DATE
FROM-TO
METHOD USED
PURPOSE
COST
(12) ENTERTAINMENT
DATE
NAME OF PERSON(S)
WHERE ENTERTAINED
PURPOSE
(15) YOUR CASH POSITION:
SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS
+
BALANCE-LAST REPORT
REIMBURSEMENT DUE YOU
+
PERMANENT ADVANCE
TEMPORARY ADVANCES RECEIVED
+
FOR ACCOUNTING USE ONLY:
SUB-TOTAL
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AMOUNT OF THIS EXPENSE VOUCHER
BALANCE ON HAND
DETAILS OF CREDIT CARDS USED: (ATTACH RECEIPTS)
DATE
CREDIT CARD CO.
WHERE USED
PURPOSE
AMOUNT
WEEKLY EXPENSE REPORT
NAME
WEEK ENDING
ACTIVITY
APPROVED
BY
NO.
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4 HOTEL
5 TIPS
6 TAXI & RENT CARS
7
8 TEL TEL
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11
*12 ENTERTAINMENT
13
14
15
16 TOTAL CASH
EXPENSES
*DETAILS OF TRANSPORTATION & ENTERTAINMENT
(10) TRANSPORTATION
DATE
FROM-TO
METHOD USED
PURPOSE
COST
(12) ENTERTAINMENT
DATE
NAME OF PERSON (S)
WHERE ENTERTAINED
PURPOSE
(16) YOUR CASH POSITION:
SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS
+
BALANCE-LAST REPORT
REIMBURSEMENT DUE YOU
+
PERMANENT ADVANCE
TEMPORARY ADVANCES RECEIVED
+
FOR ACCOUNTING USE ONLY:
SUB-TOTAL
AMOUNT OF THIS EXPENSE VOUCHER
BALANCE ON HAND
DETAILS OF CREDIT CARDS USED: (ATTACH RECEIPTS)
DATE
CREDIT CARD CO.
WHERE USED
PURPOSE
AMOUNT
CHAPTER X
OPERATION "THANK YOU"
In the back of this rally manual you will find sets of Thank you note
forms entitled "General Thank You Note Form."
Before the party arrives mail the completed "General Thank You Note
Form"-typed, printed, but not hand-written-- to Kay Odell, Nixon for
President Committee, 450 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10022. This
is not a request. The Thank You note form must be mailed before arrival
of the tour. This is not a job you can leave with some volunteer. You
will just have to take an hour and complete the list yourself.
Note that the "Genral Thank You Note Form" must absolutely include
the following items:
(1) Full name and address. (Miss or Mrs.)
(2) Whether to address on a first-name or last-name basis in the
salutation.
(3) The function the person performed. For example, on the "VIP
Thank You Note Form' "Overall Chairman"--and on the "General
Thank You Note Form' "Motorcade Driver.'
(4) The date and type of Nixon event-such as "Reno, Nevada,
evening rally, October 26, 1968.'
Again, it cannot be overemphasized the the Thank You lists must be
prepared before the candidate reaches town, and the standard objection
that this is not practical because there may be a switch in balloons
chairman, etc., is just a possibility WE will have to live with rather
than delay Thank You notes to everybody lse connected with the event.
This operation has a direct influence on the "Get Out the Vote"
effort in November. If you will just remember the difference a few
votes would have made in 1960, the inconvenience can be forgotten.
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GENERAL THANK YOU NOTE FORM
Date:
EVENT:
Before traveling party arrives, mail to:
Rally Man:
Miss Kay Odell, Nixon for President Committee
450 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10022
City:
Letter/
NAME AND ADDRESS
SALUTATION
TITLE/POSITION
COMMENTS/COLOR
Picture
(Miss or Mrs.)
GENERAL THANK YOU NOTE FORM
Dat :
EVENT:
Before traveling party arrives, mail to:
Rally Man:
Miss Kay Odell, Nixon for President Committee
450 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10022
City:
Letter/
NAME AND ADDRESS
SALUTATION
TITLE/POSITION
COMMENTS/COLOR
Picture
(Miss or Mrs.)
NIXON STATE CHAIRMEN
ALABAMA
Mr. John Schuler
P.O. Box 239
Leeds, Alabama
(205) 871-7243
ALASKA
C. Preston Locher
P.O. Box 4846
Anchorage, Alaska 99503
(907) 277-6103
Co-Chairman of Alaska
Headquarters
Mrs. Joan Crosson
518 E. 5th Avenue
2701 Telequana Drive
Anchorage
Anchorage, Alaska
(907) 277-4750
ARIZONA
Frank P. Middleton
2933 North Central avenue
Phoenix, Arizona 85012
Office: 602 - 258-6741
Home:
602 - 265-3676
ARKANSAS
Travis Beeson
304 Berg Avenue, N.W.
Camden, Arkansas
(501) 836-6566
CALIFORNIA
State Co-Ordinator
Dr. Gaylord Parkinson
Albert H. Harutunian
350 S. Magnolia
Calif. Nixon for President Committee
El Cajon. California
2200 U.S. National Bank Building
San Diego, California
(714) 444-1101
(714)
office: 232-6506
home: 273-8537 or 273-8504
COLORADO
Hon
Wm
L
Armstrong (State Senator)
c/o KOSI
P.O. Box 98
Aurora. Colorado
(303) 343-1430
office
364-4720
home
CONNECTICUT
Gov. John Lodge
129 Easton Road
Westport, Conn.
(203) 227-6192
office
John Boyd
P.O. Box 311
Westport, Conn.
(203) 227-9561
office
227-6943
home
DELAWARE
Mr. Thomas B. Evans. Jr.
317 Delaware Avenue
Wilmington, Delaware 19801
(302) 652-4231
office
656-0880
or 656-4454
home
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Hon. Perkins McGuire
Nixon Headquarters
800 17th Street. N.W.
Nixon for President Committee
Suite 604
1726 Pennsylvania Ave. N.W.
Washington. D.C. 20006
Washington, D.C.
(202) 298-8320
(202) 783-4201
FLORIDA
Hon. Edward J. Stack (Mayor)
Bob Doddridge
529 North Ocean Blvd.
920 N.E. Flager Drive
Pompano Beach, Florida
Ft. Lauderdale, Florida 33304
(305) 525-0491
(305) 941-0400
home
525-0491
office
GEORGIA
Mr. Nolan Murrah, Jr.
R.C. Cola
1000 10th Avenue
Columbus, Georgia
(404) 322-4431
office
327-9195 home
HAWAII
Senator Hiram Fong
5519 Uppingham Street
Chevy Chase, Maryland 20015
(202) 225-6361 office
652-1791 home
IDAHO
Hon. Jack Murphy (Lt. Governor)
Idaho Nixon for President Committee
908 Jefferson
Boise, Idaho
(208) 886-2289 office
Mr. William (Bill) Campbell
(208) 342-3541
ILLINOIS
Mr. Wm. H. Rentschler
Assistant
Nixon for President (Upstate)
Mr. John Clelland
22 W. Madison
Chicago, Illinois 60602
236-2535 AQ)
(312) SA-2-0600 office
CE-4-5210 home
722-0611
private
Mr. Ray Page
Mr. Ray Page
Room 302
101 Pinehurst Drive
State Office Building
or
Springfield, Illinois
Supt. of Public Instruction
Springfield, Illinois 62706
(217) 525-2221
INDIANA
Orvas E. Beers
17th Floor, Lincoln Tower
Ft. Wayne, Ind. 468-2
(219) 743-9706 office
748-1635 home
IOWA
Senator Robert Rigler
Mr. Dick Borglund
251 So. Locust
Fourth Floor
New Hampton, Iowa
Central National Bank Building
Des Moines, Iowa 50309
(515) 394-2032
KANSAS
KENTUCKY
Robert (Bob) Fegan
811 South Adams
Junction City. Kansas
(913) CE 8-5151 office
CE 8-3456 home
LOUISIANA
Havard
Charlton Lyons
1500 Beck Building
Shreveport, Lo.
(318) 422-5952
office
868-6468
home
MAINE
Edward P. Harding (Ned)
Nixon Headquarters
P.O. Box 2011
P.O. Box 735
Portland. Maine 04104
24 Free Street
(207) 329-172 (office)
Portland. Maine
865-6565 (home).
(207) 947-7210
Co-Chairman
Mrs. Donna H. Tibbetts
32 Norway Road
Bangor. Maine
(207) 947-7210
MARYLAND
Congressman Rogers C.B. Morton
214 Cannon House Office Building
Washington. D.C. 20515
(202) 224-3121 (House of Representatives)
LI6-6611 (Washington residence)
MASSACHUSETTS
Mr. Daniel A. Cronin (Gus)
Walnut St. Extension
Concord, Mass.
President, MacBick Co.
(617.) 935-3600 office
841 Woburn Street,
Wilmington, Mass.
369-4998 home
Co-Chairman
Mrs. Juanita Clifford
11 Albion Road
Wellesley Hills, Mass. 02181
(617) 237-2481
MICHIGAN
Senator Emil Lockwood
Capital Savings & Loan Building
Executive Assistant
Room 306
Gordon Vander Till
Lansing, Michigan
(517) 482-6271 office
485-6966 home
MINNESOTA
Hon. Ancher Nelsen
House of Representatives
Mr. Eugene Trumble
Washington, D.C. 20515
4900 Viking Drive
Suite 101B
(202) CA 4-3121
Minneapolis, Minn. 55435
Hon. Clark MacGregor
U.S. House of Representatives
Washington. D.C. 20515
(202) CA 4-3121
MISSISSIPPI
MISSOURI
Mr. E.W. (Brom) Bromwich
3131 Olive
St. Louis, Missouri
(314) FR 1-3370
office
EV 3-7189
home
MONTANA
Mr. Eldon A. Davenport
1401 Cascade Avenue
Billings, Montana 59102
(406) 259-6917
Honorary Chairman
Hon. J. Hugo Aronson
Big Fork, Montana 59911
NEBRASKA
Mr. George Cook
Banker's Life Insurance Co.
of Nebraska
Cotner % 0 Streets
Lincoln, Nebraska
(402) 434-3149
office
GA3-6272
home
NEVADA
Hon. C. Clifton Young
Breen : Young
195. Sierra
Reno. Nevada
(702) 323-1344
NEW HAMPSHIRE
Hon. David Sterling
Main Street
Hillsborough, N. H.
(603) 464-5590
Finance Chairman
Hon. Stewart Lamprey
408 Union Avenue
Laconia. New Hampshire
(603) 524-2920
NEW JERSEY
NEW MEXICO
Headquarters
Hon. Edwin L. Mechem (Former Governor)
Alvarado Hotel
200 West Las Cruces Avenue
110 First St. S.W
Las Cruces, New Mexico
Albuquerque, N.M.
87101
(505) 526-6655
office
526-9730
home
NEW YORK
NORTH CAROLINA
NORTH DAKOTA
Mr. Richard Elkins
Public Service Commission
Bismarck, North Dakota
(701) 223-8000
office
223-7697
home
OHIO
Mr. Francis Dale
617 Vine Street
Cincinnati, Ohio
(Publisher c President of Cincinnati Inquirer")
(513) 721-2700
office
871-5882
home
Field Representative
Mr. William J. Holland
315 N. Pike Street
New Carlisle, Ohio
(513) 845-3361
OKLAHOMA
Mr. Martin Garber
P.O. Box 1352
Enid. Oklahoma
(405) 233-1966
office
237-2756
home
Co-Chairman
Mrs. Tex Turner
5652 So. Delaware
Tulsa, Oklahoma
(918) RI 3-2472
OREGON
Hon. Howell Appling, Jr.
2235 N.E. Sandy Blvd.
Portland. Oregon 97232
(503) 234-6571
headquarters
226-7966
office
223-2824
home
Mr. (503) Alan Abner (Exec. Director
234-6571
PENNSYLVANIA
Co-Chairman
Arlin Adams
1505 Packard
Congressman Fulton
15th & Chestnut
Philadelphia, Penn. 19102
(215) 491-0426-
office
GE 8-6565
home
RHODE ISLAND
Mr. Guy J. Wells
2200 Industrial Bank Building
Providence, Rhode Island 02903
(401) DE 1-2400
office
(401) 737-8753
home
SOUTH CAROLINA
General Mark Clark
Harry Dent
Francis Marian Hotel
501 Palmento Life Bldg.
Charleston, South Carolina
Columbia, South Carolina
(803) 722-5573
(803) 252-1925 (ofs)
787-3652 (home)
SOUTH DAKOTA
Mr. D. Jack Gibson
Wilson Terminal Bldg.
P.O. Box 1233
Sioux Falls, So. Dakota 57101
(605) 336-3400
office
336-7533
home
Honorary Chairman
Hon Archie Gubbrud
Alcester, South Dakota
(605) 934-5863
TENNESSEE
Mr. George E. Wilson
P.O. Box 431
Harriman. Tennessee
37748
(615) 882-0121
office
882-2420
home
TEXAS
UTAH
Mr. Rex Hansen
909 Kearns Building
Salt Lake City, Utah
(801) 359-7611
office
299-3225
home
VERMONT
Vice-Chairman
Mr. C. Douglas Cairns
Mrs. Mary Thurber
925 S. Prospect Ave.
Charlotte, Vermont
Burlington. Vermont
802-825-2851
(802) UN 4-5380 office
(802) 862-1959 home
VIRGINIA
Hon. Harry Flemming
1625 Eye Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C.
(202) 223-6524
D. Dortch Warriner,
Warriner & Outten
332 S. Main Strret
Emporia: Virginia
23847
(703) 634-3656
office
634-3176
home
WASHINGTON
Hon. Gordon Clinton
420 Times Square Building
Seattle, Washington
(206) MA 4-6831
office
LA 3-5618
home
C. Robert Ogden
Chairman - Spokene & E. Washington State)
North Coast Life Insurance Co.
Paulsen Building
Spokane, Washington 99201
(509) TE 8-4255
WEST VIRGINIA
Mr. Howard V. Corcoran
P.O. Box 647
Wheeling, West Virginia
(304) 232-7333
office
(304) 242-0684
home
Alternate Business: (412) 261-7300
WISCONSIN
(Mon. Wed. : Fri. AM)
Mr. John K. MacIver
626 E. Wisc. Avenue
Milwaukee. Wisconsin
53202
(414) 271-6560
office
962-2475
home
Executive Director
Mr. Charles 0. Davis
636 North Water Street
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
53202
(414) 276-0195
WYOMING
Mr. Harold Hellbaum
Chugwater, Wyoming
82210
(307) 422-2411
home