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Letter from H.R. Haldeman to Raymond Hansen. 1 pg. [Letter], 5/14/1962
Letter from Ross Wurm to Bob Haldeman. 1 pg. Attached to previous. [Letter], 4/20/1962
Letter from Ross Wurm to Bob Haldeman. 1 pg. Attached to previous. [Letter], 5/7/1962
Letter from H.R. Haldeman to Ross Wurm. 1 pg. [Letter], 5/16/1962
Letter from Ross Wurm to Bob Haldeman. 4 pgs including attachement. [Letter], 5/16/1962
Handwritten note. 1 pg. Attached to previous. [Memo], n.d.
Farmers for Nixon newsletter. 2 pgs. [Newsletter], 5/18/1962
Letter from Ross Wurm to Agnes Waldron. 3 pgs. [Letter], 5/15/1962
Letter from H.R. Haldeman to Ralph Bunje. 1 pg. [Letter], 5/7/1962
Memo from RN to Bob Haldeman about Bernell Harlan. 1 pg. Duplicate not scanned. Attached to previous. [Memo], 5/3/1962
Memo from Bob Haldeman to Rose. 1 pg. [Memo], 5/7/1962
Memo. Water Committee. 1 pg. Attached to previous. Duplicates not scanned. [Memo], 5/7/1962
Letter from H.R. Haldeman to Ross Wurm. 1 pg. [Letter], 5/2/1962
Memo from Bob Haldeman to Rose Mary Woods. 1 pg. Duplicates not scanned. [Memo], 5/7/1962
Letter from Ralph Bunje to Richard Cronshey. 1 pg. Attached to previous. [Letter], 5/3/1962
Letter from H.R. Haldeman to Ralph Bunje. 1 pg. Attached to previous. [Letter], 4/18/1962
Memo from Rose Mary Woods to Bob Haldeman. 1 pg. Attached to previous. [Memo], 4/17/1962
Letter from H.R. Haldeman to Ralph Bunje. 1 pg. [Letter], 4/23/1962
Letter from Ralph Bunje to H.R. Haldeman. 2 pgs. [Letter], 4/17/1962
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Letter from H.R. Haldeman to Raymond Hansen. 1 pg. [Letter], 5/14/1962
Letter from Ross Wurm to Bob Haldeman. 1 pg. Attached to previous. [Letter], 4/20/1962
Letter from Ross Wurm to Bob Haldeman. 1 pg. Attached to previous. [Letter], 5/7/1962
Letter from H.R. Haldeman to Ross Wurm. 1 pg. [Letter], 5/16/1962
Letter from Ross Wurm to Bob Haldeman. 4 pgs including attachement. [Letter], 5/16/1962
Handwritten note. 1 pg. Attached to previous. [Memo], n.d.
Farmers for Nixon newsletter. 2 pgs. [Newsletter], 5/18/1962
Letter from Ross Wurm to Agnes Waldron. 3 pgs. [Letter], 5/15/1962
Letter from H.R. Haldeman to Ralph Bunje. 1 pg. [Letter], 5/7/1962
Memo from RN to Bob Haldeman about Bernell Harlan. 1 pg. Duplicate not scanned. Attached to previous. [Memo], 5/3/1962
Memo from Bob Haldeman to Rose. 1 pg. [Memo], 5/7/1962
Memo. Water Committee. 1 pg. Attached to previous. Duplicates not scanned. [Memo], 5/7/1962
Letter from H.R. Haldeman to Ross Wurm. 1 pg. [Letter], 5/2/1962
Memo from Bob Haldeman to Rose Mary Woods. 1 pg. Duplicates not scanned. [Memo], 5/7/1962
Letter from Ralph Bunje to Richard Cronshey. 1 pg. Attached to previous. [Letter], 5/3/1962
Letter from H.R. Haldeman to Ralph Bunje. 1 pg. Attached to previous. [Letter], 4/18/1962
Memo from Rose Mary Woods to Bob Haldeman. 1 pg. Attached to previous. [Memo], 4/17/1962
Letter from H.R. Haldeman to Ralph Bunje. 1 pg. [Letter], 4/23/1962
Letter from Ralph Bunje to H.R. Haldeman. 2 pgs. [Letter], 4/17/1962
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05/14/1962
Letter
Letter from H.R. Haldeman to Raymond
Hansen. 1 pg.
62
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04/20/1962
Letter
Letter from Ross Wurm to Bob Haldeman. 1
pg. Attached to previous.
62
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05/07/1962
Letter
Letter from Ross Wurm to Bob Haldeman. 1
pg. Attached to previous.
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05/16/1962
Letter
Letter from H.R. Haldeman to Ross Wurm. 1
pg.
62
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05/16/1962
Letter
Letter from Ross Wurm to Bob Haldeman. 4
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Memo
Handwritten note. 1 pg. Attached to previous.
Tuesday, August 28, 2007
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05/18/1962
Newsletter
Farmers for Nixon newsletter. 2 pgs.
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05/15/1962
Letter
Letter from Ross Wurm to Agnes Waldron. 3
pgs.
62
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05/07/1962
Letter
Letter from H.R. Haldeman to Ralph Bunje.
1 pg.
62
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05/03/1962
Memo
Memo from RN to Bob Haldeman about
Bernell Harlan. 1 pg. Duplicate not scanned.
Attached to previous.
62
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05/07/1962
Memo
Memo from Bob Haldeman to Rose. 1 pg.
62
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05/07/1962
Memo
Memo. Water Committee. 1 pg. Attached to
previous. Duplicates not scanned.
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05/02/1962
Letter
Letter from H.R. Haldeman to Ross Wurm. 1
pg.
Tuesday, August 28, 2007
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Memo
Memo from Bob Haldeman to Rose Mary
Woods. 1 pg. Duplicates not scanned.
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05/03/1962
Letter
Letter from Ralph Bunje to Richard
Cronshey. 1 pg. Attached to previous.
62
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04/18/1962
Letter
Letter from H.R. Haldeman to Ralph Bunje.
1 pg. Attached to previous.
62
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04/17/1962
Memo
Memo from Rose Mary Woods to Bob
Haldeman. 1 pg. Attached to previous.
62
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04/23/1962
Letter
Letter from H.R. Haldeman to Ralph Bunje.
1 pg.
62
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04/17/1962
Letter
Letter from Ralph Bunje to H.R. Haldeman.
2 pgs.
Tuesday, August 28, 2007
Page 3 of 3
May 14, 1962
Dear Mr. Hanson:
Ross Wurm has told me of your interest as Dairy
Chairman for "Farmers for Nixon" in setting up a meeting
X
for Dick Nixon with a group of Southern California
dairymen to discuss pertinent issues.
We had hoped to be able to arrange this several
date
weeks ago, but the pressures of campaigning throughout
the state have thus far made it impossible.
Since the last three weeks of the primary campaign
are going to be even more intensive, I would suggest we
File: "Farmers for Nixon"
plan the meeting with your group as soon as possible
after June 5th as it can be set up, and I will be in touch
with you in this regard right after the primary election.
In the meantime, if there is anything we can do
to be of help, please do not besitate to call on us.
Needless to say, we greatly appreciate your interest and
cooperation.
Kind regards.
- WIN WITH NIXON -
H. R. Haldeman
Mr. Raymond F. Hansen
12500 Alondra Blvd.
Norwalk, California
ce: Mr. Ross Wurm
Mr. Robert McCune
MODESTO, CALIFORNIA
P. O. Box 3186
RNappt
Phone 523-1958
FARMERS FOR NIXON
A NON-PARTISAN GROUP OF CALIFORNIA FARMERS SUPPORTING THE CANDIDACY OF DICK NIXON FOR GOVERNOR
CO-CHAIRMEN
J. L. SULLIVAN
April 20, 1962
Yuba City
HARVEY A. LYNN
Arlington
W. B. CAMP
Bob Haldeman
Bakersfield
NIXON FOR GOVERNOR
RAYMOND F. HANSEN
3908 Wilshire Blvd.
Norwalk
Los Angeles 5, Calif.
S. V. CHRISTIERSON
Salinas
Dear Bob:
BRUNEL CHRISTENSEN
Likely
JOHN SPARKMAN
When Nick Ruwe was in Modesto, I discussed
Poway
withhim the fact that a group of southern California
EARL S. SMITTCAMP
dairymen would like to meet with the candidate to
Clovis
discuss California dairy issues.
KEITH REEVE
Tracy
This meeting should be set up with Raymond F.
WARREN BROCK
Hansen, 12500 Alondra Blvd., Norwalk, Un5-5913,
El Centro
who is our dairy chairman for "Farmers For Nixon".
Another interested party is Robert McCune, 16457
Paramount Blvd., Paramount, who mentioned this to
Nixon at the Long Beach meeting.
This would be an extremely worthwhile contact
for US.
Cordially,
Rossof
Ross Wurm
RW/lg
CC: Nick Ruwe
MODESTO, CALIFORNIA
P. O. Box 3186
Phone 523-1958
FARMERS FOR NIXON
A NON-PARTISAN GROUP OF CALIFORNIA FARMERS SUPPORTING THE CANDIDACY OF DICK NIXON FOR GOVERNOR
CO-CHAIRMEN
J. L. SULLIVAN
May 7, 1962
Yuba City
HARVEY A. LYNN
Arlington
W. B. CAMP
Bakersfield
Bob Haldeman
RAYMOND F. HANSEN
NIXON FOR GOVERNOR
Norwalk
3908 Wilshire Blvd.
S. V. CHRISTIERSON
Los Angeles, Calif.
Salinas
BRUNEL CHRISTENSEN
Dear Bob:
Likely
JOHN SPARKMAN
Poway
Concerning the meeting with the southern
California dairymen. It is not necessary to set
EARL S. SMITTCAMP
Clovis
up the meeting itself in the near future, but the
KEITH REEVE
date should be established as soon as possible.
Tracy
They feel as though the earth revolves about them
and the sooner we can let them know we share that
WARREN BROCK
El Centro
feeling, the better our chances of getting the
cream checks will be.
Cordially,
Ross Warm
Ross Wurm
ug
RW/1g
May 16, 1962
Dear Ross:
I am sure that Jack Clifford's
suggestion for a luncheon at the
Fair Grounds in Lake County in
July or August would be an excellent
event.
date X I
Re should certainly be encouraged
to develop the basic plan for this
and suggest alternate dates to us.
X - HRH Schedule file
X - "Farmers for Nixon"
File: - to Schedule
We will do nothing until we hear
further on this.
Best regards.
- WIN WITH NIXON -
H. R. Haldeman
Mr. Ross Wurm
Farmers for Mixon
P.O. Box 3186
Modesto, California
MODESTO, CALIFORNIA
P.O. Box 3186
Phone 523-1958
FARMERS FOR NIXON
A NON-PARTISAN GROUP OF CALIFORNIA FARMERS SUPPORTING THE CANDIDACY OF DICK NIXON FOR GOVERNOR
CO-CHAIRMEN
J.L. SULLIVAN
May 16, 1962
Yuba City
HARVEY A. LYNN
Arlington
W.B. CAMP
Bakersfield
Bob Haldeman
RAYMOND F. HANSEN
NIXON FOR GOVERNOR
Norwalk
3908 Wilshire Blvd.
S. V. CHRISTIERSON
Los Angeles 5, Calif.
Salinas
BRUNEL CHRISTENSEN
Dear Bob:
Likely
JOHN SPARKMAN
Poway
Here are some comments from Mark Knight of
EARL S. SMITTCAMP
our staff after a visit this week to Kern County.
Clovis
KEITH REEVE
Tracy
Cordially,
WARREN BROCK
El Centro
Ross Rox ey Wurm
RW/lg
cc: Ralph Bunje
Herb
Mark Knight Comments May 15, 1962
Stave
From Kern County
agnis
With all the top "Farmers For Nixon" group of Kern county
away from the area and Roland Curran, county chairman, also
out of town, I talked with Walter Kane, publisher of the Calif-
ornian; his editorial writer, Ralph Kriser and members of the
staff; then to Phil Wagy, a long-time Republican leader referred
to me by Kriser; S. Barney Gill, co-chairman of the Nixon group.
Kriser prepared me somewhat for what I was to hear from
others. He said he didn't know the names and hadn't heard
from Nixon's camp, and obviously was somewhat nettled by this
fact. He sang the praises of Shell who had appeared at a
Kiwanis club meeting in Bakersfield yesterday (Monday) but
admitted he doubts Shell has much of a chance for nomination--
says, however, he expects Shell to win in Kern county.
It was obvious, as I have suspected in reading the Califor-
nian while working with AP in Fresno, that he will need a lot
of plugging with that paper. Fortunately Kane is for him,
but the editorial department isn't and it is there that the
stories are written or chosen. Kane pays little attention
to the editorial department and I would think it will be desir-
able for the right people to get together with him after the
primaries to assure a favorable or at least a fair shake,
Wagy, a Nixon adherent, says he has been shaken by the lack
of organization, contrasted to the forceful job being done by
the Shell forces. He says he thinks the best approach for
Nixon next Saturday is to tell his story, then somehow find
some words of praise for a hard-hitting job being done by the
young Republicans who happen to be Shell supporters at this
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time. He says these people are doing the most active and in-
telligent job the GOP has done in Kern county in 25 years and
if they can be induced to help the Nixon cause with the vim
they are showing for local candidates it should pay off. "Stick
to platitudes on the big issues, " he remarked, " and pat Shell
on the back as a ggressive campaigner with hones convictions. "
Wagy thinks the Shell supporters can be swung behind Nixon
later. He said of Shell's talk to the Bakersfield Kiwanians,
that it was just what Kern people wanted to hear on water, but
would kill him in LA. In effect, as Kriser and Wagy told it
to me, Shell condemned the whole MWD water contract and said it
would price Kern consumers out of the market. I noted, however,
the Californian story didn't go that far.
Barney Gill thinks the Nixon water talk in San Francisco
pretty well satisfies the Kern people, but joins the others in
a warning that his listeners will try to pin him down to a
specific anti-MWD policy, because of Shell's flat position. He
gave me a handwritten copy of a memo from Ken Wegis, co-chairman
of Farmers For Nixon, reviewing the Shell talk. It's enclosed.
Kriser, the editorial writer, had an interesting observation
about Brown. He said that despite the fact the local people
are strongly opposed to Brown's MWD contract, they fe for his
line that he got them the water and they had better not make
too much fuss about price or they 11 lose it.
Going back to the Bakersfield Californian, here is a situa-
tion I think is exceedingly important. The paper is known to
beRepublican at the top level and Kane is known to be a Nixon man,
Page 3 Knight May 15th
It would be all the worse, therefore, if by the several means
at the hands of the editorial department Nixon should turn up
with shoddy treatment. I'm afraid it could happen without Kane
being too much aware of what was going on.
To name names
which may be advisable in this case
Ed Griffith, the city editor, is especially and loudly outspoken
in his anti-Nixon views.
You may have noted that Shell attacked William Warne for his
ineptness in handling the department of water resources, when
he talked in Bakersfield. Kriser said his words were well
applauded on that score. Warne is to be in Bakersfield late
next week to defend himself.
cc: Haldeman
Bunje
also after to Nich
- want to fax this - and
for RN
send over to Agnes ?
yes - plus
with one phone call telling stave
of rush to Here
a fax to Heat
this shld considergarfill be carefully for
MODESTO, CALIFORNIA
P. O. Box 3186
Phone 523-1958
FARMERS FOR nixon
A NON-PARTISAN GROUP OF CALIFORNIA FARMERS SUPPORTING THE CANDIDACY OF DICK NIXON FOR GOVERNOR
May 18, 1962
CO-CHAIRMEN
FARMERS FOR NIXON NEWSLETTER:
J. L. SULLIVAN
Yuba City
The man who was handpicked by Pat Brown and William Warne
HARVEY A. LYNN
Arlington
to succeed Warne as Director of Agriculture of California
W.B.CAMP
was James Ralph. He has now been revealed as a friend of
Bakersfield
Billy Sol Estes, and was fired by the U. S. Department of
RAYMOND F. HANSEN
Agriculture, after it was revealed that Estes had paid some
Norwalk
of Ralph's phone bills. Pat Brown has made three consecu-
S. V. CHRISTIERSON
tive partisan appointments to the position of Director of
Salinas
Agriculture of California. This was the second of them.
BRUNEL CHRISTENSEN
Likely
JOHN SPARKMAN
Poway
"Give us a Governor who will back up a strong position,
EARL S. SMITTCAMP
Clovis
intelligently arrived at, with programs on water, labor
and marketing, and one with an effective voice in Washing-
KEITH REEVE
Tracy
ton, and we will do the rest, 11 says a leading California
cotton official. "We don't have him now and I believe
WARREN BROCK
El Centro
Nixon is the man. 11
Mark Knight has left the Associated Press, where for the
past six years he has directed farm and other news from
the Fresno office, to help with the Farmers For Nixon side
of the gubernatorial campaign. Knight says that in the
first two weeks of consultations with farm leaders in the
San Joaquin Valley he has heard a plea on every hand for
greater understanding of farm needs at the state level and
a predominance of feeling that they will get it from Richard
Nixon.
Coming appearances in agricultural communities included
the following:
Friday, May 18: Guest Speaker at California Hereford
Association, Hacienda Hotel, Fresno.
Saturday, May .19: Nixon-For-Governor Barbecue, County
Fairgrounds, Bakersfield.
Wednesday, May 30: Nixon-For-Governor Rally, Visalia.
Thursday, May 31: Nixon-For-Governor Rally, San Luis Obispo.
Ray Hansen, co-chairman of Farmers For Nixon, Norwalk, was
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awarded the title of Dairy Farmer of The Year by the Ford
Company at ceremonies held on May 8. This is an annual
national award. The Ford Company said that Hansen's herd
of 185 Holsteins averages 17,127 lb. milk and 622 lb. butter
fat. Hansen has long been recognized as a leader in south-
ern California community and dairy affairs, and as a state-
wide Farm Bureau commondity leader.
"Lodi turned out in large numbers to welcome Richard Nixon,
gubernatorial candidate at a community reception in his
honor Saturday at the Grape Pavilion, reported the Lodi
News Sentinel after a May 7 appearance. At an earlier press
conference Richard Nixon expressed interest in the problem
created for Lodi grape growers by the recently established
marketing order on grapes for crushing. He said that while
marketing orders generally had worked well in this state,
this had created a substantial hardship on the growers in
the Lodi area. "This is an example, he said, of a case
where there should be some flexibility permitted to take
care of special circumstances.
Send us the names of your friends who will want to join
Farmers For Nixon. Checks should be made payable to Farmers
For Nixon, P. O. Box 3186, Modesto, California.
Yours For Responsible Government,
FARMERS FOR NIXON
May 15, 1962
Agnes Waldron
315 West 9th St., Suite 717
Los Angeles 15, Calif.
Dear Agnes:
It has been my fortune to have spent a good deal
of time in the company of cattlemen during the past
forty years. Here are some small bits of wisdom garner-
ed along that long ride into the sunset that may be of
some use to the candidate in advance of his talk to the
Hereford (pronounced hur-furd) group on Friday.
Here goes:
1. Cattlemen know that cattlemen are the squarest,
true-blue bunch of straightshooters in all the world.
They stand four-square for the rights of man, are the
bastion of democracy and the last refuge of rugged indi-
vidualism.
2. Cattlemen are the finest people in the world.
Herefords are the best cattle in the world. Therefore,
it follows as the filaree the rain that Hereford breeders
are the very cream of the crop. And since these fellows
have shown up at the meeting they are the cream that has
risen to the top.
3. Tell Dick to see if he can fracture their damned
wrists when he shakes hands with them. The tradition of
the hearty western handshake can be traced back to several
sources: (a) Mending fence before the wire stretcher was
invented; (b) Trying to milk a half Durham and half Long-
horn heifer that was tied to the back of a chuckwagon;
(c) Indian wrestling.
4. Cattlemen are for "local control" and very much
against government from the outside. Local control means
we want to run our own school boards and county government
and conservation and grazing districts without some smart
aleck from Sacramento or Washington, D. C. telling us what
to do.
Page 2 Waldron May 15th
5. Cattlemen have never accepted any form of price
restraint or volume control nor have they ever petitioned for
any. Much of the hostility that cattlement hold for the Demo-
cratic Party can be traced back to the post World WarII OPA
restraints which, as you may recall, lead widespread black-
marketing and profiteering in beef.
This, in turn, brought a lot of new investors into the
beef industry, many of whom were shaken out in the price break
of '52, but many of whom have persisted because of the capital
gains help that they get by investing in cattle.
This is a real subject with stockmen. They bitterly resent
the investment companies, retired doctors and lawyers, and other
investors who have bought out substantial herds, effected mergers
of adjoining ranches, and who have upset traditional marketing
patterns.
The chief complaint against these people is that: (A) They
pay unrealistic prices for their cattle and ranch holdings in
the first place since the actual price means little enough when
the holdings are being used as a tax dodge; (B) This, then, tends
to force local assessments up. (C) The outsider tends to put his
people on union hours as opposed to the traditional God-given
80 hour work week that exists during haying and roudup; (D) The
income goes out of the community. (E) Worse yet, after the usual
five years of taking capital gains the outside investor sells off
all of his holdings, leaving a number of local people unemployed,
and the range depleted.
This has been happening in many western states. The Bing
Crosby operation above Elko that was sold out a couple of years
ago is a good example of an investment corporation dodge and I
can show you many others.
6. Cattlementare bitterly against the Feed Grains Act which
they feel is part of a huge conspiracy.
7. They don't accept government controls. But they sure
don't want any of that Australia or New Zealand beef coming in.
8. It is unwise to say anything about sheep or goats in
the presence of cattlemen. This is because many of them make
their living from sheep or goats and prefer not to have this dis-
cussed. The"cattlemen" with forty head of COWS and ten thousand
sheep is a rather common western figure. Talking about sheep in
his presence is like visiting a plantation in the Deep South and
artlessly commenting on the resemblance between the little black
children playing back of the cabins and the Colonel.
Page 3 aldron May 15th
9. This is the b16 one. They are against government
spending. Any government spending county, state, nation or
international. (The American National Cattlemen's Association
at its recent annual convention voted unanimously against the
UN Ponds what the hell this had to do with the cattle business
I'll never know). One revered cattle leader who just retired as
head of the national organization and who will undoubtedly be
at the Fresno meeting has conducted a lifelong crusade against
high school swimming pools. lie recognizes in them the first
signs of the decay of America's moral fibre and pursues local
bond issues for swimming pools with the Calvinistic zeal of a
Carry Nation fighting booze. He has explained his stand with
treat thoroughness to se several times. As I understand it:
(A) ae didn't have them when ne or my Dad was a kid. (D) Kids
that swim after school aren't home working. (C) If they aren't
home working they may not be swimming after all it may be
something worse. (D) wimming is bad enough anyway. If you
swim you don't sweat, and if you don't sweat, how can you tell
you are there. If you don't know where you are, you may end up
& Communist.
10. And, finally, cattlemen are for "the multiple use
concept." They don't know what it means but their associations
have told them that this is good. This is the idea that the
wildlands of America should be converted to as many uses as
possible------recreation, timber, watershed, grazing. The
leaders of the stock industry have wisely decided that this is
the line they can hold. They can't justify single use grazing
in many areas and by soing along with multiple usage they will
gain the most grazing over all. This means that they are gener-
ally against the Kennedy-Udall proposed Wilderness Bill.
Sincerely,
Ross Murm
Hw/16
cc: Haldeman
May 7, 1962
Dear Ralph:
Dick Nixon has just advised that Kenneth Haussler,
President of the California School Board Association,
is a Republican - - and for us - but cannot take an
active part in politics. However, Haussler gave
Dick the name of Bernell Harlan of Woodland and said
he could be very helpful on water problems of
Northern California, especially agriculture.
X X X
He can be contacted through Ken Haussler, or direct.
I I I
We should try to get him active in our agriculture
group. Would you make the contact and let me know
H
what you are able to work out with him?
date
I understand Harlan is listed in the Woodland phone
book. Ken Haussler's address is Route 1, Box 1540,
Davis, California - Telephone: Skyline 3-3814.
S & I - Water
File: "Farmers for Nixon!
Many thanks, and best regards. I look forward to
seeing you and Ross on Friday.
Sincerely,
H. R. Haldeman
Mr. Ralph B. Bunje
World Trade Center
Ferry Building
San Francisco 11, California
INTER-OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Nixon for Governor
To:
Bob Haldeman
Date: May 3, 1962
From:
RN
Subject:
Bernell Harlan
reid
Distribution:
Kenneth Haussler, President of the California School Boards
Admociation, is a Republican and is for us but cannot take an active part
in politics. He gave me the name of Bernell Harlan of Woodland. He said
he could be very helpful on water problems of Northern California, especially
agriculture, and can be contacted through Ken Haussler or he is listed in
the Woodland phone book.
We should probably get him on our agriculture group.
Will you please see that this is followed up on?
Thanks.
(Haussler's address
Rt. 1, Box 1540, Davis, California Telephone
SKyline 3-3814
:
5-7-62
Rose -
I suggest a
letter from RN to Jim
Smith expressing his pleasure
for Jim's willingness to
spearhead this project.
BOB HALDEMAN
Dan Waters
5-7-62
Bob Haldoman
Jim Smith - Water Committee
as . fyl
Research Dept.
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Hugh Flouracy
Rose Mary Voods
Jim Smith of Hedeste, who is on the Board of the
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Irrigation District Association and a long time supporter of
RM, has been elected Chairman of a group of people, all of
whom attended the IDA meeting last week, who got together on
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Smith, Jim (folder)
their - and formed a committee to work for an from now
through November.
They plan to spend the next six to eight weeks in
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organization activities and will become setive very shortly after
the primary. This group will be composed of representatives of
all facets of the water situation - state-wide.
will you please immediately send 50 copies of M's
water speech to Jim Smith, Post Office Dox 55, Medasto, California,
together with a covering letter indicating that you will be happy
to provide him with whatever staff assistance be may need in the
early stages of pulling his organization together?
May 2, 1962
Dear Ross:
Sorry to be so long getting back
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to you, but I was going to wait until I had some-
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Southern California Dairymen.
Unfortunately, I still have not
been able to set this up, but it is high on the docket
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and we will let you know as soon as it is scheduled.
Many thanks for copy of the
Newsletter, received this morning. It's great.
HRH - follow-up
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Keep up the good work.
Best regards.
Sincerely,
H. R. Haldeman
Mr. Ross Wurm
Farmers for Nixon
P.O. Box 3186
Modesto, California
Rose Mary Woods
5-7-62
Bob Haldeman
Richard H. Cronshey (your April 17th memo)
I had Ralph Bunje, Chairman of "Farmers for Nixon", get in
touch with Mr. Cronshey. Ralph has just written that the
contact has been made and Mr. Cronshey is being brought
actively into the program.
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"Farmers for Nixon"
May 3, 1962
Mr. Richard H. Cronshey
Challenge Cream & Butter Assn.
929 East Second Street
Los Angeles 12, California
Dear Dick,
I am delighted to know that you will be in
a position to help on the Farmers for Nixon campaign.
I believe Rose Wurm has written to you and asked for
some help in connection with lists and contributions.
I think the Farmers for Nixon group can be a
very influential force in winning the campaign.
Yours sincerely,
Ralph B. Bunje
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cc: Mr. H. R. Haldeman
Mr. Ross Wurm
April 18, 1962
Dear Ralph:
When Dick Nixon attended
the Pacific Dairy and Poultry Association
luncheen in March, he met again
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Mr. Richard H. Crenshey, an old friend
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who wants to be helpful.
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It is Dick's thought that
Crenshey would be good at getting names for
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and setting up meetings for the agriculture
people in rural areas.
Could you have someone make
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appropriate contact with Mr. Cremshsy and
see If he can't be brought into the program ?
Best regards.
Farmers for Nixon (F & C)
Sincerely,
H. R. Haldeman
Mr. Ralph B. Bunje
World Trade Center
Ferry Building
San Francisco 11, California
ee: Mr. Ross Warm
Card attac hed : Richard H. Cronshey
Secretary
Challenge Cream & Butter Assn.
929 E. Second St., Los Angeles 12
INTER-OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Nixon for Governor
To:
Bob Haldeman
Date:
April 17, 1962
From:
Rose Mary Woods
Subject:
Distribution:
When RN attended the Pacific Dairy and
Poultry Association luncheon in March he met again
Richard H. Cronshey who he says is an old friend and
who wants to be helpful. RN said Cronshey would be
good at getting names for and setting up meetings for
the agriculture people in rural areas, etc.
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April 23, 1962
Dear Ralph:
Thanks very much for following up on
Neiswender and Sanders.
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I had a good session with Ross Wurm
last Thursday, and your operation certainly
appears to be well under way.
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Ross assures me that position papers on
the various phases of agriculture will be
available to us shortly, and we are planning to
rely on them for development of Nixon programs
in this field.
"Farmers for Nixon"
Trust we will have an opportunity to
get together before too long.
Best regards.
Sincerely,
H. R. Haldeman
Mr. Ralph B. Bunje
World Trade Center
Ferry Building
San Francisco 11, California
RALPH B. BUNJE
WORLD TRADE CENTER FERRY BUILDING
SAN FRANCISCO 11, CALIFORNIA
EXBROOK 2.5673
April 17, 1962
Mr. H. R. Haldeman
Campaign Manager
Nixon for Governor
3908 Wilshire Boulevard
Los Angeles 5, California
Dear Bob,
Reference is made to your letter of April 5
concerning Mr. C. B. Neiswender, and your letter of the
9th concerning Mr. James Sanders.
I had a very pleasant telephone conversation with
Mr. Neiswender and believe that he is somewhat mollified.
He was unhappy because he had talked to Dick's brother and
was going to talk to Dick at Thanksgiving time. Fortunately
I had dinner with Russ Giffin only a few days ago and so was
able to discuss his problem with some knowledge. He was
particularly anxious to convince Giffin to support Nixon. I
note plans for a day at San Diego on April 25. It might be
advisable to drop Mr. Neiswender a note inviting him to one
of the affairs that Dick will attend in that district.
Regarding Sanders, we are getting in touch with him
and inviting him to participate. However, the advisability
of a "Stockmen for Nixon" committee should perhaps come
through our co-chairman, Brunel Christensen, who is the im-
mediate past President of the California Cattlemen's Associ-
ation, Vice-Chairman of the American National Cattlemen's
Association, member of the National Advisory Board on Land
Management and many other industry, boards and committees.
We feel that Brunel has a good sense of direction and under-
standing in the livestock area and would be the logical per-
son through whom we should work. Sanders is very well known
and I am sure will work very close with us. He represents
the "Hobby Breeders" in the livestock industry.
RALPH B. BUNJE
WORLD TRADE CENTER FERRY BUILDING
SAN FRANCISCO 11, CALIFORNIA
EXBROOK 2.5673
Mr. H. R. Haldeman
April 17, 1962
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We had a very fine meeting with Dick Nixon last
week in Modesto. Dick asked Ross Wurm to prepare some mat-
erial for him and I understand that he is to see you next
Thursday when he is coming to Los Angeles for a conference
with Agnes Waldron on doing some work on agricultural talks.
I would urge that you arrange to put major respon-
sibility on Ross Wurm for preparing the agricultural material.
He is knowledgeable and is in a position to clear material
for its appropriateness. I hope that you and your staff will
make full use of his abilities in this field.
I would appreciate also your letting me know
whether or not the Farmers for Nixon can plan on any time
on the morning and forenoon of the 19th for activities in
the environs of Fresno, particularly with some of the local
and rural editors who are working against the McClatchy
influence.
Sincerely
Kaenh
Ralph B. Bunje
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