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Program: Melvin R. Laird, Appreciation Night. Cover scanned. [Other Document], 11/12/1959
To Sheila Burke from H.R. Haldeman. Re: Air travel expenses. Duplicate not scanned. [Memo], 11/17/1959
To Loie Gaunt, from H.R. Haldeman. Re: expenses from 11/1-11/4 trip. Duplicate not scanned. [Memo], 11/17/1959
Wisconsin Indiana Expenses. [Other Document], n.d.
Lists. [Other Document], n.d.
Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin Map. [Other Document], n.d.
Wisconsin-Indiana Traveling Party [Memo], n.d.
Wisconsin Rapids Schedule. Duplicate not scanned. [Memo], n.d.
Appleton Schedule. Duplicate not scanned. [Memo], n.d.
Lists. [Other Document], n.d.
lists. [Other Document], n.d.
Expression of the 7th District's Pride in the Representative Melvin R. Laird. 3 pages. Duplicate not scanned. [Other Document], 1959
Wisconson rapids and Appleton lists. [Memo], n.d.
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Program: Melvin R. Laird, Appreciation Night. Cover scanned. [Other Document], 11/12/1959
To Sheila Burke from H.R. Haldeman. Re: Air travel expenses. Duplicate not scanned. [Memo], 11/17/1959
To Loie Gaunt, from H.R. Haldeman. Re: expenses from 11/1-11/4 trip. Duplicate not scanned. [Memo], 11/17/1959
Wisconsin Indiana Expenses. [Other Document], n.d.
Lists. [Other Document], n.d.
Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin Map. [Other Document], n.d.
Wisconsin-Indiana Traveling Party [Memo], n.d.
Wisconsin Rapids Schedule. Duplicate not scanned. [Memo], n.d.
Appleton Schedule. Duplicate not scanned. [Memo], n.d.
Lists. [Other Document], n.d.
lists. [Other Document], n.d.
Expression of the 7th District's Pride in the Representative Melvin R. Laird. 3 pages. Duplicate not scanned. [Other Document], 1959
Wisconson rapids and Appleton lists. [Memo], n.d.
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Richard Nixon Presidential Library
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Document Date
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Document Description
44
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11/12/1959
Other Document
Program: Melvin R. Laird, Appreciation
Night. Cover scanned.
44
10
11/17/1959
Memo
To Sheila Burke from H.R. Haldeman. Re:
Air travel expenses. Duplicate not scanned.
44
10
11/17/1959
Memo
To Loie Gaunt, from H.R. Haldeman. Re:
expenses from 11/1-11/4 trip. Duplicate not
scanned.
44
10
n.d.
Other Document
Wisconsin Indiana Expenses.
44
10
n.d.
Other Document
Lists.
44
10
n.d.
Other Document
Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin Map.
Friday, May 18, 2007
Page 1 of 2
Box Number Folder Number Document Date
Document Type
Document Description
44
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n.d.
Memo
Wisconsin-Indiana Traveling Party
44
10
n.d.
Memo
Wisconsin Rapids Schedule. Duplicate not
scanned.
44
10
n.d.
Memo
Appleton Schedule. Duplicate not scanned.
44
10
n.d.
Other Document
Lists.
44
10
n.d.
Other Document
lists.
44
10
1959
Other Document
Expression of the 7th District's Pride in the
Representative Melvin R. Laird. 3 pages.
Duplicate not scanned.
44
10
n.d.
Memo
Wisconson rapids and Appleton lists.
Friday, May 18, 2007
Page 2 of 2
Laird
APPRECIATION NIGHT
NOVEMBER 12, 1959
November 17, 1959
Memo to: Sheila Burke
I have incurred the following air travel expenses
which were for personal reasons:
New York to Wisconsin - TWA
Ticket Number 0153 C 853145
$ 66.94
Wisconsin to New York - North Central
Airlines - Ticket Number 324 C 426124
78.10
New York to Wisconsin - American
Airlines - Ticket Number 012 1, 820, 521
70.79
Total
$215.83
The first ticket listed above (TWA) you purchased
for me. The other two I bought on my air travel card.
I am sending you my check herewith, for $215.83
to cover these expenses.
Thank you very much for your help.
H. R. Haldeman
HRH:jc
November 17, 1959
Miss Loie Gaunt
Office of the Vice President
Senate Office Building
Washington, D. C.
Dear Loie:
My expenses for the advance on November 1 through 4
and the trip with the Vice President's party on November 11
through 14 in Wisconsin and Indiana, are as follows:
Hotels
$ 46.96
Meals (Including Secret
Service and members of
party)
49.00
Cabs, parking, and
limousines
25.00
Miscellaneous - newspapers,
etc.
6.00
Total
$126.96
Air Fare
215.83
Grand Total
$342.79
Recd check 11-25
I am attaching hotel bills and air fare stubs.
I also have an expense of $1,500.00 for the second
Leadership Panel Poll.
Your check will be appreciated.
Best regards,
HRH:jc
H. R. Haldeman
Enclosures 7
Wisconsin Indiana
advance Nov 1-2-3-4
Expenses
withparty Nov 11-12-13-14
advance- -
hotels (biles att.)
29.50
Total
meals
17.00
Cabst parking
7.00
hotels
46.96
meals(incl 55 pety 49.00
Party -
labs, packingt lime 25.00
hotel (bill att.)
17.46
mirc-papers,etc 6.00
meals - incl. members ofpacty
32.00
126,96
cabs -tairport limo
18.00
misc papers,etc.
6.00
Charged-
NY-CGO-WIS
TW 0153C 853145
66.94
(Lot)
WIS-COO-IND-NY
NO 324 C 426124
78.10
A7C
NY-C60-WIS
AA 012 1820521
70.79
ATC
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to Co
Charges-hotel included above
mead
15.20
Carlton
17.46
Febker off 31640 res 3 33804
Hanison
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wisc Rapids Chmn - Greg Thibodeau 34100
justs - hotel Age
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Charlie Corpenter in chg.
2 cars for VP party RN & staff
Welcoming Comm- - 10al2 people at hotel or an port
local comm prefer greeting at hotel
lead table on stage
local Comm HQat mead
10:36 10.5 lv hotel 4th it to Chestna Lon
hotel - Ed Kurty man
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155 11:4 to Hi En Chestnet to Linceln to Beach
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247 (connects) SS 572 12.0 an Cineola 106th -s in incle
244 Hughes
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245 Klein
23 12.3 an hotel
240 Prenhas
29 14.9
243 Haldeman
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Wisconsin - Indiana
Travelling Party
Vice President Nexon
Congressman John Byrnes
Staff
John Sherwood
Jun Golden
Don Hugher
Herb Klein
Bob Haldeman
Coke Prentiss
Rose may woods
Press
art Edson AP
Don Wilson - Life
Paul Schulger Life photog
Bot Hartman LA Times
Ed Folliard - Wash. Post
W+1 Austin Wehrevein NYTimes
Charles Dancey Peoria ful Star
Would Ina Kapenstein - mil Jrul
Fred Tonne
Wisconsin Rapids
Schedule
3:00pm an stevens Point auport
met by mel Laird
3:05 lv airport by motorcade for Wisc. Rapids
Land & Byrnes ride
3:45 an Wisc Rapids Elks Oub - County Chmn meeting in progress
2 min speech by RN- photos with Chmn -Jasper into
4:15 to Elks Club
emphange Recreit for 60
& Town Hall meeling Jugrams
4:30 an mead Hotel reception committee - So, Pac. room
welcome by civic comm. - 12-15 people
4:40 press questions in So, Pac. room
20 min
5:00 to So. Pacific room- to suite
20min res, VP
5:20 to hotel by motorcade for assumption His -reception
5:25 an Hi -
5:30 receiving line starts - VP, Laind, - 1200people
7:00 to receiving line - to dinner in gym
7:30 to dinner to Room 104- private office
30min res. V.P.
8:00 to assumption Hi by can to Lincoln Field House
8:05 an field house -90 backstage
8:15 program starts
9:00 speech by RN - 20 min
9:20 end of speech - Land acknowledgement
9:30 program ends
9:45 to field house
9:50 an hotel - to rooms.
Wisconsin Rapids
Schedule
3:00pm an Stevens Point auport
met by mel Land
3:05 lv auport by motorcade for Wisc Rapids
Land & Byrnes ride
3:45 an Wisc Rapids Elks Oub - County Chmn mee ting in program
2 min speech by RN. - photos with Chmn -Jasper intro
4:15 lo Elks Club
4:30 an mead Hotel reception committee - So Pac. room
welcome by cure comm. - 12-15 people
4:40 press questions in So. Pac. room
20 men
5:00 to So Pacific room- to suite
20 min res. UP
5:20 lv hotel by motorcade for assumption His - reception
5:25 an Hi -
5:30 receiving line starts - Land, - 1200people
7:00 to receiving line - to dinner in gym
7:30 to dinner to Room 104- private office
30mmin res. V.P.
8:00 to assumption Hi by can to Lincoln Field House
8:05 an field house - 90 backstage
8:15 program starts
9:00 Speech by RN - 20 men
9:20 end of speech - Land acknowledgement
9:30 program ends
9:45 to field house
9:50 an hotel - to rooms.
!!
Appleton
Schedule
Wisconsin Rapids
G
appleton
9:30 an appleton airport greetings - minahan, Knight + mayor
9:35 to auport by motorcade to Conway Hotel. Minaham ride Knight
9:45 an hotel - to party workers meeting - 50-60
brief talk by RN
10:10 to hotel by car for college
10:15 an Lawrence College Chapel - meeting starts
into of panilists - opening remarks by RN - QAA sound film
tope +
11:45 program ends - (stop by overflow in music Bldg)
walk to Colman Hall for luncheon (5min walk)
12:00 an Colman Hall -to private room for 15min
-add student interview
12:15 lunche on - college Pres + nspi
1:30 end luncheon to by car for auport
an airport
take off for Indian apolis
Appleton
Schedule
Wisconsin Rapids
appleton
9:30 an appleton auport greeting Minahan, Knight Y mayor
9:35 to auport by motorcode to
Hotel. Minahan, Knight
9:45 an hotel - to party workers meeting - 50-60
ride
breef talk by RN
10:10 lo hotel by car for college
10:15 an Lawrence College Chapel - meeting starts
into of panilists opening remarks by RN - QAA
11:45 program ends - (stop by over flow in muse Bldg)
walk to Colman Hall for lune Leon 15min walk)
12:00 an Colman Hall - to prevate room for 15 min
12:15 lunche on - college Pres & nape
1:30 end luncheon- to by car for auport
an auport
take off for Indian apolis
Appleton
Los Angeles
Beverly Helton
Plane animal -
minahan +Knightruill
CR 4-777
meet also Byrnepilmoton plane
also mayor
airport my max Sagunsky
minahan & Knight will Fide
20.5
about
XQ15
19:130 215 Key and press
90 $5 an apr Music Bedh
0.15 an chapee
Douglas MKnight pres CC
Harold adams Pres 1ˢᵗ Natl Bank
Mrs James Bucharan Lousewife assoc, -
Lusband marathon asst tregs type
Thomas Wenglass prof economics -Laurence
mojmie Povolny - asst. prof government Laurence
Marilyn Low - Dr. - Pres Mortar Board
ashley House jr. - attlete good student
lie Minchan - ed. Post Crescent
John Wyngard 11 madison correry for app G.B.
mss. John Walter - foreign affairs ed. writer for app +6.B
John Rosebush -
Madison 2 Dkname
luncheon -
3 Ed Cochrane ed tpub Turn City Newskeens
Nanah
4 Paul Ring lee asted. editor mil Jane
6 mrs Edith Bock ed write Oshkol Northwerten
5- Deo Tracey mg ed mil Sent
7 John Torinus mg ed m. Treen Bay Press Day
8 Ray therman ed Laurence College
9 Patricia Laurentian
10 Crick Hansen ed
/ Edgewood Coll of Sacred Heart - madison
2 Holy Family Manitowoc
3 Inst of Paper Chem - aff Law
4 Takeland College Sheboygan
5 marian Coll - Fond dutac
6 mil School of Enginery
7 Northland coll ashland
8 Northwertern Coll Watertown
9 Pipon Coll
owisc state - JaCrone
PAGE # 3
This occasion is an expression of our Seventh District's pride
in Representative Melvin H. Laird and the contributions he has
made to the cause of good government in the Congress of the United
States. His personal qualifications of integrity, forthrightness
and leadership exemplify those attributes essential to democratic
representation.
PAGE 4
MEL LAIRD . A HISTORY
This year 1959 finds Mel Laird sontinuing a century of Wood County
public service as practiced by his family.
It was 1059 when his great grandfather, Dr. G. F. Witter, migrated here from
New York state. This practicing physician served as County Superintendent of
Schools, Postmaster and as a member of the State Board of Health.
Mel's other great grandfather, Mr. Robert Connor, helped found the village of
Auburndale in 1872 when he established a sawmill. His son, Mr. William Duncan
Conner, is remembered as a successful businessman interested in the civic and
polictical life of the county and state. He served on the County Board for
20 years as a member and as Chairman.
Mr. William Duncan Connor and his wife, the former Mary B. Witter, moved to
Marshfield in 1895. There he helped found the City Library and is remembered
for his charities. He became Lieutenant Governor of Wise nsin in 1907 after
serving as Chairman of the Republican State Central Committee for a number of
years.
His daugther, Helen, Mel's mother, was born in the city of Grand Rapids, which
is now Wisconsin Rapids. She was married in 1913 to Melvin R. Laird, a young
Presbyterian minister serving a Marshfield pastorate. He served churches in
Lincoln, Illinois, Omaha, Nebraska and as an Army Chaplain overseas in World
War I before returning to Marshfield in the early 1920's. He served on the
County Board for 12 years as a member and as Chairman. In 1940 he was elected
to the State Senate representing the 24th District. After reelection in 1944
PAGE 4
he served for two years before his death.
The Wisconsin Legislature said of Melvin R. Laird, Sr: "He brought
with him into a field of business and politics those attributes of
kindness and simple righteousness and a deep sense of understanding of humanity
which characterized his labors in the ministry".
Mel Laird's mother lives in the family home in Marshfield today. She has always
maintained her own intense interest in civie affairs. While raising four sons
she served as President of the Library Board and as President of the Marshfield
Board of Education. For the past nine years she has been a Regent of the Univer-
sity of Wisconsin.
Mel grew up in Marshfield, graduated from Marshfield High School in 1940. After
graduating from Carleton College and serving ** three years in the Navy during
World War II he married a college classmate, Miss Barbara Masters. They have
three children - John 12, Alison 8 and David 5.
At the age of 24 he followed the Laird family tradition of public service. It
was then he was elected to fill the unexpired term of his father in the Wisconsin
State Senate. Here he served with distinction for six years. In 1952 he was
elected to the Congress of the United States representing the 7th District. He
is now completing the first year of his fourth term in that office.
His record speaks for itself.
PAGE 5
PROGRAM
INVOCATION
The Reverend James F. O'Connell
Principal Assumption High School
PRESENTATION OF COLORS
Wisconsin Rapids Boy Sepout Drum and
Bugle Corps Color Guard
NATIONAL ANTHEM
Marshfield Civil Air Patrol Band
Lieutenant Anton Kramer Conductor
WELCOME
Robert Felker, General Chairman
Wood County Mel Laird Testimonial Committee
WOOD COUNTY'S TRIBUTE
Clarence A. Searles, Chairman Wood County
Board
MEL'S EARLY YEARS
August Keller, Al Sitzer, Frank Rademacher,
Instructors of the Marshfield School System
MEL'S SIX YEARS IN THE
The Honorable Frank Panser, President
WISCONSIN SENATE
Pro-Tem Wisconsin Senate
MEL'S SEVEN YEARS IN THE
The Honorable John Byrnes, M.C.
UNITED STATES CONGRESS
Chairman, Misconsin Congressional Delegation
ADDRESS
The Honorable Richard M. Nixon
Vice-President of the United States
RESPONSE
The Honorable Melvin R. Laird, M.C.
Seventh Wisconsin Gongressional District
BENEDICTION
The Reverend Douglas Oyan, Minister
First Presbyterian Church, Marshfield
Wisconsin. Mr. Laird's home Church.
Wisconsin Rapids FB ayers - exec Convan charter
SS- Fremont strout - St. Paul Capitol 2-8011 X469 res midway 98297
won Summers
Senator - allexander Wiley Chippewa Falls Pack 33715 res 33964
State Chmn. Claude Jasper Madison alpine 72505
Natl Comm Bob Pierce Menominie 292 or 766
Natl College YR. Bill Steiger madison alpine 68112
Congran John Byrnes Green Bay Hemlock 41412 23381 is 59596 DL res Otis 48696
AA Wm Mage -DC
- mel Laid marshfield Fullon 715.2 45656 res 49500
Denner Comm - -
AA Bob Dunble
Genl Chmn Bob Felker Harrison 31640 res 31440 33804
WR (kmn- - they Thibodean
34100 is 31440
Publicity - Bob Williams Slev Pt Deamond 45291
motorcode - Charlie Carpenter Casey Lincoln
Hotel mgr - Ed Kurtz HA 31500
assumption High Father 0 Connell principal
Welcome Comm Bernard Darber
airport - alexander Field mgr Robert Quirk Butler Cw. HA 38983 res 38081
Dorwin
appleton
Lawrence College - pres Dr. Douglastmight Regent 35577 res 46741
alum Rely Der - John Rosebush
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SS- maurice Martinian - Milwankee Buy 28600x588 25438 Sunset 68922
John Sokoll
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Cong- wm Van Pelt Fond du Lac WA 11320 res 17762
CtyChmn - Leonard Paseck Neenah PA 23311 res Capp. RE 44749
Nspr - Post Grescent VI Minahan ed.
airport mgr - max Sagunsky