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Statement RE Formation of Committee. [Memo], n.d.
Republicans: Comparison of Nixon and Rockefeller strength to Eisenhower and Taft [Report], 1960
Independents: Comparison of Nixon and Rockefeller strength to Eisenhower and Taft [Report], 1960
To: Time Magazine Editor, From: H.R. Mathews. Dissenting viewpoint. Duplicates not scanned. [Letter], 4/13/1959
[],
To: Newsweek Editor, From: H.R. Mathews. Dissenting viewpoint. [Letter], 4/13/1959
To: Life Magazine Editor, From: H.R. Mathews. Dissenting viewpoint. [Letter], 4/13/1959
To: Wall Street Journal Editor, From: H.R. Mathews. Dissenting viewpoint. [Letter], 4/13/1959
To: Business Week Editor, From: H.R. Mathews. Dissenting viewpoint. [Letter], 4/13/1959
To: New York Times Editor, From: H.R. Mathews. Dissenting viewpoint. [Letter], 4/13/1959
To: New York Herald Tribune Editor, From: H.R. Mathews. Dissenting viewpoint. [Letter], 4/13/1959
List of magazine, journal, and newspaper addresses. Duplicates not scanned. [Other Document], n.d.
Project: letters to editors-- reasons & arguments. [Memo], n.d.
Fact Sheet: Rockefeller. 2 pages. [Memo], n.d.
Approaches to letter. [Memo], n.d.
Letters to editors. [Other Document], n.d.
Lists [Other Document], n.d.
Los Angeles Schedule. [Memo], n.d.
Official Party arrival, transportation, hotel, and meetings. [Memo], n.d.
VFW Reception. [Memo], n.d.
To: Robert Finch, Administrative Assistant to VP Nixon. From: Richard A. Snelling, President of Alling Enterprises. Discussion of Nixon. 3 pages. [Letter], 10/1/1959
To: Richard Nixon. From: Proctor H. Page Jr., Publisher. 2 pages. [Letter], 9/30/1959
Rockefeller, State GOP Slate Huddle. No author. Burlington Free Press. Not scanned. [Newspaper], 9/26/1959
More State Leaders Now Taking Sides. No author. Burlington Free Press. Not scanned. [Newspaper], 9/29/1959
String Too Short To Use. Written by Proctor H. Page Jr. Newspaper not listed. Not scanned. [Newspaper], n.d.
Vt. GOP Leaning For Rockefeller Begins to Show. No author. Burlington Free Press. Not scanned. [Newspaper], 9/28/1957
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This file contains:
Statement RE Formation of Committee. [Memo], n.d.
Republicans: Comparison of Nixon and Rockefeller strength to Eisenhower and Taft [Report], 1960
Independents: Comparison of Nixon and Rockefeller strength to Eisenhower and Taft [Report], 1960
To: Time Magazine Editor, From: H.R. Mathews. Dissenting viewpoint. Duplicates not scanned. [Letter], 4/13/1959
[],
To: Newsweek Editor, From: H.R. Mathews. Dissenting viewpoint. [Letter], 4/13/1959
To: Life Magazine Editor, From: H.R. Mathews. Dissenting viewpoint. [Letter], 4/13/1959
To: Wall Street Journal Editor, From: H.R. Mathews. Dissenting viewpoint. [Letter], 4/13/1959
To: Business Week Editor, From: H.R. Mathews. Dissenting viewpoint. [Letter], 4/13/1959
To: New York Times Editor, From: H.R. Mathews. Dissenting viewpoint. [Letter], 4/13/1959
To: New York Herald Tribune Editor, From: H.R. Mathews. Dissenting viewpoint. [Letter], 4/13/1959
List of magazine, journal, and newspaper addresses. Duplicates not scanned. [Other Document], n.d.
Project: letters to editors-- reasons & arguments. [Memo], n.d.
Fact Sheet: Rockefeller. 2 pages. [Memo], n.d.
Approaches to letter. [Memo], n.d.
Letters to editors. [Other Document], n.d.
Lists [Other Document], n.d.
Los Angeles Schedule. [Memo], n.d.
Official Party arrival, transportation, hotel, and meetings. [Memo], n.d.
VFW Reception. [Memo], n.d.
To: Robert Finch, Administrative Assistant to VP Nixon. From: Richard A. Snelling, President of Alling Enterprises. Discussion of Nixon. 3 pages. [Letter], 10/1/1959
To: Richard Nixon. From: Proctor H. Page Jr., Publisher. 2 pages. [Letter], 9/30/1959
Rockefeller, State GOP Slate Huddle. No author. Burlington Free Press. Not scanned. [Newspaper], 9/26/1959
More State Leaders Now Taking Sides. No author. Burlington Free Press. Not scanned. [Newspaper], 9/29/1959
String Too Short To Use. Written by Proctor H. Page Jr. Newspaper not listed. Not scanned. [Newspaper], n.d.
Vt. GOP Leaning For Rockefeller Begins to Show. No author. Burlington Free Press. Not scanned. [Newspaper], 9/28/1957
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Richard Nixon Presidential Library
White House Special Files Collection
Folder List
Box Number Folder Number Document Date
Document Type
Document Description
44
12
n.d.
Memo
Statement RE Formation of Committee.
44
12
1960
Report
Republicans: Comparison of Nixon and
Rockefeller strength to Eisenhower and Taft
44
12
1960
Report
Independents: Comparison of Nixon and
Rockefeller strength to Eisenhower and Taft
44
12
04/13/1959
Letter
To: Time Magazine Editor, From: H.R.
Mathews. Dissenting viewpoint. Duplicates
not scanned.
44
12
44
12
04/13/1959
Letter
To: Newsweek Editor, From: H.R. Mathews.
Dissenting viewpoint.
Friday, May 18, 2007
Page 1 of 4
Box Number Folder Number Document Date
Document Type
Document Description
44
12
04/13/1959
Letter
To: Life Magazine Editor, From: H.R.
Mathews. Dissenting viewpoint.
44
12
04/13/1959
Letter
To: Wall Street Journal Editor, From: H.R.
Mathews. Dissenting viewpoint.
44
12
04/13/1959
Letter
To: Business Week Editor, From: H.R.
Mathews. Dissenting viewpoint.
44
12
04/13/1959
Letter
To: New York Times Editor, From: H.R.
Mathews. Dissenting viewpoint.
44
12
04/13/1959
Letter
To: New York Herald Tribune Editor, From:
H.R. Mathews. Dissenting viewpoint.
44
12
n.d.
Other Document
List of magazine, journal, and newspaper
addresses. Duplicates not scanned.
44
12
n.d.
Memo
Project: letters to editors-- reasons &
arguments.
Friday, May 18, 2007
Page 2 of 4
Box Number
Folder Number
Document Date
Document Type
Document Description
44
12
n.d.
Memo
Fact Sheet: Rockefeller. 2 pages.
44
12
n.d.
Memo
Approaches to letter.
44
12
n.d.
Other Document
Letters to editors.
44
12
n.d.
Other Document
Lists
44
12
n.d.
Memo
Los Angeles Schedule.
44
12
n.d.
Memo
Official Party arrival, transportation, hotel,
and meetings.
44
12
n.d.
Memo
VFW Reception.
Friday, May 18, 2007
Page 3 of 4
Box Number Folder Number Document Date
Document Type
Document Description
44
12
10/01/1959
Letter
To: Robert Finch, Administrative Assistant
to VP Nixon. From: Richard A. Snelling,
President of Alling Enterprises. Discussion
of Nixon. 3 pages.
44
12
09/30/1959
Letter
To: Richard Nixon. From: Proctor H. Page
Jr., Publisher. 2 pages.
44
12
09/26/1959
Newspaper
Rockefeller, State GOP Slate Huddle. No
author. Burlington Free Press. Not scanned.
44
12
09/29/1959
Newspaper
More State Leaders Now Taking Sides. No
author. Burlington Free Press. Not scanned.
44
12
n.d.
Newspaper
String Too Short To Use. Written by Proctor
H. Page Jr. Newspaper not listed. Not
scanned.
44
12
09/28/1957
Newspaper
Vt. GOP Leaning For Rockefeller Begins to
Show. No author. Burlington Free Press. Not
scanned.
Friday, May 18, 2007
Page 4 of 4
STATEMENT RE FORMATION OF COMMITTEE
A few of us have decided to work on our own to bring the
Nixon story before the American people. We view, as a National asset
of the first magnitude, the qualities of experience, judgment and character
developed and demonstrated by Mr. Nixon in meeting the challenges which
have been put to him. Certainly, Vice President Nixon has received a
training for the Presidency which is unique in our history. For almost seven
years he has participated in vital National decisions and taken on tough
assignments involving foreign policy and diplomacy, National security and
other important domestic questions. We find the philosophy and the proposals
which he has put forward, attuned to the challenges and the opportunities con-
fronting us. We see an opportunity to render an important service by drawing
together the Nixon story and the Nixon political philosophy and bringing it before
the American people at this time.
Suggestion: J.C. Folger, former Ambassador to Belgium and former Chairman
of the Republican Finance Committee has consented to be our Finance Chairman)
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with that of Eisenhower and Taft before 1952 Convention. Source: Gallup polls of
preference of Republicans among all possible GOP candidates (not show-down between
two principal candidates).
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INDEPENDENTS: Comparison of Nixon and Rockefeller strength before 1960 Convention
with that of Eisenhower and Taft before 1952 Convention. Scurce: Gallup Polls of
preference of Independents among all possible GOP candidates (not show-downs between
the two princiapl candidates).
April 13, 1959
Reverside, Connecticut
Letter to the Editor
Time Magazine Editor
Time & Life Building
9 Rockefeller Plaza
New York 20, New York
Gentlemen:
Sir:
don't
The general feeling of the nation's press seems
to be that Nelson Rockefeller has now "won his spurs" as a
indent
political leader and future shining star of the Republican
4's
Party.
As a Republican who is vitally concerned with the
future of his party and the urgent need for rebuilding of
same, I would like to express a dissenting viewpoint.
Rockefeller, with his program of tremendous
government spending and huge sugar-coated tax increases,
does not represent the progressive Republican viewpoint which
believes in the elimination of all non-essential government
spending and the reduction of tax rates in order to encourage
individual initiative.
When, and if, Rockefeller devotes as much pressure
toward accomplishing basic Republican goals as he has toward
furthering the "soak and spend" theory, then, and only then,
will he figure as a strong potential leader of the party.
H. R. Mathews
Riverside, Connecticut
April 13, 1959
Letter to the Editor
Time Magasine
Time & Life Building
9 Rockefeller Plasa
New York 20, New York
Sir:
The general feeling of the nation's press seems
to be that Nelson Rockefeller has now "won his spurs" as &
political leader and future shining star of the Republican
Party.
As a Republican who is vitally concerned with the
future of his party and the urgent need for rebuilding of
same, I would like to express & dissenting viewpoint.
Rockefeller, with his program of tremendous
government spending and huge sugar-coated tax increases,
does not represent the progressive Republican viewpoint which
believes in the elimination of all non-essential government
spending and the reduction of tax rates in order to ensourage
individual initiative.
When, and if, Rockefeller devotes as much pressure
toward accomplishing basic Republican goals as he has toward
furthering the "soak and spend" theory, then, and only them,
will he figure as a strong potential leader of the party.
H. R. Mathews
Riverside, Connecticut
April 13, 1959
Letter to the Editor
Newsweek
152 West 42nd Street
New York, New York
Sir:
The general feeling of the nation's press seems
to be that Nelson Rockefeller has now "won his spurs" as a
political leader and future shining star of the Republican
Party.
As a Republican who is vitally concerned with the
future of his party and the urgent need for rebuilding of
same, I would like to express a dissenting viewpoint.
Rockefeller, with his program of tremendous
government spending and huge sugar-coated tax increases,
does not represent the progressive Republican viewpoint which
believes in the elimination of all non-essential government
spending and the reduction of tax rates in order to encourage
individual initiative.
When, and if, Rockefeller devotes as much pressure
toward accomplishing basic Republican goals as he has toward
furthering the "soak and spend" theory, then, and only then,
will he figure as a strong potential leader of the party.
H. R. Mathews
Riverside, Connecticut
April 13, 1959
Letter to the Editor
Life Magazine
Time & Life Building
9 Rockefeller Plaza
New York 20, New York
Sir:
The general feeling of the nation's press seems
to be that Nelson Rockefeller has now "won his spurs" as a
political leader and future shining star of the Republican
Party.
As a Republican who is vitally concerned with the
future of his party and the urgent need for rebuilding of
same, I would like to express a dissenting viewpoint.
Rockefeller, with his program of tremendous
government spending and huge sugar-coated tax increases,
does not represent the progressive Republican viewpoint which
believes in the elimination of all non-essential government
spending and the reduction of tax rates in order to encourage
individual initiative.
When, and if, Rockefeller devotes as much pressure
toward accomplishing basic Republican goals as he has toward
furthering the "soak and spend" theory, then, and only then,
will he figure as a strong potential leader of the party.
H. R. Mathews
Riverside, Connecticut
April 13, 1959
Letter to the Editor
Wall Street Journal
44 Broad Street
New York 4, New York
Sir:
The general feeling of the nation's press seems
to be that Nelson Rockefeller has now "won his spurs" as a
political leader and future shining star of the Republican
Party.
As a Republican who is vitally concerned with the
future of his party and the urgent need for rebuilding of
same, I would like to express a dissenting viewpoint.
Rockefeller, with his program of tremendous
government spending and huge sugar-coated tax increases,
does not represent the progressive Republican viewpoint which
believes in the elimination of all non-essential government
spending and the reduction of tax rates in order to encourage
individual initiative.
When, and if, Rockefeller devotes as much pressure
toward accomplishing basic Republican goals as he has toward
furthering the "soak and spend" theory, then, and only then,
will he figure as a strong potential leader of the party.
H. R. Mathews
Riverside, Connecticut
April 13, 1959
Letter to the Editor
Business Week
330 West 42nd Street
New York, New York
Sir:
The general feeling of the nation's press seems
to be that Nelson Rockefeller has now "won his spurs" as a
political leader and future shining star of the Republican
Party.
As a Republican who is vitally concerned with the
future of his party and the urgent need for rebuilding of
same, I would like to express a dissenting viewpoint.
Rockefeller, with his program of tremendous
government spending and huge sugar-coated tax increases,
does not represent the progressive Republican viewpoint which
believes in the elimination of all non-essential government
spending and the reduction of tax rates in order to encourage
individual initiative.
When, and if, Rockefeller devotes as much pressure
toward accomplishing basic Republican goals as he has toward
furthering the "soak and spend" theory, then, and only then,
will he figure as a strong potential leader of the party.
H. R. Mathews
Riverside, Connecticut
April 13, 1959
Letter to the Editor
New York Times
Times Building
229 West 43rd Street
New York 36, New York
Sir:
The general feeling of the nation's press seems
to be that Nelson Rockefeller has now "won his spurs" as a
political leader and future shining star of the Republican
Party.
As a Republican who is vitally concerned with the
future of his party and the urgent need for rebuilding of
same, I would like to express a dissenting viewpoint.
Rockefeller, with his program of tremendous
government spending and huge sugar-coated tax increases,
does not represent the progressive Republican viewpoint which
believes in the elimination of all non-essential government
spending and the reduction of tax rates in order to encourage
individual initiative.
When, and if, Rockefeller devotes as much pressure
toward accomplishing basic Republican goals as he has toward
furthering the "soak and spend" theory, then, and only then,
will he figure as a strong potential leader of the party.
H. R. Mathews
Riverside, Connecticut
April 13, 1959
Letter to the Editor
New York Herald Tribune
230 West 41st Street
New York 36, New York
Sir:
The general feeling of the nation's press seems
to be that Nelson Rockefeller has now "won his spurs" as a
political leader and future shining star of the Republican
Party.
As a Republican who is vitally concerned with the
future of his party and the urgent need for rebuilding of
same, I would like to express a dissenting viewpoint.
Rockefeller, with his program of tremendous
government spending and huge sugar-coated tax increases,
does not represent the progressive Republican viewpoint which
believes in the elimination of all non-essential government
spending and the reduction of tax rates in order to encourage
individual initiative.
When, and if, Rockefeller devotes as much pressure
toward accomplishing basic Republican goals as he has toward
furthering the "soak and spend" theory, then, and only then,
will he figure as a strong potential leader of the party.
H. R. Mathews
Riverside, Connecticut
TIME Magazine
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Time & Life Building
9 Rockefeller Plaza
New York 20, New York
NEWSWEEK
1
152 West 42nd Street
New York, New York
LIFE
1
Time & Life Building
9 Rockefeller Plaza
New York 20, New York
WALL STREET JOURNAL
-
44 Broad Street
New York 4, New York
BUSINESS WEEK
-
330 West 42nd Street
New York, New York
New York TIMES
-
Times Building
229 West 43rd Street
New York 36, New York
New York HERALD TRIBUNE -
230 West 41st Street
New York 36, New York
Project. letters to editors (Time, Newsweeky Buswk)
Reason combet tide of landatory opinion re NR
tab propare of emergence as griat politic in
arguments: why so much bally hoo about great victory -
constitution requires balanced budgetanyway - NR
barely got plan through even with strong may pity
why not spend the same true & effort on reducing
expendidure instead of raising Taxes.
used tax perfund forgueness to sugurat hoodwink people
Chip Fishen
Fact Sheet - Rockefeller
/- Balanced budget no great victory - State Constitution
requires it
2- Tax and budget Ilan barely got through in spite of strong
legistative Republican majority
3- Whynot spend same time and effort on reducing unnecessary
expenditures instead I raising taxes.
4- Used tax for awiness for 1958 to sugarcoat increases and
hoodwink people
5- Obvious purpose of tax plan is to create a financial supplus to
make NR look like genius we 1960
6. During campaign NR advocated 5-7 belle on dollar Federal tax
cut. plus increased govt spending to overcome recession,
7- Constant banage of laudatory sublicity obviously work
of high levelPR experts witness tremendous build-up
in 58 before campaign
8- Never once during compaign did NR mention the 240 mill deficit
yet just acts were gas t diesel tax rise
9- We taxpayers resent being played as stooges in obvious NR
presidential campaign -conducted at expense of
NY wage earner of business.
most
10 - withholding plan cleverly devised son tax payers will get refund
next year - thus feel they are coming out ahead.
Approaches & letter
/ Can't understand why all natl pubs persist in great
bally hoo about NR proving himself as great leader
2. Indignation over being made a pawn in NR personal
advancement
3- Comparison of campaign vs actual fer remance infert session
4- Talk about great courage is rediculous - Le did all the
bad things right t first using potitical power inherent
in the office - overloading so that by 1960 things
would show greatimprovement. theat cunning,
personal ambition of ruth lessness may be, but not courage
5 re Time mar 16 - morhouse "white hope in 1960' argument
is obviously key to whole plan. NRY his Lenchmen are
willing to do anything to build for 60
O- re Newsweek man 30 hard to Dee NR as a friend to the
little follow when checking what re's done to the
little fellows under new tax program.
AMMMI
Letters to Editors
A
##1- Don Townsend - will write letters + is
4
interested - but wants diaft.
2- Д John marin - w/c 3:00 2:30-
doesnt want to take time
X
4
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# 3.- Here Lesher - 112TE85097 - call noon
#
will do
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Hotels Ambassador DU77011
Hug hes X 2951 /
Statler MA 94321
res tenmore 86916
migelle mgr
John Brady ant mgr
Funch Jefferson 47812
Jean Lambertson PR
55- - Guy Spaman MA57411 res AX 37871
Darwin Horn is Geneva 13669 (LougBeach)
HQ Statler 1717
VFW - Omar B Ketchum Statter 1502 Exec Dir Wash off.
Natl Comde John W mahan
- mrs Skirley
Pa. Rep
Sr V. Comdr Louis (Lou) b Feldman mrs. ann
Tex dem
fr. V. Comde Ted C. Connell
Adj. Genl. Julian Dickenson
Dept Comdr Calif H.R. Rainwater
Natl Conv. Dir - adrianJ. Grobsmith
PR mgr John Smith - Statla 1284
Au - AA PAge Sew Sup MA 57241 J. Grifford Hisple VP-PR
UA Dickson Austin Orchard 02/00
Dir airports Henry Bakes Spring 60060
Press Interview Dick Blades ANA 92866 les LU 72596
Schedule
Sun aug 30
7:40 PM - an. LA Int. airport -AA 75
directly to press interview
7:50
-
10.min press interview in airport bldg
Dick Blades handling
8:00 end pressinterview - to cars for Ambassador
8:45 - an Ambassada -
no evening sched (Don Nixon)
mon 10:40 aug 31 Photo Capt Chester Wolfrum
10:45 lu Ambassador by can to 1st methodist Church 813S Hope
11:05 an auditorium - met by Ketchum, mahan, Rainwater
to seat with Calif delegation
11:30 RN speaks 25 min - taped radio & TV - no live
11:55 end speech
12:05 lv auditorium by car for Statler -reception Golden States Room
12:10 an Statter to Golden state Room reception 2 hours
2:15 lov Statler by car for LA Int auport
2150 an airport
3:00 lo LA by UA 689 for SF
10:00 lo SF TW62 for LA
11:05 an LA - 40min layover Ambassador's Club avail office
11:45 lo LA TW62 for Balt
Official Party
55 55
RN-WDH RF- RMW HK - RC. - JG JS - HRH
airport arrival
To be met by Ketchum of Odj. Gen. Julian Dickenson
Presse interview m terminal bldg. - jet lounge
-angents by Deck Slades MA 92866
Presentation of Thalian membership by Debbre Reynolds VE 87927
albert andmore
Transportation
Under control of 55 - Spaman f Home
will have two cars - Cad limo & Olds sedan flees 55car
Car #1 RN, JS #2 -H,F,K,W. 55-H,E,C
Hotel
Stynchfield)
ambanador - mgr myelle, ant/ohn brady, PR Jambertson Jean
RN Room 512 living room 514-15 SS 510
local police 508? 55.9, F-11,H-16, K-17, W-18
VFW meeting
Drive tol "Methodist huch melatdon by Ketchum, Mahan, Rainwater
goes to sit with Calif delegation - then to back faudt
escorted to platform by Calf & soft atarms
speech covered by sound on film TV & toped radio
will be inserted in Huntley Brinkley NBC-, 3nets, 4 local
building TV ramp for cameral
2
VFW reception
Drive from auditorum to Statler - metat basement entrance
by J. C. meachana genl mgr - probly Ketchan
Reception me Golden State Room - receiving line
Nall Comde John W. mahan & mrs. Shirley
Sr. 1. Comde Loiss(Lou) G Feddman & Mrs ann Pa. kep.
Jr V Comdr Ted Clonnell of Mrs
Tex dem?
lov by car airect to airport
ALLING ENTERPRISESINC
Manufacturers
Household Hardwaire
BURLINGTON, VT.
October 1, 1959
Mr. Robert Finch,
Administrative Assistant to
Vice President Richard Nixon,
Senate Office Building,
Washington, D. C.
Dear Bob:
I much enjoyed our brief meeting in Springfield two weeks ago,
and our recent chat on the phone. I understand that Doug Cairas 18 try-
ing to reach you on the phone, and when he does it may be that much of
what I have to say herein will then be superfulous. In the meantime I
feel it needs saying.
1. It appears to the naked eye that the Vice President feels
that he must not take any active steps at this time which are clearly
in the direction of seeking the Presidential nomination. It also
appears that he would prefer that his friends and not at this time
obvious in their promotion of his candidacy. Some of this I gather
from your remarks in Springfield that you would not want us to make
any public noise in his behalf at this time, partly I assume this
1s the feeling from the obvious national lack of public activity on
his behalf.
2. What is happening in Vermont makes me want to ask you to
look closely at the strategy with an eye to revision and reappraisal.
The logic on behalf of such & need does demand an assumption that
Vermont 1a somewhat typiwal - which it indeed may not be. For what
little it is worth, however, may I tell you that I believe that what
1 am about to relate Vermont-wise has equivalents in other States -
at least in both Pennsylvania and Massachusetts, In both of these
I have close business, political, family and personal friends who
tall me stories almost exactly like the one here in Vermont.
3. Enclosed are first page, first column stories appearing
September 28:th and 29'th in the Burlington Free Press, which is
circulated to more than one out of every Four Vermont homes. The
perhaps not too obvious point is that (a) those who attended the
breakfast with Rockefeller were to a large degree "Administration
men" - people close to and appointed by Gov. Stafford, and (b) almost
everyone of those who attended were Eisenhower boosters in the big
"shuffle" we had up here in 1952, which resulted in the first in-
structed delegation (for Ike) from Vermont in history.
4. As I told you I suspected at the time of our meeting in
Springfield, George Aiken would appear to be in on the act. His remarks
are not, for him, either non-commital or impartial. This means to 118
that Win Prouty must at least be considered more likely to be for
Rockefeller, and that what we call the "Gibson machine' 18 active for
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What follows 10 clearly presumptious for me to say, because I
BUL mostly a businessman while you fellows have had a great deal of
experience in polition. If what follows is true, it is true in spite
of my experience rather than because of it.
A. Almost without saying it gown that the Rockefeller strategy
1s & "wear-em-down" one - predicated on the awkwardness of the Vice
President's position of being personally too early, and against 8.
"candidate" who hasn't even said he would run - and has actually said
he would not.
B. Given conditions such as exist here in Vermont, such 8.
strategy could easily succeed. With a continuation of what we have
already seen, it would not take too long for the public to assume
that it was Rockefeller who was "the man to beat" rather than Nixon -
all the while Rockefeller having nothing at all to lose, because he
isn't even an acknowledged candidate. He is a man who can rig it so
he has to be "drafted", obviously a tough thing for a Vice President
to accomplish. On the other hand, the Vice President cannot gain from
accepting Rockefeller's strategy because it 18 obvious that at the
very least Rockefeller is all the while picking up some strength,
while the Vice President cannot conceivably pick up any.
C. As they are doing everythere, the Rockefeller men argue that
he can win the general election, which is a presumption, but & positive
one. Most Nixon backers, on the other hand, argue back that he can too,
which is a negative position.
D. It seems to me that, here in Vermont at least, the following
are required very soon. I don't mean with full blast activity, but
starting now, and swelling apace:
91). Planned, scheduled statements by appropriate well-known
Vermont Republicans Which put Nixon forward positively, and
which are made personally, BO far as public knowledge is
concerned, rather than with Nixon' endorsement or encouragement.
(2). The commencement of an offensive, without consideration
or mention of Rockefeller, which emphasizes that the Vice
President was part of the team which we in Vermont helped to
select in 1952, of which we were then, are now, and have ever
since been proud.
(3). Statements, not "tied down" by relation to the seeking
of the Presidential nomination which emphasize that Nixon
has learned more, accomplished more, and brought more dignity
and purpose to the office of Vice President than any other
Vice President in history.
(4). After a few months of this, and before rather than after
Rockefeller Clubs spring up "spontaneously" all over New
England, we "spontaneously" start Nixon for President Clubs,
saying publicly as we do, "The Vice President is obviously
very busy being Vice President. He does not know what we are
doing, and may not even publicly approve. We think he has done
such a fine job, however, that it is important that we move in
his behalf in order to make sure that our Party has him as its
candidate and that we have had time to tell his story to all the
voters of both parties.'
I have learned since writing the above that you have talked to
both Doug Cairas and Frank Davis on the phone. We are planning to meet
with you and Leanard Hall at 4pm on October 14'th. We will have five or
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six people with us we want you to meet. They are all "solid" and
confidential people.
You will perhaps find it more convenient, schedule-wise, to
plan to fly in to Burlington, rather than Montpelier, arriving
a little earlier and advising us to meet you at the airport and
drive you over to Montpelier when we go.
Per your conversation with Doug, we have made reservations
for you in his name at the Tavorn in Montpelier for the night of
the 14'th.
Thanks for your attention to my thoughts.
Sincerely,
Richard A. Snelling
President
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September 30, 1959
The Honorable Richard M. Mixon
Vice-President of the United States
Senate Office Building
007 0 1959
Washington, D. C.
Dear Mr. Vice-President:
I am writing to you as the publisher of a well read and, I believe,
well respected Vermont weekly newspaper,
I am writing to you in the conviction that the best interests of the
United States will be served if you are elected in 1960 to succeed
Dwight Eisenhower as our President,
On a narrower range, I write as a Republican who believes very firmly
that the best interests of a strong Republican Party will be served
if you are our candidate in 1960.
Vermont is a small state; certainly there are other larger delegations
that are much more important for you to secure in your bid for the
nomination.
Yet, I hope that Vermont will be in. your column at convention time.
I am enclosing the front pages of the Burlington Free Press for
September 26, 28 and 29. This tells of activity in behalf of Governor
Rockefeller here over the weekend. For your information, the names
connected with his cause are well-known and respected. They will un-
doubtedly attract many more followers.
As far as I can determine (and I have been an outspoken Nixon supporter
since it appeared that there would be a contest for the nomination) there
has been no organized Nixon activity in this state. I know that you have
& great deal of latent support--most of the weekly newspaper editors seem
to be behind you. I do hope that your support will not remain latent
until it is too late and the Rockefeller forces have beat us to organi-
sation and corraling of state convention delegates.
I might add that while State Chairman Janeway has indicated he is for you,
most of the public pronouncements have not been by people who would
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September 30, 1959
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inspire much confidence or draw much of a following-regardless of how
right-they are in this particular instance. I hope that your organi-
sation in Vermont is chosen with some care-and soon. For your informa-
tion, there are many young, and progressive Vermonters who are behind
you. Don't have everything run by the older, ultra conservatives.
Sincerely,
PROCTOR H. PAGE, JR.
Publisher