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Schedule (Vice President Nixon). 7 pages. [Other Document], 8/10/1960
Campaign calendar - Aug. - Nov., Tenative Priority List of States for Campaign and Population of Cities Relative to Priority List, and Rough Schedule. 18 pages. [Other Document], n.d.
Intensity of RN Campaign by States. [Report], n.d.
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Intensity of RN Campaign by States. [Report], n.d.
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Other Document
Schedule (Vice President Nixon). 7 pages.
45
11
n.d.
Other Document
Campaign calendar - Aug. - Nov., Tenative
Priority List of States for Campaign and
Population of Cities Relative to Priority List,
and Rough Schedule. 18 pages.
45
11
n.d.
Report
Intensity of RN Campaign by States.
45
11
n.d.
Report
Airport Statistics for Charter Operations -
Equipment Capabilities Airport to
Downtown Distance and Driving Time. 9
pages.
45
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n.d.
Other Document
Conference Agenda. 2 pages.
Tuesday, May 22, 2007
Page 1 of 1
DETERMINED TO BE AN
ADMINISTRATIVE MARKING
(10)
(August 10)
By RJP NARS, Date 4/9/87
E.O. 12356 Section 1.1
SCHEDULE (Vice President Nixon)
THIRD WEEK
Sun. Aug. 21
South Carolina (Columbia or Charleston);
Georgia (Atlanta); and
return to Washington, D. C.
FOURTH WEEK
Wed. Aug. 24
Morning: V.F. W. Convention, Detroit, Michigan.
(return immediately to Washington, D. C. at noon)
Sun. Aug. 28
Rhode Island, Connecticut.
FIFTH WEEK
Wed. Aug. 31
Congressional Campaign Clinic, Washington, D. C.
Thurs. Sept. I
American Bar Association, Washington, D. C.
Sat. Sept. 3
New York State: Tour Catskills area with Governor
Rockefeller, Senator Javits, Attorney General Lefkowitz.
(very tentative) .
SIXTH WEEK
Sun. - Mon. Sept. 4 - 5: Maine (Labor Day weekend)
(very tentative)
Tue. Sept. 6
Massachusetts.
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CONFIDENTIAL
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Continued: Schedule (Vice President Nixon)
SIXTH WEEK (cont.)
Wed. Sept. 7
New York City: Conference of ethnic leaders.
(possibly with Ambassador Lodge, Governor Rockefeller)
Thurs. Sept. 8
Alabama, Mississippi
and
return to Washington, D. C.
Fri. Sept. 9
UPI Editors' Convention, Washington, D. C.
(10:00 a.m. Question & Answer session)
Sat. -Sun.
Sept. 10 - 11
Washington, D. C.
SEVENTH WEEK
Mon. Sept. 12
First Transcontinental Swing
8:30 am EDT Philadelphia airport: coffee-and-doughnuts.
(President may be on hand for send-off).
12 noon
CDT Arrive Chicago airport for box-lunch rally.
(1:50 hr. flying time.)
2:30 pm CDT Arrive Ft. Worth-Dallas for airport rally.
(2:10 hrs. flying time.)
6:30 pm PDT Arrive San Francisco International Airport for
welcoming ceremonies concluding coast-to-coast
televised swing. (3:30 hrs. flying time.)
9:30 pm
Major downtown rally. (Remain overnight in San
Francisco.)
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CONFIDENTIAL
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Continued: Schedule (Vice President Nixon)
SEVENTH WEEK (cont.)
Tue. Sept. 13
Morning: Dedicate "Project Hope" hospital ship,
San Francisco, California (Tentative)
Afternoon: Spokane, Washington
Evening: Portland, Oregon
Wed. Sept. 14
Morning: Great Falls, Montana
Afternoon: Omaha, Nebraska
Evening: Milwaukee, Wisconsin (overnight)
Thurs. Sept. 15
Afternoon: (2:30 - 3:30 pm) Atlantic City, New Jersey
(National Federation of Republican Women)
Evening: New York City (overnight)
Fri. Sept. 16
Guthrie Center, Iowa (Iowa Soil Conservation Day and
Plowing Contest.)
Sat. Sept. 17
Minneapolis, Minnesota (Statewide party rally and
post-primary campaign kick-off)
Sun. Sept. 18
Washington, D. C.
EIGHTH WEEK
Mon. Sept. 19
Remain in Washington, D.C.
Tue. Sept. 20
Noon: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Evening: Detroit, Michigan
(remain overnight)
(This schedule can be reversed. NOTE: Democrats'
network TV kick-off reportedly set for this night.)
Wed. Sept. 21
Arkansas (Fort Smith)
Missouri (Springfield and/or St. Louis)
(Mississippi River project?)
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CONFIDENTIAL
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Continued: Schedule (Vice President Nixon)
EIGHTH WEEK (Cont.)
Thurs. Sept. 22 Illinois (Peoria, Springfield and Rockford), (overnight).
NOTE: Tentative commitment to Rep. Leo Allen for
Rockford rally; should not be a fund-raising affair.
Fri. Sept. 23
Sioux Falls, South Dakota ( National Soil Conservation
Field Day and Plowing Contest)
Sat. Sept. 24
FIRST NATIONAL DEBATE WITH KENNEDY
(City to be determined.)
NINTH WEEK
Mon. Sept. 26
Remain in Washington, D. C.
Tue. Sept. 27
Noon: Vermont
(their primary is Sept. 13)
Afternoon: New Hampshire (their primary is Sept. 13)
Evening: New York (Buffalo)
Wed. Sept. 28
Upstate New York Swing
Thurs. Sept. 29
Afternoon: Tour Westchester or Nassau County, N.Y.
Night: National Fund Raising Closed Circuit TV Dinner
RN in New York City
HCL in Los Angeles
DDE in Boston
NR in Chicago
BG in Houston
TM in Washington, D. C.
TD in Detroit
Fri. Sept. 30
West-Virginia,
Delaware, Kentucky
Sat. - Sun., Oct. 1 - 2
In Washington, D. C.
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CONFIDENTIAL
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Continued: Schedule (Vice President Nixon)
TENTH WEEK
Mon. Oct. 3
Virginia
Tue. Oct. 4
SECOND NATIONAL TV DEBATE WITH KENNEDY
(City to be determined.)
Wed. Oct. 5
West Virginia, Kentucky Ohio
Thurs. Oct. 6
Indiana
Fri. Oct. 7
Kansas, Iowa
Sat. - Sun.
Oct. 8 - - 9
In Washington, D. C.
ELEVENTH WEEK
Mon. Oct. 10
Oklahoma (Tulsa)
Colorado (Denver) overnight
Tue. Oct. 11
California (San Francisco area)
Wed. Oct. 12
California (Los Angeles San Diego area)
Thurs. Oct. 13
Arizona, New Mexico
Fri. Oct. 14
Texas (train overnight to Louisiana)
Sat. Oct. 15
Louisiana ( New Orleans: morning stop)
Illinois (Springfield: Midwest Volunteers' "Trek")
Sun. Oct. 16
In Washington, D. C.
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CONFIDENTIAL
(15)
Continued: Schedule (Vice President Nixon)
TWELFTH WEEK
Mon. Oct. 17
In Washington, D. C.
Tue. Oct. 18
North Carolina,
Deleware
Tennersce
Wed. Oct. 19
New York State (tour central area)
New York City: Alfred E. Smith Memorial Dinner
Thurs. Oct. 20
Florida (Miami) 11:30 a.m. American Legion National
Convention.
Afternoon, Evening: Orlando, St. Petersburg
Fri. Oct. 21
THIRD NATIONAL TV DEBATE WITH KENNEDY
(City to be determined)
Sat. - Sun.
Oct. 22 - 23
In Washington, D. C.
THIRTEENTH WEEK
Mon. Oct. 24
Maryland, Pennsylvania
Tue. Oct. 25
Pennsylvania
Wed. Oct. 26
Ohio
TRAIN
Thurs. Oct. 27
Michigan; Indiana
Fri. Oct. 28
Illinois
Sat. Oct. 29
FOURTH AND FINAL TV DEBATE WITH KENNEDY
(Chicago, Illinois)
Sun. Oct. 30
Chicago, Illinois (Lox-and-Bagel Breakfast before returning
to Washington, D. C.)
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CONFIDENTIAL
(16)
Continued: Schedule (Vice President Nixon)
FOURTEENTH WEEK
Mon. - Fri.
Oct. 31 - Nov. 4 Reserved for trouble-shooting in key states; and
NATIONAL TELETHON PROGRAM
Sat. Nov. 5
Return to California, via Utah, Washington State
Sun. - Mon.
Nov. 6 - 7
In California (Los Angeles)
(1)
CAMPAIGN CALENDAR
AUGUST
WEEKS
SMTWTFS
(1) (14)
.
1 (2 3 4 5 6) J ) (First campaign tour)
)
(2) (13)
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
)
)
(in California)
(3) (12)
14 15 16 17, 18 19 20 )
)
(4) (11)
21 22 23 24 25 26 27
)
)
(5) (10)
28 29 30 31
,
)
SEPTEMBER
)
) (in Washington)
.
1
2
3
)
)
(6) (9)
4 (5) 6 7 8 9 10
)
(Labor Day)
)
(7) (8)
11 12 13 14 15 16 17
(8) (7)
18 19 20 21 22 23 24
(9) (6)
25 26 27 28 29 30
OCTOBER
1
(10) (5)
2 3 4 5 6 7 8
(11) (4)
9 10 11 12 13 14 15
(12) (3)
16 17 18 19 20 21 22
(13) (2)
23 24 25 26 27 28 29
30 31
.
.
.
NOVEMBER
(14) (1)
.
1 2 3 4 5
6 7 (8) 9 10 11 12
(Election)
(2)
TENTATIVE PRIORITY LIST OF STATES FOR CAMPAIGN
Electoral
'56 Vote in
Main Cities
No. 1
Vote
Thousands (R-D)
In Orderof Population
NEW YORK
45
4, 340 - 2, 750
New York, Buffalo, Rochester,
Syracuse, Albany
CALIFORNIA
32
3,027 - 2, 420
Los Angeles, San Francisco,
San Diego, Sacramento
PENNSYLVANIA
32
2, 585 - 1, 981
Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Erie,
Scranton, Reading, Harrisburg
No. 2
ILLINOIS
27
2, 623 - 1, 775
Chicago, Peoria, Rockford,
Springfield
OHIO
25
2, 262 - 1, 439
Cleveland, Cincinnati,
/
Columbus, Akron-Youngstown,
Toledo
MICHIGAN
20
1, 713 - 1, 359
Detroit, Grand Rapids, Flint,
Lansing
No. 3
NEW JERSEY
16
1, 606 - 850
Newark, Jersey City, Paterson,
Trenton, Camden
INDIANA
13
1, 182 - 783
Indianapolis, Gary, Ft. Wayne,
Evansville, South Bend
WISCONSIN
12
954 - 586
Milwaukee, Madison, Racine
MINNESOTA
11
719 - 617
Minneapolis, St. Paul, Duluth
IOWA
10
729 - 501
Des Moines, Sioux City, Daven-
port, Cedar Rapids
TEXAS
24
1,080 - 859
Houston, Ft. Worth-Dallas,
San Antonio
WASHINGTON
9
620 - 523
Seattle, Spokane, Tacoma,
Olympia
OREGON
6
406 - 329
Portland, Salem, Eugene
((3)))
Page 2
Electoral '56 Vote in
Main Cities
No. 4
Vote
Thousands (R-D) In Order of Population
VIRGINIA
12
368 - 267
Richmond, Norfolk, Roanoke
FLORIDA
10
643 - 480
Miami, Jacksonville, Tampa-
St. Petersburg
MARYLAND
9
559 - 372
Baltimore, Cumberland, Annapolis
COLORADO
6
394 - 263
Denver, Pueblo, Colorado Springs
No. 5
KENTUCKY
10
572 - 476
Louisville, Covington, Lexington
KANSAS
8
566 - 296
Wichita, Kansas City, Topeka
OKLAHOMA
8
473 - 385
Oklahoma City, Tulsa
WEST VIRGINIA
8
449 - 381
Huntington, Charleston, Wheeling
NEBRASKA
6
378 - 199
Omaha, Iincoln
UTAH
4
215 - 118
Salt Lake City, Ogden
MONTANA
4
154 - 116
Great Falls, Butte, Helena, Billings
IDAHO
4
166 - 105
Boise, Pocatello
SOUTH DAKOTA
4
171 - 122
Sioux Falls, Rapid City, Pierre
NORTH DAKOT
4
156 - 96
Fargo, Grand Forks, Bismarck
ARIZONA
4
176 - 112
Phoenix, Tucson
NEW MEXICO
4
146 - 106
Albuquerque, Santa Fe
DELAWARE
3
97 - 79
Wilmington
WYOMING
3
74 - 49
Cheyenne
NEVADA
3
56 - 40
Reno, Las Vegas
No. 6
MAINE
5
249 - 102
Portland, Lewiston, Bangor, Augusta
NEW HAMPSHIRE
4
176 - 90
Manchester, Nashua, Concord
(4 )
Page 3
Electoral
'56 Vote in
Main Cities
Vote
Thousands (R-D)
In Order of Population
No. 6 (Cont. )
RHODE ISLAND
4
225 - 161
Providence, Pawtucket
VERMONT
3
110 - 42
Burlington, Montpelier
No. 7 (or higher
dep. on Dem. Can. )
MASSACHUSETTS
16
1, 393 - 948
Boston, Worchester, Springfield
NORTH CAROLINA
14
( 575 - 590)
Charlotte, Winston-Salem
MISSOURI
13
(914 - 918)
St. Louis, Kansas City
TENNESSEE
11
(422 - 456)
Memphis, Nashville, Chattanooga,
Knoxville
LOUISIANA
10
329 - 243
New Orleans, Shreveport, Baton Ruge
CONNECTICUT
8
711 - 405
Hartford, New Haven, Bridgeport
No. 8
HAWAII
3
- -
Honolulu
ALASKA
3
- -
Anchorage, Fairbanks, Juneau
No. 9
GEORGIA
12
(224 - 444)
Atlanta, Savannah
ALABAMA
11
( 195 - 280)
Birmingham, Mobile, Montgomery
So. CAROIINA
8
( 75 - 136)
Columbia, Charleston
MISSISSIPPI
8
( 56 - 144)
Jackson
ARKANSAS
8
#186 - 213)
Little Rock, Ft. Smith
-
(5)
Population of Cities
Relative to
Priority List of States for Campaigns
NO. 1
1950
More recent
NEW YORK
New York City
7, 891, 957
7, 795, 471
Buffalo
580, 132
Rochester
332, 488
316, 074
Syracuse
220, 583
Albany
134, 995
CALIFORNIA
Los Angeles
1, 970, 358
2, 243, 901
San Francisco
775,357
San Diego
334, 387
494, 201
Sacramento
137, 572
PENNSYLVANIA
Philadelphia
2, 071, 605
2, 064, 000
Pittsburgh
676, 806
Erie
130, 803
Scranton
125, 536
/
Reading
109, 320
Harrisburg
89, 544
NO. 2
ILLINOIS
Chicago
3, 620, 962
Peoria
111, 856
Rockford
92, 927
Springfield
81, 628
ЭНӀО
Cleveland
914, 808
Cincinnati
503, 998
Columbus
375, 901
Toledo
303, 616
315, 643
Akron
274, 605
287, 592
Youngstown
168,330
MICHIGAN
Detroit
1, 849, 568
Grand Rapids
176, 515
Flint
163, 143
194, 940
Lansing
92, 129
108,128
NEW JERSEY
Newark
438,776
Jersey City
299, 017
Paterson
139,336
Trenton
128,009
Camden
124,555
(6)
INDIANA
Indianapolis
427,173
Gary
133, 911
Ft. Wayne
133,607
Evansville
128,633
South Bend
115,911
WISCONSIN
Milwaukee
637,392
Madison
96,056
Racine
71,193
MINNESOTA
Minneapolis
521,718
St. Paul
311,349
Duluth
104,511
IOWA
Des Moines
1 77, 965
Sioux City
83,991
Davenport
74,549
Cedar Rapids
72,296
TEXAS
Houston
596,163
711,000
Dallas
434,462
Fort Worth
278,778
San Antonio
408,442
584,471
WASHINGTON
Seattle
467,591
Spokane
161, 721
Tacoma
143,673
OREGON
Portland
373,628
Salem
43,140
Eugene
35,879
NO. 4
VIRGINIA
Richmond
230,310
Norfolk
213,513
Roanoke
91,921
FLORIDA
Miami
249,276
Jacksonville
204,517
Tampa
124, 681
St. Petersburg
96,738
MARYLAND
Baltimore
949,708
Cumberland
37,679
Annapolis
10,047
COLORADO
Denver
415,786
Pueblo
63,685
Colorado Springs
45,472
(7)
NO. 5
KENTUCKY
Louisville
369,129
Covington
64,452
Lexington
55,534
KANSAS
Wichita
168,279
Kansas City
129,553
Topeka
78,791
OKLAHOMA
Oklahoma City
243,504
Tulsa
182,740
WEST VIRGINIA
Huntington
86,353
Charleston
73,501
Wheeling
58,891
NEBRASKA
Omaha
251,117
Lincoln
98,884
UTAH
Salt Lake City
182,121
/
Ogden
57,112
MONTANA
Great Falls
39,214
Butte
33,251
Billings
31,834
Helena
21,000
IDAHO
Boise
34,393
Pocatello
2 26,131
SOUTH DAKOTA
Sioux Falls
52,696
Rapid City
25,310
Pierre
5,715
NORTH DAKOTA
Fargo
38,256
Grand Forks
26,836
Bismarck
18,640
ARIZONA
Phoenix
106, 818
Tucson
45,454
NEW MEXICO
Albuquerque
96,815
Santa Fe
27,998
DELAWARE
Wilmington
110,356
WYOMING
Cheyenne
31,935
NEVADA
Reno
32,497
Las Vegas
24,624
(8)
NO. 6
MAINE
Portland
77,634
Lewiston
40,974
Bangor
31,558
Augusta
20,913
NEW HAMPSHIRE
Manchester
82,732
Nashua
34,669
Concord
27,988
VERMONT
Burlington
33,155
Montpelier
8,599
NO. 7
MASSACHUSETTS
Boston
801, 444
Worcester
203,486
NORTH CAROLINA
Charlotte
134,042
/
Winston-Salem
87,811
MISSOURI
St. Louis
856,796
Kansas City
456,622
TENNESSEE
Memphis
396,000
Nashville
174,307
Chattanooga
131,041
Knoxville
124,769
LOUISIANA
New Orleans
570,445
Shreveport
127,206
Baton Rouge
125,629
CONNECTICUT
Hartford
177,397
New Haven
164,443
Bridgeport
158,709
NO. 8
HAWAII
Honolulu
248,034
ALASKA
Anchorage
11,254
Fairbanks
5,771
Juneau
5,956
(9)
NO. 9
GEORGIA
Atlanta
331,314
Savannah
11 9,638
ALABAMA
Birmingham
326,037
Mobile
129,009
Montgomery
106,525
SOUTH CAROLINA
Columbia
86,917
Charleston
70,174
MISSISSIPPI
Jackson
98,271
ARKANSAS
Little Rock
102,213
Ft. Smith
47,942
CONFIDENTIAL
8/1/60
ROUGH SCHEDULE
Tuesday, August 2
7:30 am EDT
Depart National Airport, Washington, D. C.
1:30 pm PDT
Arrive Reno, Nevada (Advanced by Ned Sullivan and
Aylett Cotton.)
"Pat Nixon Day" Airport reception
Lt. Gov. Rex Bell
Mayors of Ely, Reno.
2:30 pm
Depart Reno.
5:00 pm
Arrive Los Angeles, California (Advanced by Tom Pownell).
Civic Airport reception
Mayor Poulson, etc.
5:15 pm
Leave airport for Hyatt House.
5:30 - 7:30 pm
Staff work.
7:30 pm
Leave Hyatt House: Motorcade.
8:30 pm
Arrive Hadley Field, Whittier College
"Dick Nixon Homecoming Rally"
9:30 pm
Leave Hadley Field.
10:30 pm
Arrive Hyatt House.
(Overnight).
CONFIDENTI.L
Rough Schedule -2-
Wednesday, August 3
8:00 am PDT
Leave Hyatt House
8:30 am
Depart Los Angeles International Airport
11:30 am HDT
Arrive Honolulu (Advanced by John Ehrlichman)
Civic Reception at Airport
Governor Quinn
Senator Fong (who will accompany party from Los Angeles.)
12 noon
Motorcade via downtown Honolulu to Waikiki.
12:30 pm
Arrive hotel
3:00 pm
Visit East-West Center, University of Hawaii
4:00 pm
Meeting of party workers from four islands: brief
/
pep-talk (at hotel).
5:30 - 8:00 pm
Staff work.
8:00 - 9:00 pm
TV press panel with editors of four island newspapers,
TV station editors. (Ev Hart arrangements).
10:00 pm
Return to hotel.
CONFIDENTIAL
Rough Schedule -3-
Thursday, August 4
8:00 am HDT
Depart on tour of islands of Hawaii, Maui, Lanai, Kanai.
12 noon
Luau at Hilo, Hawaii.
4:30 pm
Return to Honolulu.
5:00 - 8:00 pm
Staff work at hotel.
8:30 pm
Rally at Kapiolani Park.
9:30 pm
Return to hotel.
Friday, August 5
am HDT
Depart Honolulu.
1:30 pm PST
Arrive Seattle, Washington (Advanced by Warren Brock
/
and John Warner).
Civic airport reception
Walter Williams, Chairman
Mayor of Seattle, etc.
Press Conference
Brief meeting with Washington State GOP finance and
party leaders.
3:30 pm
Depart Seattle.
12 midnight
Arrive Friendship Field, Baltimore, Maryland.
(Press and staff can transfer to buses; Vice President
and family may use helicopter or local air transportation.)
(10)
SCHEDULE (Vice President Nixon)
FIRST WEEK
Tue. Aug. 2 - Fri. Aug. 5
First Campaign Swing: Reno, Nevada; Los
Angeles. California: Hawaii: Seattle, Washington;
return to Washington, D. C.
SECOND WEEK
Mon. Aug. 8
Congress re-convenes. (No appearances scheduled
for this week.
}
Chautauqua Rally, Lake Chautauqua, New York.
(TENTATIVE)
/
Fri.Aug. 19 - Sat.Aug. 20
(New England States Tour).
FOURTH WEEK
Wed. Aug. 24
Morning: V.F.W. Convention, Detroit, Michigan.
Afternoon:- evening: Motor to Tuscola County Fair,
Caro, Michigan. (Overnight in Saginaw.) (TENTATIVE).
FIFTH WEEK
Wed. Aug. 31
Congressional Campaign Clinic, Washington, D. C.
Thurs. Sept. 1
American Bar Association Convention, Was hington, D. C.
(MORE)
Continued: Schedule (Vice President Nixon)
(II)
SIXTH WEEK
Mon. Sept. 5
Labor Day
Tue. Sept. 6
National Urban League, 50th Anniversary,
New York City, New York. (TENTATIVE)
Thurs. Sept. 8
UPI Editors: Mass Press Conference, Washington, D.C.
Fri.' Sept. 9
(Southern States appearance)
Sat: Sept. 10
New Orleans, Louisiana, Press Club Conference for
Southern Editors. (TENTATIVE).
SEVENTH WEEK
Mon. Sept. 12
First Transcontinental Swing
8:30 am EDT
Philadelphia airport: coffee-and-doughnuts.
/
(President may be on hand for send-off.)
12 noon CDT
Arrive Chicago airport for box-lunch rally.
(1:50 hr. flying time.)
2:30 pm CDT
Arrive Ft. Worth - Dallas for airport rally.
(2:10 hrs. flying time.)
6:30 pm PDT
Arrive San Francisco International Airport for
welcoming ceremonies concluding coast-to-coast
televised swing. (3:30 hrs. flying time.)
9:30 pm
Major downtown rally. (Remain overnight in San
Francisco.)
Tue.Sept. 13
Afternoon:
Portland, Oregon
Evening:
Seattle, Washington (overnight)
Wed. Sept. 14
Morning:
Great Falls, Montana
Afternoon:
Omaha, Nebraska
Evening:
Milwaukee, Wisconsin (overnight)
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SEVENTH WEEK (Cont.)
Thurs. Sept. 15
Afternoon:
Cleveland, Ohio
Evening:
Atlantic City, New Jersey (National
Federation of Republican Women)
(Overnight)
Fri. Sept. 16
Guthrie Center, Iowa (Iowa Soil Conservation Day
and Plowing Contest)
(TENTATIVE)
Sat. Sept. 17
Minneapolis, Minnesota (Statewide party rally and
post-primary kick-off) (TENTATIVE)
Sun. Sept. 18
Washington, D. C.
EIGHTH WEEK
Mon. Sept. 19
Remain in Washington, D. C.
Tue. Sept. 20
Noon:
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Evening: Detroit, Michigan (remain overnight)
(This schedule can be reversed. NOTE: Democrats!
network TV Kick-off reportedly set for this night.)
Wed. Sept. 21
Arkansas (Little Rock)
Missouri (St. Louis) or (Springfield)
Thurs. Sept. 22
Illinois (Peoria, Springfield and Rockford)
(remain overnight)
NOTE: Tentative commitment to Rep. Leo Allen for
Rockford rally; should not be a fund-raising affair.
Friday, Sept. 23
Sioux Falls, South Dakota (National Soil Conservation
Field Day and Plowing Contest)
Sat. Sept. 24
Afternoon: Delaware County, Pennsylvania. (YR-sponsored
picnic-rally) (Check with Penna. leaders on this.)
(Return to Washington, D. C.)
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Continued: Schedule (Vice President Nixon)
NINTH WEEK
Mon. Sept. 26
Remain in Washington, D. C.
(DDE scheduled for New York City, N.Y.)
Tue. Sept. 27
Morning: Charlotte, North Carolina
Evening: Tampa, Florida (might have to fly to New
Jersey after this rally)
Wed. Sept. 28
Tour New Jersey (conclude with rally at Newark)
Thurs. Sept. 29
National Fund Raising Dinner
RN at Boston
(?)
HCL at Los Angeles (?)
DDE at Chicago
(?).
NR at New York (?)
BG at Houston
(?)
(could make supplementary afternoon stop in New York
state or New England.)
Fri. Sept. 30
West Virginia; Delaware
Sat. Oct. 1-Sun. Oct. 2 In Washington, D. C.
TENTH WEEK
Mon. Oct. 3
Kentucky; Tennessee
Tue. Oct. 4
Virginia (Roanoke, Norfolk, Richmond)
Wed. Oct. 5
Illinois (Springfield, etc.)
Thurs. Oct. 6
Indiana (Evansville, Indianapolis)
Fri. Oct. 7
open
Sat. Oct. 8-Sun. Oct. 9 In Washington, D. C.
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ELEVENTH WEEK
Mon. Oct. 10
Ohio (concluding with night rally in Cincinnati)
Tuo. Oct. 11
Kansas (Topeka); Iowa (Des Moines)
Wed. Oct. 12
Oklahoma (Oklahoma City); Colorado (Denver)
Thu. Oct. 13
Wyoming (Cheyenne); Idaho (Pocotello); Utah (Salt Lake City)
Fri. Oct. 14-Sat. Oct. 15 California (Los Angeles, San Diego area)
Sun. Oct. 16
Remain in Los Angeles.
TWELFTH WEEK
Mon. Oct. 17
Arizona (Phoenix); New Mexico (Albuquerque)
(DDE in Detroit)
Tue. Oct. 18
Tex as (San Antonio, Houston)
Wed. Oct. 19
New York City, N.Y. (Alfred E. Smith Memorial Dinner)
Thurs. Oct. 20
Miami, Florida (American Legion National Convention)
Fri. Oct. 21
open
THIRTEENTH WEEK
Mon. Oct. 24
Maryland; Pennsylvania
Tue. Oct. 25
Pennsylvania
Wed. Oct. 26
Ohio
TRAIN
Thu. Oct. 27
Michigan; Indiana
Fir. Oct. 28
Indiana, Illinois
Sat. Oct. 29-Sun. Oct. 30 Washington, D. C.
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Continued: Schedule (Vice President Nixon)
FOURTEENTH WEEK
Mon. Oct. 31
Upper New York State
Tue. Nov. 1 - Fri. Nov. 4 Reserved for trouble shooting in key areas.
Sat. Nov. 5 - Sun.Nov. 6 Wind-up in California (?)
(Could utilize plan for Transcontinental Swing on
Friday, November 4).
INTENSITY OF RN CAMPAIGN BY STATES
Will reach 45 tates between August 1 - November 6, 1960
(Excluded at present time: Alabama, Alaska, Mississippi, North
Dakota, South Carolina).
Four Visits:
California:
8/2; 9/12; 10/14-15; wind-up
Illinois:
9/12; 9/22; 10/5; 10/28
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New York :
8/18; 9/6; 10/19; wind-up
Pennsylvania:
9/12; 9/20; 9/24; 10/24
Three Visits:
Michigan:
8/24; 9/20; 10/27
Ohio
9/15; 10/10; 10/26
New Jersey
9/15; 9/28; later
Two Visits:
Florida:
9/27; 10/20
Indiana:
10/6; 10/27
Iowa:
9/16; 10/11
Massachusetts:
8/20; 9/29
Minnesota:
9/17; later
Texas
9/12; 10/18
Washington
8/5; 9/13
Wisconsin
9/24; later
One Visit:
Arizona, 10/17; Arkansas, 9/21; Colorado, 10/12; Connecticut, 8/19;
Delaware, 9/30; Georgia, 9/9; Hawaii, 8/3; Idaho, 10/13; Kansas, 10/11;
Kentucky, 10/3; Louisian, 9/10; Maine, 8/19; Maryland, 10/24;
Missouri, 9/21; Montana, 9/14; Nebraska, 9/14; Nevada, 8/2; New Hamp-
shire, 8/20; New Mexico, 10/17; North Carolina, 9/27; Oklahoma, 10/12;
Oregon, 9/13; Rhode Island, 9/20; South Dakota, 9/23; Tennessee, 10/3'
INTENSITY OF RN CAMPAIGN BY STATES
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One Visit (Continued):
Utah, 10/13; Vermont, 8/20; Virginia, 10/4; West Virginia, 9/30;
Wyoming, 10/13
Airport Statistics For Charter Operations
Equipment Capabilities Airport To Downtown Distance and Driving Time
ALABAMA
Birmingham
Convair DC 6 DC 7 Connie Electra 5 miles 25 min. -
Mobile
Convair DC 6 DC 7 Connie Electra 14 miles 45 min.
Montgomery
Convair DC 6 DC 7 Connie
9 miles 35 min.
ALASKA
Anchorage
DC6 DC7 DC8(Jet) Connie
6 miles 25 min.
Fairbanks
DC6 DC7 Connie 707 Jet Boeing
5 miles 25 min.
Junean
DC6 DC7 Connie
13 miles 40 min.
ARIZONA
Phoenix/
All types (Boeing 707 loads subject to restriction)
31 miles 20 min.
Tucson
All types Boeing 707 loads subject to restrictions)
7½ miles 30 min.
ARKANSAS
Little Rock
Convair DC6 DC7 Constellation Electra (ok after 8/1/60)
2½ miles 10 min.
Ft. Smith
Convair DC6 DC7 Constellation
41/2 miles 20 min.
CALIFORNIA
Los Angeles
All types
14 miles 45 min.
San Francisco
All types
13 miles 45 min.
San Diego
All types (Boeing loads subject to restriction)
1½ miles 10 min.
Sacramento
Convair DC6 DC7 Constellation
5 miles 20 min.
COLORADO
Denver
All types
61 miles 30 min.
Pueblo
DC3 DC6 CONUAIR
6 miles 25 min.
Colorado Springs
Convair Viscount DC6 DC7 Connie
7 miles 30 min.
II
CONNECTICUT
Hartford (Bradley Field) Convair DC6 DC7 Connie Electra 14 miles 35 min.
New Haven
Convair
41/2 miles 15 min.
Bridgeport
Convair DC6 Connie Electra-
41/2 miles 15 min.
DELAWARE
Wilmington
Convair DC6 Connie Electra
61/2 miles 20 min.
FLORIDA
Miami
All types
7 miles 30 min.
Jacksonville
All types
8 miles 30 min.
Tampa
All types
6½ miles 25 min.
St. Petersburg
All types (served thru Tampa Airport) 12 miles 35 min.
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GEORGIA
Atlanta
All types
9 miles 40 min.
Savannah
Martin (404) Convair DC6 Some types Connie
10 miles 30 min.
HAWAII
Honolulu
All types (except Electra)
10 miles 50 min.
IDAHO
Boise
Convair DC6 DC7 Connie
41 miles 20 min.
Pocatello
Convair DC6 Connie
5½ miles 25 min.
ILLINOIS
Chicago Midway
All types except 707
12 miles 45 min.
Chicago O'Hare
All types
23 miles 1 hr.
Peoria
All types Possible restrictions on Boeing 707)
5½ miles 15 min.
III
Rockford
Convair-Day operation VFR only PROB limitation to 33 psgrs.
5 miles 15 min.
Springfield
Convair DC6 DC7 Connie
4 miles 15 min.
INDIANA
Indianapolis
All types
8 miles 30 min.
Gary (Helicopter Service only) Served thru Chicago Midway 25 miles 1 hr.
Ft. Wayne
Convair DC6 DC7 Connie
9 miles 35 min.
Evansville
Convair DC6 DC7 Connie
5 miles 25 min.
South Bend
Convair DC6 Connie
3½ miles 15 min.
IOWA
Des Moines
Convair DC6 DC7 Connie
41/2 miles 25 min.
Sioux City
Convair DC6 Connie
11 ₂ miles 30 min.
Davenport
Convair DC6 Connie
4 miles 20 min.
Cedar Rapids
Convair DC6 DC7 Connie
61 miles 30 min.
KANSAS
Witchita
Convair Martin DC6 DC7 Connie
7 miles 25 min.
Kansas City
Convair Martin DC6 Connie
5 miles 20 min.
Topeka
Convair Martin (Restrictions on four engine equipment)
3/2 miles 15 min.
KENTUCKY
Louisville
All types
6 miles 20 min.
(Cincinnati Covington
Convair DC6 DC7 Electra Connie
5 miles 15 min.
Airport)
Lexington
Convair DC6 Connie
6 miles 20 min.
LOUISIANA
New Orleans
All types
13 miles 40 min.
Shreveport
Convair DC6 DC7 Connie
82 miles 25 min.
Baton Rouge
Convair Martin
8 miles 25 min.
IV
MAINE
Portland
All types
2½ miles 10 min.
Lewiston
DC3
9 miles 30 min.
Bangor
All types (Air Force Base authorization needed for
all carries except Northeast.)
12 miles 20 min.
Augusta
DC3
1½ miles 5 min.
MARYLAND
Baltimore
Alltypes
33 miles 50 min.
Cumberland
Convair DC6 Connie
8 miles 20 min.
Annapolis
Served by Baltimore Friendship Airport 15 miles 40 min.
MASSACHUSETTS
Boston/
All types
3 miles 15 min.
Worcester
Convair DC6 Connie
4 miles 15 min.
Springfield (Bradley Field) Convair DC6 DC7 Electra Connie 14 miles 35 min.
MICHIGAN
Detroit
All types Ypsilanti Airport
32 miles 50 min.
(Metropolitan Airport)
20 miles 40 min.
Grand Rapids
Convair DC6 Connie
5½ miles 20 min.
Flint
Convair DC6 Connie
5 miles 15 min.
Lansing
Convair DC6 Connie
5 miles 15 min.
MINNESOTA
Minneapolis
All types
9 miles 20 min.
Wold-Chamberlain Airport
St. Paul
All types
Wold-Chamberlain Airport
91/2 miles 25 min.
Duluth
Convair (Check out 4 engine equipment restricted)
7 miles 20 min.
MISSISSIPPI
Jackson
Convair DC6 Connie
41 miles 15 min.
V
MISSOURI
St. Louis
All types
15 miles 45 min.
Kansas City
All types (Restricted load Boeing 707)12 miles 10 min.
MONTANA
Great Falls
Convair DC6 Connie
5 miles 30 min.
Butte
Convair DC6 Connie
5 miles 20 min.
Billings
Convair DC6 Connie
2 miles 15 min.
Helena
Convair DC6 Connie
3 miles 15 min.
NEBRASKA
Omaha
Convair DC6 DC7 Connie
5 miles 15 min.
Lincoln
Convair DC6 DC7 Connie
7 miles 20 min.
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NEVADA
Reno
Convair DC6 DC7 Connie
3½¹ miles 25 min.
Las Vegas
Convair DC6 DC7 Connie
5 miles 30 min.
NEW HAMPSHIRE
Manchester
All types
4 miles 15 min.
Nashua
served through Manchester
15 miles 40 min.
Concord.
DC3 only
3 miles 10 min.
NEW JERSEY
Newark
All types (Boeing 707 served restricted on takeoff)
2½ miles 10 min.
Jersey City
Served thru Newark
6 miles 15 min.
Peterson
Served thru Newark
15 miles 45 min.
Trenton
Convair Martin
6 miles 15 min.
Camden
Served thru Philadelphia
10 miles 30 min.
VI
NEW MEXICO
can falls jets
Albuquerque
Convair Martin DC6 DC7 Connie
6 miles 20 min.
Santa Fe
Convair Martin Viscount DC6 Connie 10 miles 30 min.
NEW YORK
New York (LaGuardia) All types except DC7 and Jets
9½ miles 25 min.
New York (Idlewild)
All types
161 miles 35 min.
Rochester
Convair DC6 Electra Connie
5 miles 20 min.
Syracuse
All types (weight restriction on Boeing 707)
6 miles 20 min.
Albany
Convair DC6 Connie
8 miles 20 min.
Buffalo
Convair DC6 Electra Connie
9 miles 25 min.
NORTH CAROLINA
Charlotte
Convair Martin DC6 DC7 Connie
6 miles 20 min.
Winston Salem
Convair Martin DC6 DC7 Connie
3 miles 15 min.
NORTH DAKOTA
Fargo
Convair DC4 DC6 Connie
3 miles 15 min.
Grand Forks
Convair DC4 DC6 Connie
21/2 miles 15 min.
Bismarck
Convair DC4 DC6 Connie
2 miles 15 min.
OHIO
Cleveland
All types (Loads restricted on Jets)12miles 30 min.
Cincinnati
Served thru Covington, Ky. - Convair DC6 DC7 Electra Connie
12 miles 30 min.
Columbus
All types
7 miles 20 min.
Toledo
Convair DC6 DC7 Connie
14 miles 30 min.
Akron
Convair DC6 DC7 Connie
16 miles 30 min.
Youngstown
Convair DC6 DC7 Connie
11 miles 25 min.
VII
OKLAHOMA
Oklahoma City
All types Restricted loads on Jets) 9 miles 20 min.
Tulsa
All types
7 miles 25 min.
OREGON
Portland
Convair DC6 DC7 Electra Connie
9 miles 25 min.
Salem
Convair
3 miles 15 min.
Eugene
Convair
8 miles 20 min.
PENNSYLVANIA
Philadelphia
All types
7½ miles 30 min.
Pittsburgh
All types
171/2 miles 60 min.
Erie
Convair DC6 Connie
7 miles 20 min.
Scranton
Convair DC6 Connie(Day operation only) 8miles 30 min.
Reading
Convair DC6 Connie
5 miles 20 min.
Harrisburg
Convair Martin
5 miles 15 min.
RHODE ISLAND
Providence
Convair DC6 DC7 Electra Connie
51/2 miles 25 min.
Pawtucket
Served thru Providence
10 miles 30 min.
SOUTH CAROLINA
Columbia
Convair Martin DC6 Connie
7 miles 25 min.
Charleston
Convair Martin DC6 DC7 Connie
14 miles 45 min.
SOUTH DAKOTA
Sioux Falls
Convair DC6 Connie
3 miles 15 min.
Rapid City
Convair DC6 Connie
11 miles 25 min.
Pierre
Convair DC6 Connie
3 miles 15 min.
VIII
TENNESSEE
Memphis
All types
9½ miles 30 min.
Nashville
All types: (Restrictions served on Jets)
81 miles 30 min.
Chattanooga
Convair DC6 DC7 Electra Connie
92 miles 30 min.
Knoxville
All types
12 miles 40 min.
TEXAS
Houston
All types
10 miles 35 min.
Dallas
All types
7 miles 30 min.
Ft. Worth
All types
19 miles 45 min.
San Antonio
All types
81 miles 30 min.
UTAH
Salt Lake City
Convair DC6 DC7 Connie
4 miles 20 min.
Ogden
Convair DC6 DC7 Connie
5 miles 30 min.
VERMONT
Burlington
All types (Except Jets)
3½ miles 10 min.
Montpelier
DC3 only
5 miles 15 min.
VIRGINIA
Richmond
All types
71/2 miles 30 min.
Norfolk
Convair DC6 Electra Connie
6 miles 20 min.
Roanoke
Convair
6 miles 20 min.
WASHINGTON
Seattle
All types
13 miles 40 min.
Spokane
Convair DC6 DC7 Connie
7 miles 30 min.
Tacoma
All types
21 miles 50 min.
IX
Olympia
Convair F27 (Possible restrictions on 4 engine equipment)
42 miles 20 min.
WEST VIRGINIA
Huntington
Convair
101/2 miles 30 min.
Charleston
Convair DC6 Connie Viscount
4 miles 20 min.
Wheeling
Convair DC6 Connie
11 miles 25 min.
WISCONSIN
Milwaukee
All types
6 miles 40 min.
Madison
Convair DC6 DC7 Connie
6 miles 30 min.
Racine
Convair Day VFR only with limitations 10 miles 35 min.
(Better served thru Milwaukee)
WYOMING
Cheyenne
Convair DC6 DC7 Connie
1 mile 10 min.
# Turbin fuel available but no generators or
starting equipment for either electras or
Jets. No engine water or baggage handling
equipment. for Boeing 707 or other Jet
equipment. Prefer to use Piston equipment.
All Boeing charters, DC8 or Convair 880
Jet equipment should be cleared well in
advance for operating approval.
CONFERENCE AGENDA
I.
General Strategy Discussion
A,
Timing
B.
Areas
C.
Relative participation of RN, HCL, DDE
II.
Presentation of Tentative Plan
A.
Discussion of pre-Labor Day phase, during session.
1. Swings through New England, Deep South
B.
Planning procedure
1. Need for 3 - to - 4 weeks' advance commitments
/
2. Flexible scheduling during final 10 days
3. Dates for immediate consideration (see lists)
III.
Coordination of RN-HCL Campaigns
A.
Scheduling
1. When will HCL be fully available ?
B.
Personnel
1. Planners, schedulers, advance men
C.
Headquarters
IV.
Coordination of DDE Campaign Effort.
A. Answers needed for Merriam: timing, areas, commitments
V.
Coordination of other key campaign figures
A.
Rockefeller
B. Goldwater
C.
Special list via RNC Speakers' Bureau
1. Liaison with RN campaign headquarters.
CONFERENCE AGENDA
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VI.
TV Programming
A. Purchased time
B. Network "debates"