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Suggestions for Advance Men - Itinerary of
the Vice President. 12 pages.
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Intinerary, schedule, and notes: "Vice
President Richard Nixon Visit - Texas, South
Dakota, North Dakota, Missouri - June 18-
21, 1960. 6 pages.
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06/28/1960
Memo
To: all persons concerned with itinerary of
visit of Vice President Nixon to Philadelphia
on June 30th. Attached is schedule of events.
10 pages.
Wednesday, May 23, 2007
Page 1 of 1
STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL
Suggestions for Advance Men
Itinerary of the Vice President
The success of the Vice President's campaigning
will depend on the advance preparation.
It will be appreciated if you will make a special
point of checking every one of the applicable items
in this memorandum to make certain that the local
committees have the situation well in hand.
Please do NOT give a copy of this memorandum to
the local committees. Instead, pick out the per-
tinent portions which are applicable to the particular
visit and make them available to the local people in
charge.
General Policy
1. You must always bear in mind that your responsibility is to the Vice
President and in accordance with his wishes as expressed to the National
Committee. At all times, this responsibility supercedes your responsi-
bilities to the local committee. Often the wishes of the local committee
will be in conflict, and your job is to effect a compromise satisfactory
to all, if possible, but in any event never one which is unacceptable to
the Vice President.
2. The Washington office is here to help you in every way possible to smooth
out differences, and often you will find that because we are removed from
the "battlefield" we can work out differences which are impossible from
the field.
3. The Secret Service always has the final say on matters affecting security.
Copies of Secret Service Roster of Area Offices throughout the country
will be furnished you. Consult Roster and telephone appropriate Area
Office as far in advance as possible of your arrival in the locality to be
advanced so that the local Secret Service Agent will be prepared to meet
you and assist with the advance work.
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Standard Operating Procedure
1. The Itinerary and instructions will be furnished by the Tour Committee,
2. You will be furnished the name of the State original contact, and credentials
introducing you will be sent in advance to that person by Chairman Len
Hall, Your local contact will be furnished by the State contact, if we have
not already given it to you.
3. Get in touch with the local contact and let him know when you will be
arriving, length of stay, etc.
4. Proceed to assigned location and make contact with the local organization
and the local Secret Service Agent.
5. Make courtesy call to highest Republican official in area.
Mov. Nate Comm, St Chmn, US Sen, local Congnn
6. Get complétely informed of developments to date, present plan of visit to
local organization and assign work details to arrange the following:
Publicity
Press
Radio and T.V.
Airport and/or Railroad Facilities
Motorcade
Program and Decorations
Public Address System
Hotel Accommodations
Greeting Committee
7. Do not grant interviews or issue any press releases or announcements,
Publicity stories should be released through local committees,
8. Local committee should not advise press of advance man's arrival.
9. Have lov, Sen, lougnn send summary of issues & themes to Dol Wilson
Advance Publicity
1. Have local committee designate a publicity man to handle event.
2. All stories should be hung on local people.
3. Pictures of local committees preparing for event should be featured.
4. Biographies, and glossies or mats, of the Vice President and Mrs. Nixon
should be given to newspapers. Be sure to carry a sufficient supply of
each item. Weekly and most small city dailies use mats. Large metro-
politan newspapers prefer 8 X 10 glossies.
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Advance Publicity (continued)
5. Advance stories should be distributed by the local committees to the
local press.
6. Newspapers must be given accurate information pertaining to the visit.
Publicity During the Visit
1. Local committees should see that the event is covered by representatives
of local and surrounding press.
/A. Press meeting at airport min max. - TVcorerage if possible
2. If a photographer from the local newspaper is not available, the local
committee should engage and pay for a photographer to supply pictures
to newspapers. If at all possible, try to have a glossy print of all
pictures sent to the Tour Committee, Republican National Committee,
1625 Eye Street, N.W., Washington 6, D. C.
3. All press matters should be referred to Jim Bassett, who will be traveling
with the Vice President as his Press Secretary.
4. Advance copies of speeches usually will not be available until time of
arrival. On many occasions, only excerpts from the speech will be
prepared.
5. The local committee should have an experienced secretary available and
mimeograph facilities in readiness for the Vice President's staff upon his
arrival.
3
leparate sched. for Pat interview visits
Hotel Accommodations
1. A parlor and two adjoining bedrooms, one on each side of the parlor, are
required for the Vice President and Mrs. Nixon and the two Secret Service
Agents accompanying them.
2. Rooms for the remaining members of the staff should be in close proximity
and on the same floor. Single rooms should be provided for each person
if at all possible. It is important to check with Tour Committee for exact
names of personnel on each trip.
3. Traveling press should have rooms in the same hotel, but on another floor.
However, we do not make the reservations for the traveling press. They
will take care of that themselves.
4. Advance registrations should be made for each member of the party 80
that keys will be available immediately on arrival.
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Hotel Accommodations (continued)
5. Please determine if the local committee will be taking care of the hotel
bills, Do not make a point of this, If the local committee is not taking
care of them, please see that the hotel mails the bills to the Tour
Committee for payment.
6. Copies of all local newspapers should be in the Vice President's room
on arrival at each city. The local committee should designate a person
to take care of this.
7. It is essential that accommodations not be made at any private home.
There will be no exceptions, If adequate hotel accommodations are
not available in any given city or town, arrange accommodations in a
nearby city or town.
8. Be sure that all hotels send a written confirmation of reservations to
the Tour Committee.
9. Room 361, Senate Office Building, Washington, D. C. should be left at
each hotel as the forwarding address for mail for the Vice President
and Mrs. Nixon and members of the party.
10. Arrange for the hotel to give fast laundry service,
11. Arrange for the hotel to give fast valet service.
12, Ask the hotel to assign a room near the Vice President's suite to be used
by the local security officers. However, this room should not be right
next to the Vice President's suite,
Advance Data for Tour Committee
1. Names of Republican state-wide elective officials and nominees if offices
are up for election.
2. Names of Republican Congressman or nominee in particular District.
3. Name of Republican Legislators or nominees in particular District.
4, Population of locality.
5. Principal industries and agricultural products,
6. Local problems or needs.
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Advance Data for Tour Committee (continued)
7. What local people think are the principal national issues.
8. How the area voted in the last presidential, state, and local Congressional
election.
(Most of the foregoing information can be obtained from the local Chamber of
Commerce office or newspaper editor.)
Arrival
1. One advance man will be expected to meet the Vice President and his
party on arrival in the State he has advanced. The other advance man
will be on the plane or train with the Vice President upon arrival.
2. Immediately upon arrival, someone from the local committee should be
prepared to step forward and take charge to see that the proper intro-
ductions are made and that whatever is planned proceeds expeditiously.
3. The on-the-ground advance man should have a car available to get him
to the hotel or meeting place fast after the Vice President has arrived
and the arrival ceremonies are underway, and after he has passed along
to the traveling advance man any pertinent data or briefing concerning
late local developments.
4, After the immediate events take place upon the arrival of the party, the
Vice President and Mrs. Nixon must be permitted to go directly to their
hotel rooms, if such have been requested by the Tour Committee. This
gives the rest of the party an opportunity to re-group and become oriented
to the local situation. In most cases, individual hotel rooms will be
available for members of the party only for overnight stops.
5. Local committee people should assign station wagon or small pick-up
truck to handle baggage for the Vice President and his party during the
visit. Baggage should be picked up on arrival and delivered to rooms of
persons named on baggage tags. Truck should remain available to return
baggage to point of departure.
6. Local security officer should accompany baggage during the to and from
transportation.
7. You will be specifically advised of places where hotel accommodations for
members of the party will be required,
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Transportation
1. In most instances, the Vice President and his party will be traveling by
plane, and the meeting will be held at a suitable place in the city,
although in some cases it may be at the airport.
2. When the Vice President and his party are traveling by train, the meeting
will be a rear platform speech, or one held at a suitable place in the city.
3. When the Vice President and his party are traveling by automobile, the
meeting will be held at a suitable place in the city.
4. When transportation is required from main transportation media, such as
train or plane, a motorcade should be furnished by the local committee.
The local committee should designate ONE person for EACH automobile
for the purpose of getting the right people to the right automobile promptly.
Each driver should be a young person entirely capable of handling an auto-
mobile in traffic and motorcade formation,
Experience tells us that for efficient handling of automobile transportation
the local committee should designate a capable person to be in complete
charge of this operation.
5. Each driver should be at the wheel of the automobile at least five minutes
before departure time, This applies to both arrival and departure from
the city. This is necessary even if the drivers have to leave a dinner
meeting or rally before it is concluded in order to arrive at their
designated station, The drivers should stay in the rear of meeting halls
so that they can slip out without disturbing the audience,
Please emphasize the necessity for the drivers to be ready to proceed.
6. Ample parking facilities at arrival point and destination should be arranged
in advance.
7. The line of cars must be:
Motorcycle escort if local committee deems it advisable. However, sirens
should not be used except in case of an emergency.
If the local committee has arranged for pictures, then a decorated flatbed
truck with sideboards for photographers, newsreel men and TV cameramen
should be available.
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Transportation (continued)
Car No. 1 - Passengers are: Driver and one of Secret Service Agents
traveling with the Vice President in the front seat; the Vice President
and Mrs. Nixon and one ranking official in rear seat.
Car No. 2 - Security Car. Other Secret Service Agent traveling with
the Vice President and local security people.
Car No. 3 - Aide to the Vice President, Press Secretary, and such
local people as the local committee designates,
Car No. 4 Traveling press from wire services.
Open Can for Wine devices
Press
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Car No. 5 Local press. Press Bus
Car No. 6
Traveling press, other than wire services,
Car No. 7
Other members of the Vice President's staff.
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Balance of Cars - people designated by the local committee.
8. Each car must have a sticker with a designated number. The press cars
should have IN ADDITION the word PRESS" on them.
9. Each car should be decorated,
10. Speed limits and other traffic regulations must be adhered to strictly.
11. Be sure to make a dry-run over the motorcade route, taking into
consideration actual conditions that will occur at the time of the event.
Motorcade speed will be held to a 15 - 18 miles per hour limit.
Meeting Tape all meetings
1. The Vice President and Mrs. Nixon are to remain together at all meetings,
unless you have received specific instructions to arrange a separate
schedule for Mrs. Nixon.
2. Sponsorship of the meetings by individual organizations should be avoided
except when you have been given instructions to the contrary.
3. The Republican organizations, the Citizens people, Eisenhower volunteers,
and all groups supporting the Administration should be included in the
sponsorship of each meeting.
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Meeting (continued)
4. A program consisting of band music, community singing, or other lively
entertainment is to be encouraged before the meeting formally opens.
5. The chairman of the meeting should arrange for the band to play
"California Here I Come, 11 or other suitable music when the Vice
President first enters the meeting place or comes out on the plat-
form. The band should also strike up again when the Vice President
is introduced to the audience at the beginning of his speech.
6. The chairman of the meeting should be determined by the local committee.
Wherever possible, the chairman should be an outstanding civic figure.
7. Presentation of the colors by local veteran, boy scout, or other patriotic
organization should be made.
8. Pledge of Allegiance should be led by a veteran whose name should be
given to the Vice President in advance.
9. Invocation should be given by a local clergyman,
10.
Talks by local candidates and officials should be held to a bare minimum,
both in number and in length.
11. Introduction should be made by key public official in the area. Many
places will want to use the Republican United States Senator or Governor
for this.
12.
Mrs. Nixon will be introduced by the Vice President.
13. At the conclusion of the meeting the chairman should request the audience
to remain seated until the Vice President and his party leave the
auditorium.
14. Pictures of the Vice Fresident with local candidates for use by the local
candidates in their campaigns should not be taken at the meeting, but
should be arranged to be taken at the hotel.
15. No meetings, such as luncheons, dinners, etc., should be arranged which
will detract from the attendance at the main meeting, or which would
require the Vice President to make another speech to the same people
who would be in attendance at the larger meeting.
Meeting (continued)
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16. In those rare instances where the Vice President and Mrs. Nixon are
to shake hands with the audience, two local people who know most of
the audience should stand next to them, 80 that they can introduce them
as they go through the reception line.
17. Local officers should be available to keep a passageway open for the
Vice President to and from the speaker's stand. Have a rope available
if needed, to make passageway.
18. A working press section must be provided near the front and an exit door
of the meeting place. No one else should sit in this section except
the working press and the publicity man handling the meeting, Typewriters,
paper and carbon should be provided, along with tables and chairs. The
local Western Union office should be alerted to be available to handle
news dispatches for the press. There should be proper lighting for the
press to work.
19. The size of the meeting place should be consistent with reasonable
expectation of the number of people to attend, It is much better to
have a small place overflowing, rather than a large place half empty,
even though the number of people in the larger place is greater.
20. The local committee should be encouraged to provide state-wide
television and radio coverage of the meeting.
21. A television and radio consultant will usually arrive in ample time to
look after the radio and television facilities, He may not arrive in time
to check the public address system.
22. Please test the public address system to make certain that every portion
of the meeting place is covered by the horns being flared properly;
the horns must be in front of the microphone to avoid a feedback into
the mike while the Vice President is speaking; the microphone should be
an all-directional one so as to pick up the Vice President's voice evenly
no matter which way he may be turning his head during the course of
his speech, Whenever possible, request two microphones for the public
address system to be placed approximately 18 inches apart in front of
the rostrum.
23. If the program is broadcast, and if the meeting is outdoors, there should
be pick-up microphones placed strategically in the area to pick up the
applause and cheers of the crowd,
24. No one should be seated directly in back of the Vice President. One reason
for this is that quite often they are doing something which the television
camera picks up, and, to avoid any possible distractions from the Vice
President's speech, it is better that the space be left clear in every case.
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Meeting (continued)
25. The lectern should be decorated and should be 40 inches in height, The
top should slant downward toward the speaker. If the meeting is at
night, there should be electric lights on the lectern,
26. A pitcher of ice water and a glass should be available on the shelf of the
lectern, Usually it will have shelves which are not visible to the
audience,
27. If you are not satisfied with the lectern, suggest the American Legion hall,
churches, and service clubs as sources for obtaining a suitable one.
28, If an outdoor meeting is planned, a stand-by meeting location should be
kept in mind in the event of inclement weather. In case of an airport
meeting, an empty hangar could be available if needed.
Airport Meetings
1. A band or sound truck should be used to entertain the crowd awaiting the
arrival of the plane.
2. The audience should be permitted to come through the fence onto the field,
3. The meeting place should be at a corner of the field 80 as not to interfere
with landings and take-offs of other planes,
4. A very adequate public address system must be available on account of
noise of planes landing and taking off,
5. A platform can be made by putting two landing steps together and draping
them with bunting. Microphones canbe placed on this improvised
platform,
6. The airport manager should be asked to cancel public address system
announcements of plane arrivals and departures during the Vice
President's speech, Airport officials can tell the passengers in advance
that they must watch the time as no public announcements will be made
during a certain period.
7. On occasions there may be room on the chartered plane for a few of the
local dignitaries to fly with the Vice President from one city to another
within the state, This must be checked out with the Tour Committee in
advance,
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Attendance at Meetings
1. To insure a capacity crowd, all means should be used, such as newspaper
publicity, signs, street decorations, mailing notices, telephone campaign
and personal calls on friends and neighbors and transporting them to
the meeting.
2. The success of the campaign will depend to a great extent on the
enthusiasm and size of the crowds that attend the pre-election meetings.
Please stress this with the local committees so that the attendance is
not taken for granted nor left to chance,
Extra Meetings During Visit
1. The Vice President may want to drop in at organization meetings that
are going on in the hotel where he is staying or in the city he is visiting.
No arrangements for this should be made in advance, but a list of
such meetings should be prepared to submitto the Vice President upon
his arrival at a particular city.
Factories, colleges, farms, crowds- people not things
2. Private dinners, cocktail parties, or after-meeting social events can not
be accepted during the course of the campaign. Please be sure that the
local committee is aware of this requirement.
3. If at all possible, please allow two full hours free time before each
evening meeting.
4. Nothing should be scheduled for the Vice President following an evening
meeting unless you receive instructions to the contrary.
Individual Appointments
1. Time will not permit individual appointments with people who will want
to see the Vice President.
2. Local committees should be advised that the press secretary or aide
traveling with the Vice President will be available to receive suggestions
and messages for the Vice President, and that they will be delivered to
him without fail,
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Press Conferences
1, Press conferences must NOT be scheduled. The reason for this should
be given to the local committees, It is primarily that all matters of
policy are declared by the President, and, therefore, the Vice President
does not hold press conferences, However, he will be available to the
press on his arrival at the airport to answer questions pertaining to the
campaign and kindred subjects.
2. Be sure that there is a suitable room available at the airport at each stop
for the Vice President to meet with the press,
Conclusion
1. Be tactful, diplomatic, firm and persuasive with local committees.
2. Keep in constant communication with the Washington office. Please advise
of your whereabouts at all times and report immediately any changes in
arrangements, (Washington office: NAtional 8-6800, ext, 171, 172, 173, 174)
3. Any major changes in the planned schedule or itinerary should first be
cleared with the office,
4. A time schedule must be made and strictly adhered to, The Vice President
and his party must not be early or late. For example, the cars in a
motorcade must not pass any given point earlier than planned.
5. Remember that the next day will be another campaign day, full of activity
for the Vice President.
6, Remember that attention to details makes the difference between the
success or the failure of a meeting. No detail is so small nor so
insignificant that it should escape your complete attention.
7. If in doubt on anything, do not hesitate to call headquarters. You have
been asked to take on this important assignment for the Vice President
because of your proven capabilities, and he has complete confidence
in you,
8. Don't forget that at all times during the campaign you are a personal
representative of the Vice President, and that he will be judged by
your conduct.
GOOD LUCK!
VICE PRESIDENT RICHARD NIXON VISIT
TEXAS, SOUTH DAKOTA, NORTH DAKOTA, MISSOURI
June 18-21, 1960
Itinerary
Schedule
Notes
SATURDAY, JUNE 18
Notes
8:30 am
Depart Washington National Airport
Plane will stop for fuel
EDT
Chartered UAL Convairliner
in Nashville
1:40 pm
Arrive Houston
Houston, Harris County seat,
CST
has metropolitan area popu-
lation of approx. 1, 200, 000.
2:00 pm
Vice President Nixon press conference
Principal industries: oil and
in Cloud Room, air terminal bldg.
allied activities; growing
center of petrochemicals.
2:00 pm
Mrs. Nixon will meet with ladies of
Agriculture: cattle, rice
the press in room off downstairs
Mayor: Lewis Cutrer
terminal lobby
2:45 pm
Motorcade, including press bus,
Press room available at
depart for Shamrock Hotel
Shamrock; ask location
on arrival
3:15 pm
Vice President Nixon attends
reception in Emerald Room
4:25 pm
Board press bus; motorcade
depart for Rice Hotel
4:45 pm
Vice President Nixon staff work
Press room in Persian
Press check in hotel. No formal
Room, 3rd Floor
activity
6:00pm
Reception, Colorado Room, Texas
Press extended guest
Press Association
privileges at Houston Press
Club in Rice Hotel
7:00 pm
Banquet, Texas Press Association
Texas Press Association
Press tables reserved. Vice President represents some 500
Nixon will answer questions from floor, newspapers; founded 1880.
introduced by Mrs. Oveta Culp Hobby,
Officers: Tom S. Whitehead,
former Secretary of Health, Education
publisher, Brenham Times,
and Welfare
president; L. B. Smith,
publisher, Brady Standard-
Herald, vice president;
Vern Sanford, general
manager
June 18-21, 1960 Schedule (continued)
SUNDAY, JUNE 19
Notes
8:00 am
Private breakfast for Vice President
CST
Nixon, Tejos Club
9:00 am
BAGS IN LOBBY
9:45 am
Board press bus, depart for airport
10:25 am
Arrive airport
10:30 am
Takeoff for Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Probably non-stop; but will
refuel en route if weather
requires. Luncheon on board
3:30 pm
Arrive Sioux Falls. Greeting by
Sioux Falls, Minnehaha
Sen. Karl E. Mundt, Lt. Gov.
County seat, has 70, 000
Michael Linley (Gov. Ralph
population. Principal
Herseth is ill)
industry: meatpacking.
Agriculture: corn, wheat,
cattle
3:50 pm
Arrive Coliseum. Vice President
State Commander,
will extend greetings to State
William Lenker
Convention of American Legion
Press tables in front
4:55 pm
Board buses for motorcade
departure to airport
5:10 pm
Arrive airport for takeoff
to Fargo
8:30 pm
Arrive Fargo, North Dakota
Fargo and twin city of
depart for Gardner Hotel
Moorhead, Minnesota,
across Red River have
combined population of
66,000. Varied agri-
culture: sugar beets, corn
soy beans, flax, barley.
Beef cattle industry
beginning. Some light
manufacturing
10:10 pm
Press bus departs for WDAY-TV
Viewing room for press
studio
coverage of TV interview
will be available
June 18-21 Schedule (continued)
JUNE 20 (continued)
Western Barbecue
Entertainment by Sioux
tribesmen from Standing Rock
and Ft. Totten reservations,
Chippewas from Turtle
Mountain and Mandans,
Irikera and Hidatsa from
Ft. Berthold
7:40 pm
Board press bus for airport
8:00 pm
Arrive airport for takeoff
to St. Louis
TUESDAY, JUNE 21
1:00 am
Arrive St. Louis airport;
St. Louis has a metropolitan
CDT
board transportation immediately
area population of about
for hotel
1,500,000. Major
industries include beer,
shoes, automotive equip-
ment. Agriculture is
highly diversified; truck
crops, corn, and wheat.
Mayor: Raymond Tucker
1:45 am
Arrive Park Plaza Hotel
Press room in Stockholm
Room, mezzanine
TUESDAY, JUNE 21
10:10
NOTE: See last page for Mrs. Nixon's schedule in St. Louis
10:20 am
Press bus depart for
CDT
Kiel Auditorium
10:40 am
Arrive Kiel Auditorium.
National Junior Chamber
Vice President Nixon will address
president: Robert Clark,
national convention of United
Des Moines, Iowa (will
States Junior Chamber of Commerce
introduce Vice President
Nixon); convention chairman
(presiding): Jefferson Davis
of Georgia
June 18-21, 1960 Schedule (continued)
JUNE 21 (continued:
11:40 am
Board press bus at Kiel Auditorium
for ride to Old Courthouse, near
Jefferson National Expansion
Memorial
11:50 am
Arrive Old Courthouse. Vice
Jefferson National Expansion
President Nixon will meet
Memorial is a riverfront
committee on Jefferson National
redevelopment project.
Expansion Memorial and then pro-
Dignitaries' names avail-
ceed to inspect nearby land cleared
able on arrival. Old Court-
for planned redevelopment
house was scene of trials in
famous Dred Scott Case,
prior to Civil War,
leading to Supreme Court
decision that slave did not
win freedom when his
owner died
12:20 pm
Press bus depart Memorial area
for KMOX-TV station
12:30 pm
Arrive KMOX-TV
1:15 pm
Vice President Nixon appears on
Viewing room available
TV interview by Parker Wheatley
for press
for "Eye on S. Louis" program,
to be taped for later broadcast
1:30 pm
Board bus, return to hotel
2:10 pm
Board bus for departure for
Jewish Community Center
2:30 pm
Arrive Jewish Community Center
Project under auspices
Vice President Nixon to break
Jewish Community Center
ground for extensive new facility
Association. Presiding:
William Shamski.
Introduction by Leo Fuller,
chairman, board of trustees
Among dignitaries present
will be Father Reinert,
president, St. Louis U;
Chancellor Shepley, Wash.
U. Among speakers will be
actor Gene Barry. TV's Batt
Masterson, in St. Louis to
appear on Civic Light Opera
June 18-21, 1960 Schedule (continued)
JUNE 21 (continued)
3:15 pm
Board press bus to depart for
Park Plaza Hotel
3:30 pm
Arrive hotel
Arrangements have been
made for press to retain
rooms until departure time.
4:00 pm
Press Conference at Park Plaza
(room to be announced en route)
6:00 pm
Reception for Vice President
Opportunity for dinner,
Park Plaza Hotel (room to be
each on his own
announced)
7:00 pm
BAGS IN LOBBY
8:10 pm
Board press bus for departure
to airport
8:45 pm
Arrive airport for takeoff to
Washington, D.C.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 22
2:00 am
Arrive Washington National Airport
EDT
MRS. NIXON'S SCHEDULE
St. Louis, Missouri
TUESDAY, JUNE 21, 1960
11:45 am
Mrs. Nixon will depart hotel to
Escort will be Mrs. Susan
CDT
visit Missouri Botanical Gardens
Curtis, wife of Rep. Tom
Curtis. Missouri Botanical
Gardens are patterned after
Kew Gardens, London,
with 12,000 species of trees
and plants. Known also
as Shaw Gardens
12 Noon
Mrs. Nixon will arrive at Gardens,
Chairman of Trustees:
meet trustees and wives and receive
Robert B. Smith
new Pat Nixon Anniversary Orchid
in honor of Nixons' 20th wedding
anniversary
12:15 pm
Mrs. Nixon tour Gardens
12:20 pm
Mrs. Nixon guest at lunch at
headquarters of National Federation
of Garden Clubs of America, followed
by small reception
1:30 pm
Mrs. Nixon depart to rejoin Vice
President Nixon at the Park Plaza
Hotel
June 28, 1960
MEMORANDUM
To:
All persons concerned with itinerary of visit of
vice President Nixon to Philadelphia on Thursday,
June 30th.
For your reference, the attached is a schedule of
events and details concerning the visit of Vice
President Nixon to Philadelphia on Thursday, June
30th.
Please note that this is CONFIDENTIAL and
not for publication.
Should you have any questions concerning the schedule
please contact Howard J. Burnett, Locust 4-4530,
Philadelphia.
CONFIDENTIAL - NOT FOR PUBLICATION
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS FOR JUNE 30, 1960
Visit of
Vice President Richard M. Nixon and Mrs. Nixon
To Philadelphia
I.
ARRIVAL AT AIRPORT
A. Arrival time:
1:00 P.M.
B. Place:
Pier "C" International Airport
C. Members of Vice President's
Vice President and Mrs. Nixon;
Party:
Six staff members; 10 members
Washington press corps.
D. Official Reception Party:
General Milton G. Baker, George I.
Bloom, Senator Hugh Scott,
Robert Dechert, Raymond Pitcairn,
Mrs. J. Permar Richards, Mrs. John
W. Lord, Jr., Mrs. Hugh Scott,
Mrs. Ruth Glenn Pennell, Mrs.
Gaynelle Dixon, Mrs. George I. Bloom.
Staff: Howard J. Burnett, M.
George Mooradian.
E. Reception:
Official reception by Dechert,
Baker, Bloom, et al; presentation
of orchid bouquet to Mrs. Nixon by
Mrs. Richards and Mrs. Lord.
Press photographs of greetings.
F. Airport facilities:
Airport Operations Manager,
Austin Brough, alerted on exact
arrival time of Nixon plane; Secret
Service alerted; Philadelphia Police
alerted.
G. Vice President's Press
1:05 - 1:45 P.M. - Public Health
Conference:
Room in International Section;
Philadelphia Press alerted; arrangements
for Washington Press corps throughout
stay in Philadelphia
H. Mrs. Nixon's Press
1:05 - 1:45 P.M. - VIP Room;
Conference:
Women's Press alerted.
II.
DEPARTURE FROM AIRPORT
A. Time of departure:
1:50 P.M.
B. Destination:
Bellevue Stratford Hotel - Walnut
Street entrance.
C. Transportation:
Yellow Cab limousine for complete
party, including Press corps - at
freight entrance on field.
1.
Car assignments.
(Assignment sheet provided)
2. Motorcycle escort and security car.
III.
BELLEVUE-STRATFORD HOTEL - MEETING OF
STATE COMMITTEE - 1:00 - 3:00 P.M. -
ROSE GARDEN
A. Time of arrival:
2:15 P. M.
1. Manager of Bellevue-Stratford
alerted to exact time of arrival
to meet Vice President at
entrance and escort party to
waiting elevator.
B. Procedure:
George I. Bloom escorts Vice
President and Mrs. Nixon, and recep-
tion party to closed meeting of
Committee.
C. Bellevue facilities:
Suite 907-908-909 for Vice President
and separate accommodations for
staff (915-916-917)
IV.
BELLEVUE STRATFORD HOTEL - Meeting of
DELEGATES TO NATIONAL CONVENTION -
3:00 - 4:00 P.M. - NORTH GARDEN
A. Time of arrival:
3:00.P. M.
B. Procedure:
George I. Bloom escorts Vice
President and Mrs. Nixon and
reception party to closed meeting
of delegation.
V.
DEPARTURE OF MRS. NIXON FROM
BELLEVUE-STRATFORD.
A. Time of departure:
3:15 P.M.
1.
Hotel to have elevator
waiting for Mrs. Nixon
and party.
B. Destination:
Sheraton Hotel.
C. Escort:
Mrs. Richards and Mrs. Lord will
escort Mrs. Nixon and reception
party from delegates meeting down
to Broad Street entrance of hotel.
D. Transportation:
Yellow Cab limousine waiting at
Broad Street entrance of hotel.
VI.
RECEPTION FOR MRS. NIXON
AT SHERATON HOTEL BALLROOM-
3:30 - 5:00 P.M.
A. Time of arrival:
Approximately 3:20 P.M.
1.
Manager of Sheraton
alerted to exact time
of arrival to meet
Mrs. Nixon at Pennsyl-
vania Boulevard entrance
of hotel and escort
party to waiting elevator.
B. Procedure:
Mrs. Richards and Mrs. Lord, and
reception party escort Mrs. Nixon
to Presidential Suite. At 3:45 Mrs.
Nixon and party leave Presidential
suite and go to ballroom.
1.
Guests at reception -
members of various south-
east Republican women's
organizations.
2.
Organization of Recep-
tion - reception line and
informal greetings.
C. Departure:
At 4:55 P.M. Mrs. Richards and
Mrs. Lord escort Mrs. Nixon to the
Presidential Suite on the 22nd floor.
1.
Hotel to have elevator
waiting to take party up
to 22nd floor.
VII.
DEPARTURE OF VICE PRESIDENT
FROM BELLEVUE STRATFORD
A. Time of departure:
4:00 P.M.
1.
Hotel to have elevator wait-
ing for Vice President and
his party.
B. Destination:
Union League
C. Escort:
General Baker, Senator Hugh Scott,
George Bloom, Robert Dechert,
Raymond Pitcairn escort Vice
President down through Walnut Street
entrance of hotel and walk over to
front entrance of the Union League, and
up stairs to main entrance.
VIII.
RECEPTION AT UNION LEAGUE-
4:00 to 5:00 P.M.
A. Arrival time:
4:05 P.M.
1.
Welcoming Committee
alerted to meet Vice Presi-
dent's party at Broad Street
entrance to main floor and
escort party to Reception in
Lincoln Hall (2nd floor).
B. Procedure:
Vice President and party welcomed by
Dr. Huer, President of Union League,
and escorted to reception in Lincoln
Hall (2nd floor).
1.
Organization of Reception-
receiving line
2.
People invited - Union
League members and pur-
chasers of $100. tickets
for ball game.
IX.
DEPARTURE FROM UNION LEAGUE
A. Time of departure:
4:45 P.M.
B. Destination:
Sheraton Hotel
C. Escort:
Reception party escorts Vice Presi-
dent to Broad Street entrance of
Union League and accompanies Vice
Presidential party to Sheraton Hotel.
D. Transportation:
Yellow Cab Limousines waiting at
Broad Street entrance to Union League.
X.
SHERATON HOTEL-STAFF CON-
SULTATION FOR VICE PRESIDENT
AND MRS. NIXON - -5:00 to 5:45 P.M.
A. Time of arrival:
5:00 P.M.
1.
Manager of Sheraton alerted
to exact time of arrival to
meet Vice President at
Pennsylvania Boulevard
entrance of hotel and escort
party to waiting elevator.
B. Procedure:
Reception party escorts Vice Presi-
dent to elevator to Presidential Suite
on 22nd floor of hotel.
XI.
McCABE DINNER FOR VICE PRESIDENT-
CONSTITUTION INDEPENDENCE ROOM
3RD FLOOR - 5:45 - 7:30 P.M.
A. Procedure:
Thomas McCabe and party call at
Presidential Suite at 5:45 to escort
Vice President to private dinner.
1.
Elevator waiting at 22nd
floor at 5:45 P.M. to take
Vice President and party
down to 3rd floor.
2. Private dinner with guests
invited by Mr. McCabe.
XII.
RECEPTION AND DINNER FOR
MRS. NIXON-PENNSYLVANIA ROOM
3RD FLOOR -5:45 - 7:30 P.M.
A. Procedure:
Mrs. Richards and Mrs. Lord call
at Presidential Suite at 5:50 P.M. to
escort Mrs. Nixon to Reception and
Dinner.
1.
Elevator waiting at 22nd
floor at 5:55 p.m. to take
Mrs. Nixon and party down
to third floor.
B. Reception and Dinner.
C. Exchange visits of Vice Presi-
dent and Mrs. Nixon
1.
At 6:30 Vice President
visits "Dinner With Pat",
greets diners, and at 6:
35
returns to McCabe dinner
with
Mrs
Nixon
She
to
2.
At 7:15 "Dinner With Pat"
breaks up and group departs
for ball park. Mrs. Nixon
escorted to elevator and
taken to suite.
a.
Merz buses provided
for diners.
XIII.
DEPARTURE OF VICE PRESIDENT AND
MRS. NIXON FROM SHERATON HOTEL
A. Time of departure:
7:45 P.M.
1.
At 7:30 p.m. Vice President
escorted from dinner to
waiting elevator and up to
suite. Leave suite at 7:40 to
1st floor through lobby to
Pennsylvania Boulevard entrance.
B. Destination:
Connie Mack Stadium
C.
Transportation:
Yellow Cab Limousines waiting at
Pennsylvania Blvd. entrance for
entire Vice Presidential party.
1.
Members of party-official
reception party, Vice Presi-
dent's staff, press corp.
2.
Car assignments - Vice Presi-
dent and Mrs. Nixon and his
staff members in lead car;
other members use original
car assignments.
3.
Departure from Sheraton at
7:45.
XIV. "BASEBALL WITH DICK" CONNIE MACK
STADIUM - 7:30 P.M. TO END OF GAME
A.
Program:
1. 7:28 P.M. Master of
Ceremonies, Byrum Saam,
welcomes crowd with
appropriate intros.
2. 7:30 p.m. - Count Basie and
Orchestra and Joe Williams
begin performance.
3. 7:50 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Vocalist Della Reese sings.
4. 8:00 p.m. - Basie plays
instrumentals.
5. 8:05 p.m. - Vice President
and party enter.
Saam announces them and Basie
plays "Drums and Flourishes"
and "California Here I Come. "
6. 8:07 p.m. Vice President and
party seated in box. Basie
continues playing.
7. 8:15 p.m. Basie & Co. come
off platform and continue
playing on field. Bandstand
and PA system, etc. dismantled
by park attendants.
8. 8:25 p.m. Basie group exits.
Vice President comes out of
box and goes through field
ceremonies.
9. 8:30 p.m. Star Spangled Banner
and start of game.
B.
Time of arrival of Vice President and
Approx. 8:05 p.m.
party.
C.
Point of Arrival:
Vice President and security
car go to right field gate.
Remainder of motorcade
goes to assigned entrance.
D.
Procedure:
Vice President and Mrs. Nixon
enter ball park 8:05 p.m.
1.
Transportation:
Vice President and Mrs. Nixon
change to open car at gate.
2. Route:
Car driven around field, from
back of 1st base, around 2nd and
3rd to deluxe box right side of dugout.
3.
As Vice President and Mrs.
Nixon enter box, Mrs. Nixon
is presented with bouquet of
roses by captain of Lane-Bartram
Cardinals.
4.
Individuals seated in
(Seat assignments to be
official boxes:
determined)
Richard M. Nixon
Hugh Scott
General Baker
Robert Dechert
Raymond Pitcairn
Roger Firestone
George I. Bloom
Phil Corson
Hal Bemis
Wilbur Hamilton
Colonel Rockwell
Bob Carpenter
Mrs. Nixon
Mrs. John W. Lord, Jr.
Mrs. J. Permar Richards, Jr.
Ruth Pennell
Gaynelle Dixon
Mrs. Hugh Scott
5.
Field Ceremonies - at 8:25
Vice President leaves box, visits
dugouts, and walks to home plate
and greets managers of both teams
(photos). Star Spangled Banner
sung by soloist at home plate.
Players lined up on base lines.
At end of music, Vice President
returns to his box.
6.
Vice President throws out first
ball.
7.
Pass list supplied to stadium
management on all those who
will enter through Press gate.
XV.
DEPARTURE OF VICE PRESIDENT AND
MRS. NIXON FROM CONNIE MACK STADIUM
To be determined