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Schedule Detail Form. 2 pages. [Form], n.d.
Instructions for Motorcade Chairmen. 2 pages. [Memo], n.d.
Nixon Traveling Staff for Campaign Tour. List with brief biographical information. 1 page. [Other Document], n.d.
Memorandum to Advance Men from Ted Rogers re: Instructions on Television Arrangements. 1 page. [Memo], 10/9/1956
To Traveling Staff from RN. 1 page. [Memo], 4/14/1960
To Bob Finch and all people connected with the campaign from RN. 2 pages. [Memo], 4/14/1960
Telegram to Ray Arbuth from Bob re: advance arrangements. 2 pages. [Other Document], 9/20/1956
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Instructions for Motorcade Chairmen. 2 pages. [Memo], n.d.
Nixon Traveling Staff for Campaign Tour. List with brief biographical information. 1 page. [Other Document], n.d.
Memorandum to Advance Men from Ted Rogers re: Instructions on Television Arrangements. 1 page. [Memo], 10/9/1956
To Traveling Staff from RN. 1 page. [Memo], 4/14/1960
To Bob Finch and all people connected with the campaign from RN. 2 pages. [Memo], 4/14/1960
Telegram to Ray Arbuth from Bob re: advance arrangements. 2 pages. [Other Document], 9/20/1956
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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
45
19
n.d.
Form
Schedule Detail Form. 2 pages.
45
19
n.d.
Memo
Instructions for Motorcade Chairmen. 2
pages.
45
19
n.d.
Other Document
Nixon Traveling Staff for Campaign Tour.
List with brief biographical information. 1
page.
45
19
10/09/1956
Memo
Memorandum to Advance Men from Ted
Rogers re: Instructions on Television
Arrangements. 1 page.
45
19
04/14/1960
Memo
To Traveling Staff from RN. 1 page.
45
19
04/14/1960
Memo
To Bob Finch and all people connected with
the campaign from RN. 2 pages.
Wednesday, May 23, 2007
Page 1 of 2
Box Number Folder Number Document Date
Document Type
Document Description
45
19
09/20/1956
Other Document
Telegram to Ray Arbuth from Bob re:
advance arrangements. 2 pages.
Wednesday, May 23, 2007
Page 2 of 2
Schedule Detail Form
Fill out and send Air Mail, Special immediately to Bob Wilson, M. C.,
c/o Republican National Committee, 1625 Eye Street, N. W., Washington, D.C.
Please check Preliminary schedule
Name and address of person to whom
Final schedule
literature package, car numbers, badges,
ribbons, etc., should be mailed:
To be met by:
Governor
U.S. Senator(s)
Press interview?
Congressman
Room reserved?
State Chairman
TV or radio coverage?
Natl. Com'man
Natl. Com'woman
Name of Hotel
Others
Hotel Manager
Accommodations reserved?
Gubernatorial nominee
U.S. Senate nominee(s)
Congressional nominee
District
Secret Service contact
Overall chairman of visit
(name; address; home and office 'phone numbers)
County Chairman
(name; address; telephone number; and name of county)
Leave airport
Motorcade Chairman
Who rides with Vice President and Mrs. Nixon?
Time Schedule:
Arrive
Leave
Arrive
Leave
Arrive Airport
Depart
enroute
(name of city)
-2-
Meeting Place
Capacity
Program chairman
Program details
Who introduces the Vice President?
Time of Speech
Radio
TV
Station(s)
Name and telephone numbers (office and home) of technician handling radio or TV:
Suggestions for unscheduled events
Additional details and information
INSTRUCTIONS FOR MOTORCADE CHAIRMEN
You have one of the most important assignments for the Nixon visit. Be sure
your drivers are instructed as to motorcade route, spacing between cars,
speed, etc.
Motorcycle escort OK, but no sirens except in the case of an emergency.
No horn-blowing by motorcade drivers.
Cars should be numbered in proper order. Line-up of automobiles must be
strictly followed. No Cadillacs. Also, it is strongly recommended that no
brand new cars be used because of danger of mechanical failure.
A. Each driver should be a young person entirely capable of handling an
automobile in traffic and motorcade formation. Each driver should be
at the wheel of his 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 meeting or rally
before it is concluded in order to arrive at their designated station.
Please emphasize the necessity for the drivers to be ready to proceed
at the appointed time with motor running and lights on.
The motorcade cars should be lined up at the airport and ready to go
one hour ahead of time.
B. Each car should be decorated.
C. You will receive car signs as follows: "The Vice President,"
"Photographers, "Wire Services," "Press."
It is essential that all of these signs be used for appropriate cars.
You will also receive car numbers from 1 to 20.
MOTORCADE LINE-UP
Car No. 1 Passengers are: Driver and one of Secret Service Agents
Convertible
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
Sedan
the Vice President and local security people.
Car No. 3 Photographers' Open Car, appropriately decorated and
Convertible
marked with large sign indicating PRESS. In case there
are a number of local photographers and it is necessary
to use a flatbed truck, it could be placed ahead of Car No. 1.
Car No. 4 Car for Wire Services. (no local press)
Aedan
(Instructions for Motorcade Chairmen - continued) Page 2
Car No. 5
Press Bus - 40-45 psgr.
Cars No. 6, 7, and 8
Cars for local VIP's. (It is possible to have
a maximum of four cars.)
Cars No. 9, 10, 11,
Cars for Nixon Staff. Four cars needed, but
and 12
not necessary to make specific car assignments
for staff in advance.
In addition, a separate car should be available upon arrival, and during entire
stay, for use by Nixon staff. This car should not be scheduled for motorcades.
After car assignments are completed, the line-up should be mimeographed
and a copy air-mailed to Congressman Bob Wilson, Republican National
Committee, 1625 Eye Street, N. W., Washington, D. C. Additional copies
should be put in the hands of the Tour Manager, Ed Terrar, immediately
upon arrival.
NIXON TRAVELING STAFF FOR CAMPAIGN TOUR
JAMES BASSETT, Press Secretary. Age 43. On leave of absence from the
Los Angeles Mirror-News where he is City Editor. Newspaperman since 1934.
Press Secretary for Mr. Nixon during 1952 campaign. Director of Public
Relations, Republican National Committee, 1954. Public relations officer for
Fleet Admiral Halsey during World War II. Home: Glendale, California
HERBERT G. KLEIN, Assistant Press Secretary. Age 38. On leave of
absence from The San Diego Union where he is Editorial Page Editor.
Newspaperman since 1940. Public Relations director for the Eisenhower-Nixon
cam paign in Southern California in 1952. World War II Navy public relations
officer. Home: La Jolla, California
JAMES C. WORTHY, Campaign Aide. Age 46. Former Assistant Secretary
of merce. Vice President of Sears, Roebuck and Company and a former
employee relations director. Author of professional journals on personnel
and management. Home: Chicago, Illinois
CHARLES K. McWHORTER, Chairman of the Young Republican National
Federation. Age 34. Attorney and World War II Army infantryman. Recalled
for duty during Korean War. Home: New York City.
VERNON F. (BUD) LYON, Research Assistant. Age 41. Public relations
executive. Began career with Brookings Institute of Economics in 1935.
Public Information Officer on staff of Fleet Admiral Nimitz in World War II.
Home: Tarrytown, New York
EDWARD F. TERRAR, JR., Tour Manager. Age 36. On leave of absence as
Administrative Assistant to Rep. Bob Wilson (R-Calif.). Former insuranceman.
Now completing law studies. World War II Naval aviator. Home: San Diego,
California
DR. MALCOLM TODD, Tour Physician. Practicing physician from Long
Beach, California
ROSE MARY WOODS, Executive Secretary to the Vice President. Served on
Nixon Senatorial and Vice Presidential staff since January, 1951.
Home: Sebring, Ohio
MARJE PETERSON, Assistant Secretary. Member of Vice President's
staff, 1951-54. Secretary of California Young Republicans. Home: San Diego,
California
JACK SHERWOOD, Security. Secret Serviceman on assignment to Vice
President since 1953.
REX SCOUTEN, Security. Secret Serviceman on assignment to Vice
President since, 1953.
CONFIDENTIAL
MEMORANDUM TO ADVANCE MEN
October 9, 1956
Subject: Instructions on Television Arrangements
When introducing the Vice President to the television audience,
there should be only a one-sentence introduction. Long introductions
are absolutely taboo.
The political disclaimer should be made from the studio, if
possible.
There should be no cued applause. It is expected that the Vice
President will always make his first appearance on the television pro-
gram. When he is introduced on TV for the first time at the meeting,
he will draw substantial and enthusiastic applause. In other words,
the Vice President does not make two entrances: he does not make his
first appearance prior to his speech, sit down, get introduced, and then
get a second applause. He should get only one applause - when he makes
his only entrance.
The TV staff aboard the plane should know as soon as possible
who is in charge of television and radio, his home phone and his office
phone. Phone this information to Washington.
If possible, on TV appearances, have at least two cameras --
one to pick up crowd reaction and the other to concentrate on the speaker
in a close bust shot.
The pre-broadcast ceremony should be stopped approximately
two minutes prior to the start of the TV program.
110 volt AC line is needed in each television set-up to terminate
within 50 feet of the speakers' stand. This line is the power feed for
cueing equipment.
Lighting is critical. Adequate lighting equipment and power
should be available at the pick-up point.
When discussing television coverage with your local committees,
you are always to discuss television time purchase and paid tune-in ads
in newspapers as a mandatory procedure. In other words, political
audiences are falling off this year due to the lack of issues. As far as
your approach to paid television is concerned, you should not separate
in the minds of the local committee the TV time purchase from the paid
tune-in ad purchase: they should be one and the same thing . and always
said in the same breath. The Vice President feels so strongly about
this that at times he said he would not do TV in the future unless the
committee is willing to buy paid ads in newspapers to let people know
when the telecast in on. Please give this thought every consideration
in dealing with the local committees.
Ted Rogers
BN
April 14, 1960
MEMORANDUM
To:
Traveling Staff
From: RN
On there trips - our staff - this includes everyone.
They must not appear to be too officious or meddlesome where I am
involved, We can't create the impression of the "Palace Guard" type
of impressions, This is terribly difficult, but it comes to the way
you interrupt me when I am in a press conference or when I am having
- appointment or when someeme wants to drop in and say hello. I think
we are bruising more foulings than we should or need to,
Emphasis on calmness in these situations - not being tense.
Bad effect on me and a bad impression to other people.
Pm7do
April 14, 1960
MEMORANDUM
To:
Bob Finch and all people connected with the campaign.
From: RN
There are too many sevsions in which everybody wants to talk
about "the b&g picture." This includes luncheons with columniate, of
our own campaign groups, conforences, etc. What we must concentrate
on from new on out is simply doing the routine things effectantly, quickly,
and well.
Also, I have the name reaction with regard to the setting up of
clubs and committees is my behalf. We have plenty of groups and plenty
of titles, but very Inadequate progress in expanding the base of such
organizations and of giving the people in them specific things to do.
In this connection, I want a letter prepared this week to all the
people who apparantly have indicated their destre to serve in our eampaign,
listing two or three specific things that they can or should do between new
and the convention. This same letter might well contain & report with
regard to the progress of the campaign, particularly emphasizing our
positive prospects. 1 will want to see the draft of such a letter,
2 do not want this assignment put off to one of the girls in the
office. This to something of highest importance and should be discussed
in a staff meeting and develop the first of what I hope will be a sextes of
newsletters and/or battle orders to the supporters around the country.
- 2 -
: am hearing an Increasing number of exitidems from people
who say that they have written in and offered their support and have
had se reply or, having had a reply. have been given nothing to do.
I want a report US this.
Telefax
WESTERN UNION
Telefax
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1956 SEP 20 AM 8 55
RAY ARBUTHNOT=
HOTEL DAVENPORT SPOKANE WASH=
TRY TO ARRANGE SUITABLE BAND FOR AIRPORT WELCOME. THIS
IS IMPORTANT.
9 TO VERIFY LINE=UP OF MOTORCADE, BASSETT SAYS
FOLLOWING ORDER IS OK. FIRST OPEN CAR FOR PHOTOGRAPHERS,
THEN VP CAR, SECURITY CAR, WIRE SERVICES CAR, OPEN IF
NIXONYS IS OPEN. SOMETIMES POSSIBLE TO ADD VIP CAR
AHEAD OF WIRE SERVICES, PRESS BUS, LOCAL VIP'S, THEN
STAFF
ahead if Patin it
behind if only locals
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CT WWY101 SHEET 2
1956 SEP 20 AM : 55
1 WHEN ARRANGING TV, TRY TO GET THREE CAMERAS SO
OTHER CAMERAS CAN PICK UP LOCAL COLOR IN CROWD. MAKES
MORE INTERESTING PROGRAM.
q SEPARATE INTERVIEW WITH PAT BY NEWSWOMEN WORKS VERY
WELL. THIS IS EMPHATIC MUST FROM NOW ON.
9 MIMEOGRAPH FACILITIES NEEDED AT EACH STOP. ADVANCE
MAN MUST REPEAT MUST SEE THAT MACHINE AND OPERATOR ARE
ON HAND READY TO TO.
9 LOTS OF TYPEWRITERS SET UP IN ADJOINING ROOM IDEAL
FOR PRESS, BUT PRESS TABLE MUST BE PROVIDED RIGHT IN
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CT WWY101 SHEET 3
the SEP 20 AM 8 55
ROOM WHERE SPEECH IS BEING GIVEN,
9 HE WANTS AT LEAST FIFTEEN MINUTES WATER IN
MOTORCADE SCHEDULE ON ARRIVAL FOR HUMAN INTEREST
ACTIVITIES, ETC.
q FIRST REPORTS FROM THE WEST VERY ENCOURAGING.
LET'S MAKE THE MIDWEST AND EASTERN MEETINGS REAL
TRIBUTES TO DICK. LOTE WILL BUY BIG DINNER FOR BEST
ADVANCE JOB ON THIS TOUR. REGARDS=
BOB=
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