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This file contains: Melvin, Illinois Contacts. Duplicate not scanned. [Memo], 5/27/1960 Traveling Press For Melvin, Illinois. [Memo], 5/27/1960 Melvin, Illinois Schedule. [Newspaper], n.d. Melvin, Illinois Proposed Schedule for RN Approval. 2 pages. [Memo], 5/27/1960

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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 50 4 05/27/1960 Memo Melvin, Illinois Contacts. Duplicate not scanned. 50 4 05/27/1960 Memo Traveling Press For Melvin, Illinois. 50 4 n.d. Newspaper Melvin, Illinois Schedule. 50 4 05/27/1960 Memo Melvin, Illinois Proposed Schedule for RN Approval. 2 pages. Friday, July 13, 2007 Page 1 of 1 Ray MELVIN, ILLINOIS May 27, 1960 Nexon driva Lyce Edwards CONTACTS SECRET SERVICE: (Springfield) Fred Backstrom KI 46-492 X 337 Lakeside 9-1937 (r) Bob Weed GENERAL CONTACT: Col. Howard Bresee Melvin 199 Res. c/o Bill Holmes 79 CARS: Roy Arends 29 (r) 58 LES ARENDS' HOME: D.C. Office - Bill Pitts CA 43-121 X 2976 SHERIFF; Ford Co.: PAxton 334 (radio to party) STATE POLICE: Pontiac 5010, 5405 (radio to party) PRESS & PUB. : Burrell Small, Kaukakee Daily Journal Gainey 1-RN 2-55 3-arends 4-stratton 10 Reserve 9 Thursday, May 26, 1960 TRAVELING PRESS FOR MELVIN, ILLINOIS . May 27, 1960 Paul Martin Gannett Robert Albright Washington Post Bert Meyers Time Magazine David Wise New York Herald Tribune Paul Duke Wall Street Journal Bill Blair New York Times COPIES TO: Don Betty Sherwood Haldeman Finch Herb Agnes MELVIN, ILLINOIS May 27, 1960 Proposed Schedule . for RN Approval , Lv. DC via United Charter for Chanute Air Force Base 3:00 P.M. Arr. Chanute Air Force Base GREETINGS - CONG. ARENDS and GOVERNOR STRATTON 3:15 LV. Chanute by motorcade for Melvin (No one to ride with Nixons - Arends will be in next car and Strattons the next one) 4:00 Arr. outskirts of Melvin - change to convertibles MOTORCADE THROUGH DOWNTOWN MELVIN 4:15 Arr. Melvin High School GREET ASSEMBLED STUDENTS 4:30 Lv. School - walk to Les Arends' home - 1-1/2 blocks (greet townspeople en route) 4:45 AFT. Arends' home PRESS MEETING (in back yard) - 30 MIN. 5:30 LV. Arends' home - walk to Fairgrounds - 1-1/2 blocks (greet townspeople en route) 5:45 Arr. VIP Tent at Fairgrounds RECEIVING LINE - distinguished guests - 350 6:30 Lv. Tent for speakers platform Platform group will have fish fry dinner on platform immediately on arrival there. 6:50 Entertainment begins Kaukakee Champion Drill Team Presentation of Colors Bloomington Barbershop Chorus 7:30 Program begins - Mrs. C. Wayland Brooks, M. C. Invocation Distinguished Guests Presentation by Bryce Harlow 400-700 Fish fry serving PROGRAM Nixon Stratton Platform guests take seats arends arends - Burks Brooks 6:45 Duksen 6:50 P.M. "The Shadows" - Champion Drill Team Kankakee Junior Legion Chanute air Force Band 7:00 P.M. Presentation of the Colors 7:05 F.M. Bloomington Barbershop Chorus 7:30 P.M. Introduction of Mrs. C. Wayland Brooks National Republican Committeewoman from Illinois by Fred Drake, Chairman "Les Arends Day" Committee 7:35 P.M. Invocation Rev. Arthur Webb 7:40 P.M. Recognition of Distinguished Guests 7:55 P.M. Honorable Bryce Harlow, Deputy Assistant to the President of the United States 8:00 P.M. Honorable William G. Stratton, Governor State of Illinois 8:05 F.M. Presentation of Life Membership in American Legion 8:10 P.M. Response, the Honorable L. C. Arends 8:15 P.M. 8:30 Vice President of the United States The Honorable Richard M. Nixon 4:45 9:00 Retiring of Colors $ 50 Benediction 9:00 conclude Dance at kengrounds afterward) - 2 - Melvin, 111. . May 27 Proposed Schedule for RN Approval ) 7:30 (Program continued) Governor Stratton American Legion Response - Leo Arends 8:15 - RN speaks Retiring of Colors Benediction 9:00 Conclude program 9:15 Lv. Fairgrounds by car for Chanute 10:00 Arr. Chanute - take off for D. C.