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To Ray Fortner, from H.R. Haldeman. Regarding a real estate committee and squads of kids to hand out bumper stickers. 1 page. [Letter], 9/11/1962
To Cyrus Barnum, from H.R. Haldeman. Responding th Barnum's constructive criticism and questions. 1 page. [Letter], 9/13/1962
To Carl H. Anderson, From Cyrus Barnum. Regarding why Barnum is voting for RN, but not happy about it. Attached to previous. 1 page. [Letter], 8/23/1962
To Don Cooper, from H.R. Haldeman. Regarding Cooper's suggestions and comments. 1 page. [Letter], 5/21/1962
To H.R. Haldeman, from Don Cooper. Cooper's suggestions for RN to win the democratic vote. Attached to previous. 1 page. [Letter], 5/18/1962
To Mrs. Willard Scott, from H.R. Haldeman. Regarding scheduling RN in the San Gabriel Valley. 1 page. [Letter], 4/27/1962
To Robert Haldeman, from Irene Scott. Suggestions for campaigning and invitation to appear for RN. Attached to previous 1 page. [Letter], 4/23/1962
Note to Haldeman from Charlotte Pettit. 1 page. [Memo], n.d.
Envelope addressed to Joseph Martin, Jr. from N.R. Burke. Attached to previous. 1 page. [Other Document], n.d.
Handwritten letter to Joseph Martin, Jr. from Nate Burke. Attached to previous. 1 page. [Letter], 4/17/1962
To William G. Moore, Redlands Daily Facts, from "D." Personal letter regarding Moore's political analysis. 1 page. [Letter], 4/10/1962
Note to RMW from Bob Haldeman. In an archival envelope, attached to previous. 1 page. [Memo], n.d.
To Carol, from William G. Moore. Introducing an analysis of RN's campaign. In an archival envelope, attached to previous. 1 page. [Letter], 3/21/1962
To RN, from William G. Moore. Thoughts on RN's political campaign. In an archival envelope, attached to previous.2 pages. [Letter], 3/21/1962
To Research Department from Rose Mary Woods. Requesting the letter from Bill Moore. In an archival envelope, attached to previous. 1 page. [Memo], 4/4/1962
To Millie Younger, from Bob Haldeman. Regarding a letter from Agnes D. Lawrence.1 page. [Memo], 4/24/1962
To Agnes Lawrence, from H.R. Haldeman. Thanking Lawrence for constructive criticism. Attached to previous. 1 page. [Letter], 4/30/1962
To Bob Haldeman, from Agnes Lawrence. Comments to do with the John Birch Society. Attached to previous. 1 page. [Letter], 4/17/1962
To Mr. and Mrs. Paul Ober, from H.R. Haldeman. Regarding the Ober's suggestions for RN's campaign and criticisms. 1 page. [Letter], 4/9/1962
To H.R. Haldeman, from Mr and Mrs. Paul Ober. Criticism and suggestions for RN campaign. Attached to previous. 1 page. [Letter], 4/4/1962
To Vera Storer, from H.R. Haldeman. Regarging Storer's report on a program featured on KABC radio. In an archival envelope. 1 page. [Letter], 3/15/1962
To Ray Fortner, from H.R. Haldeman. Regarding Fortner's comments on the campaign. 1 page. [Letter], 3/1/1962
To Robert Haldeman, from Ray Fortner. Suggestions for the campaign. Attached to previous.1 page. [Letter], 2/27/1962
Newspaper clipping. Attached to previous.1 page. [Newspaper], n.d.
Handwritten note. 1 page. [Memo], n.d.
To John Kalmbach, from Bob Haldeman. Regarding a letter from Alice Wyckoff. 1 page. [Memo], 2/22/1962
To M.R. Hartman, from H.R. Haldeman. Thanking Hartman for his letter with thoughts on the campaign. 1 page. [Letter], 2/8/1962
To Nixon Campaign Headquarters, from M. R. Hartman. Hartman suggests forming a third party from the Republicans and Democrats for Nixon. Attached to previous. 1 page. [Letter], 1/30/1962
Envelope addressed to Nixon Campaign Headquarters. Attached to previous. Not scanned. [Other Document], n.d.
To A.F. Peters, from H.R. Haldeman. Thanking Peters for his letter regarding the "Berlin situation." 1 page [Letter], 2/8/1962
To Bob Haldeman, from Ruth Watson. Introducing a letter from A.F. Peters that "would be of value" to RN. Attached to previous. 1 page. [Memo], 1/31/1962
The Berlin letter sent by A.F. Peters to RN. Attached to previous. 5 pages, doublesided. [Letter], n.d.
To Mary Marsh, from H.R. Haldeman. Thanks for Marsh's letters and thoughts. 1 page. [Letter], 2/8/1962
To Robert Haldeman, from Mary Marsh. Space man campaign idea. Attached to previous. 4 pages. [Letter], 1/26/1962
Typed copy of letter to Robert Haldeman, from Mary Marsh. Space man campaign idea. Attached to previous. 1 page. [Letter], 1/26/1962
To Leon Parma, from H.R. Haldeman. Thanks to Parma for the note and enclosed information. 1 page [Letter], 4/9/1962
To H.R. Haldeman, from Leon Parma. Introduction to accompanying materials. Attached to previous. 1 page [Letter], 4/4/1962
Clipping from Pass Observer: Strange Case Richard Nixon/ President Yes: Governor???/ Republicans Badly Divided/ Brown's Numerous Soft Spots/ All-Out Efforts Of Democrats. In Archival envelope. Attached to previous. 2 pgs. [Newspaper], 3/26/1962
To Leon Parma, from John Phillips. Regarding the RN for governor campaign. In archival envelope. Attached to previous. 2 pages [Letter], 3/27/1962
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This file contains:
To Ray Fortner, from H.R. Haldeman. Regarding a real estate committee and squads of kids to hand out bumper stickers. 1 page. [Letter], 9/11/1962
To Cyrus Barnum, from H.R. Haldeman. Responding th Barnum's constructive criticism and questions. 1 page. [Letter], 9/13/1962
To Carl H. Anderson, From Cyrus Barnum. Regarding why Barnum is voting for RN, but not happy about it. Attached to previous. 1 page. [Letter], 8/23/1962
To Don Cooper, from H.R. Haldeman. Regarding Cooper's suggestions and comments. 1 page. [Letter], 5/21/1962
To H.R. Haldeman, from Don Cooper. Cooper's suggestions for RN to win the democratic vote. Attached to previous. 1 page. [Letter], 5/18/1962
To Mrs. Willard Scott, from H.R. Haldeman. Regarding scheduling RN in the San Gabriel Valley. 1 page. [Letter], 4/27/1962
To Robert Haldeman, from Irene Scott. Suggestions for campaigning and invitation to appear for RN. Attached to previous 1 page. [Letter], 4/23/1962
Note to Haldeman from Charlotte Pettit. 1 page. [Memo], n.d.
Envelope addressed to Joseph Martin, Jr. from N.R. Burke. Attached to previous. 1 page. [Other Document], n.d.
Handwritten letter to Joseph Martin, Jr. from Nate Burke. Attached to previous. 1 page. [Letter], 4/17/1962
To William G. Moore, Redlands Daily Facts, from "D." Personal letter regarding Moore's political analysis. 1 page. [Letter], 4/10/1962
Note to RMW from Bob Haldeman. In an archival envelope, attached to previous. 1 page. [Memo], n.d.
To Carol, from William G. Moore. Introducing an analysis of RN's campaign. In an archival envelope, attached to previous. 1 page. [Letter], 3/21/1962
To RN, from William G. Moore. Thoughts on RN's political campaign. In an archival envelope, attached to previous.2 pages. [Letter], 3/21/1962
To Research Department from Rose Mary Woods. Requesting the letter from Bill Moore. In an archival envelope, attached to previous. 1 page. [Memo], 4/4/1962
To Millie Younger, from Bob Haldeman. Regarding a letter from Agnes D. Lawrence.1 page. [Memo], 4/24/1962
To Agnes Lawrence, from H.R. Haldeman. Thanking Lawrence for constructive criticism. Attached to previous. 1 page. [Letter], 4/30/1962
To Bob Haldeman, from Agnes Lawrence. Comments to do with the John Birch Society. Attached to previous. 1 page. [Letter], 4/17/1962
To Mr. and Mrs. Paul Ober, from H.R. Haldeman. Regarding the Ober's suggestions for RN's campaign and criticisms. 1 page. [Letter], 4/9/1962
To H.R. Haldeman, from Mr and Mrs. Paul Ober. Criticism and suggestions for RN campaign. Attached to previous. 1 page. [Letter], 4/4/1962
To Vera Storer, from H.R. Haldeman. Regarging Storer's report on a program featured on KABC radio. In an archival envelope. 1 page. [Letter], 3/15/1962
To Ray Fortner, from H.R. Haldeman. Regarding Fortner's comments on the campaign. 1 page. [Letter], 3/1/1962
To Robert Haldeman, from Ray Fortner. Suggestions for the campaign. Attached to previous.1 page. [Letter], 2/27/1962
Newspaper clipping. Attached to previous.1 page. [Newspaper], n.d.
Handwritten note. 1 page. [Memo], n.d.
To John Kalmbach, from Bob Haldeman. Regarding a letter from Alice Wyckoff. 1 page. [Memo], 2/22/1962
To M.R. Hartman, from H.R. Haldeman. Thanking Hartman for his letter with thoughts on the campaign. 1 page. [Letter], 2/8/1962
To Nixon Campaign Headquarters, from M. R. Hartman. Hartman suggests forming a third party from the Republicans and Democrats for Nixon. Attached to previous. 1 page. [Letter], 1/30/1962
Envelope addressed to Nixon Campaign Headquarters. Attached to previous. Not scanned. [Other Document], n.d.
To A.F. Peters, from H.R. Haldeman. Thanking Peters for his letter regarding the "Berlin situation." 1 page [Letter], 2/8/1962
To Bob Haldeman, from Ruth Watson. Introducing a letter from A.F. Peters that "would be of value" to RN. Attached to previous. 1 page. [Memo], 1/31/1962
The Berlin letter sent by A.F. Peters to RN. Attached to previous. 5 pages, doublesided. [Letter], n.d.
To Mary Marsh, from H.R. Haldeman. Thanks for Marsh's letters and thoughts. 1 page. [Letter], 2/8/1962
To Robert Haldeman, from Mary Marsh. Space man campaign idea. Attached to previous. 4 pages. [Letter], 1/26/1962
Typed copy of letter to Robert Haldeman, from Mary Marsh. Space man campaign idea. Attached to previous. 1 page. [Letter], 1/26/1962
To Leon Parma, from H.R. Haldeman. Thanks to Parma for the note and enclosed information. 1 page [Letter], 4/9/1962
To H.R. Haldeman, from Leon Parma. Introduction to accompanying materials. Attached to previous. 1 page [Letter], 4/4/1962
Clipping from Pass Observer: Strange Case Richard Nixon/ President Yes: Governor???/ Republicans Badly Divided/ Brown's Numerous Soft Spots/ All-Out Efforts Of Democrats. In Archival envelope. Attached to previous. 2 pgs. [Newspaper], 3/26/1962
To Leon Parma, from John Phillips. Regarding the RN for governor campaign. In archival envelope. Attached to previous. 2 pages [Letter], 3/27/1962
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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
53
23
09/11/1962
Letter
To Ray Fortner, from H.R. Haldeman.
Regarding a real estate committee and squads
of kids to hand out bumper stickers. 1 page.
53
23
09/13/1962
Letter
To Cyrus Barnum, from H.R. Haldeman.
Responding th Barnum's constructive
criticism and questions. 1 page.
53
23
08/23/1962
Letter
To Carl H. Anderson, From Cyrus Barnum.
Regarding why Barnum is voting for RN, but
not happy about it. Attached to previous. 1
page.
53
23
05/21/1962
Letter
To Don Cooper, from H.R. Haldeman.
Regarding Cooper's suggestions and
comments. 1 page.
53
23
05/18/1962
Letter
To H.R. Haldeman, from Don Cooper.
Cooper's suggestions for RN to win the
democratic vote. Attached to previous. 1
page.
53
23
04/27/1962
Letter
To Mrs. Willard Scott, from H.R. Haldeman.
Regarding scheduling RN in the San Gabriel
Valley. 1 page.
Wednesday, August 22, 2007
Page 1 of 6
Box Number Folder Number Document Date
Document Type
Document Description
53
23
04/23/1962
Letter
To Robert Haldeman, from Irene Scott.
Suggestions for campaigning and invitation
to appear for RN. Attached to previous 1
page.
53
23
n.d.
Memo
Note to Haldeman from Charlotte Pettit. 1
page.
53
23
n.d.
Other Document
Envelope addressed to Joseph Martin, Jr.
from N.R. Burke. Attached to previous. 1
page.
53
23
04/17/1962
Letter
Handwritten letter to Joseph Martin, Jr. from
Nate Burke. Attached to previous. 1 page.
53
23
04/10/1962
Letter
To William G. Moore, Redlands Daily Facts,
from "D." Personal letter regarding Moore's
political analysis. 1 page.
53
23
n.d.
Memo
Note to RMW from Bob Haldeman. In an
archival envelope, attached to previous. 1
page.
53
23
03/21/1962
Letter
To Carol, from William G. Moore.
Introducing an analysis of RN's campaign. In
an archival envelope, attached to previous. 1
page.
Wednesday, August 22, 2007
Page 2 of 6
Box Number
Folder Number
Document Date
Document Type
Document Description
53
23
03/21/1962
Letter
To RN, from William G. Moore. Thoughts
on RN's political campaign. In an archival
envelope, attached to previous.2 pages.
53
23
04/04/1962
Memo
To Research Department from Rose Mary
Woods. Requesting the letter from Bill
Moore. In an archival envelope, attached to
previous. 1 page.
53
23
04/24/1962
Memo
To Millie Younger, from Bob Haldeman.
Regarding a letter from Agnes D. Lawrence. 1
page.
53
23
04/30/1962
Letter
To Agnes Lawrence, from H.R. Haldeman.
Thanking Lawrence for constructive
criticism. Attached to previous. 1 page.
53
23
04/17/1962
Letter
To Bob Haldeman, from Agnes Lawrence.
Comments to do with the John Birch Society.
Attached to previous. 1 page.
53
23
04/09/1962
Letter
To Mr. and Mrs. Paul Ober, from H.R.
Haldeman. Regarding the Ober's suggestions
for RN's campaign and criticisms. 1 page.
53
23
04/04/1962
Letter
To H.R. Haldeman, from Mr and Mrs. Paul
Ober. Criticism and suggestions for RN
campaign. Attached to previous. 1 page.
Wednesday, August 22, 2007
Page 3 of 6
Box Number
Folder Number
Document Date
Document Type
Document Description
53
23
03/15/1962
Letter
To Vera Storer, from H.R. Haldeman.
Regarging Storer's report on a program
featured on KABC radio. In an archival
envelope. 1 page.
53
23
03/01/1962
Letter
To Ray Fortner, from H.R. Haldeman.
Regarding Fortner's comments on the
campaign. 1 page.
53
23
02/27/1962
Letter
To Robert Haldeman, from Ray Fortner.
Suggestions for the campaign. Attached to
previous. 1 page.
53
23
n.d.
Newspaper
Newspaper clipping. Attached to previous. 1
page.
53
23
n.d.
Memo
Handwritten note. 1 page.
53
23
02/22/1962
Memo
To John Kalmbach, from Bob Haldeman.
Regarding a letter from Alice Wyckoff. 1
page.
53
23
02/08/1962
Letter
To M.R. Hartman, from H.R. Haldeman.
Thanking Hartman for his letter with
thoughts on the campaign. 1 page.
Wednesday, August 22, 2007
Page 4 of 6
Box Number Folder Number Document Date
Document Type
Document Description
53
23
01/30/1962
Letter
To Nixon Campaign Headquarters, from M.
R. Hartman. Hartman suggests forming a
third party from the Republicans and
Democrats for Nixon. Attached to previous.
1 page.
53
23
n.d.
Other Document
Envelope addressed to Nixon Campaign
Headquarters. Attached to previous. Not
scanned.
53
23
02/08/1962
Letter
To A.F. Peters, from H.R. Haldeman.
Thanking Peters for his letter regarding the
"Berlin situation." 1 page
53
23
01/31/1962
Memo
To Bob Haldeman, from Ruth Watson.
Introducing a letter from A.F. Peters that
"would be of value" to RN. Attached to
previous. 1 page.
53
23
n.d.
Letter
The Berlin letter sent by A.F. Peters to RN.
Attached to previous. 5 pages, doublesided.
53
23
02/08/1962
Letter
To Mary Marsh, from H.R. Haldeman.
Thanks for Marsh's letters and thoughts. 1
page.
53
23
01/26/1962
Letter
To Robert Haldeman, from Mary Marsh.
Space man campaign idea. Attached to
previous. 4 pages.
Wednesday, August 22, 2007
Page 5 of 6
Box Number Folder Number
Document Date
Document Type
Document Description
53
23
01/26/1962
Letter
Typed copy of letter to Robert Haldeman,
from Mary Marsh. Space man campaign
idea. Attached to previous. 1 page.
53
23
04/09/1962
Letter
To Leon Parma, from H.R. Haldeman.
Thanks to Parma for the note and enclosed
information. 1 page
53
23
04/04/1962
Letter
To H.R. Haldeman, from Leon Parma.
Introduction to accompanying materials.
Attached to previous. 1 page
53
23
03/26/1962
Newspaper
Clipping from Pass Observer: Strange Case
Richard Nixon/ President Yes: Governor???/
Republicans Badly Divided/ Brown's
Numerous Soft Spots/ All-Out Efforts Of
Democrats. In Archival envelope. Attached
to previous. 2 pgs.
53
23
03/27/1962
Letter
To Leon Parma, from John Phillips.
Regarding the RN for governor campaign. In
archival envelope. Attached to previous. 2
pages
Wednesday, August 22, 2007
Page 6 of 6
Jun
Dawaters
September 11, 1962
Dear Mr. Fortner:
We certainly appreciate your thoughtful
letter of September 10th and your interest and support
as indicated by the two suggestions you have made in
connection with the campaign.
I am asking Dan Waters, our Contact
Director, to get in touch with you immediately regarding
our Real Estate Committee and acquaint you with the work
they are doing. I am sure he will appreciate having your
active participation in this area.
With regard to the bumper strips, we are
already working through our various Community Headquarters,
the Young Republicans, the Teen Age Republicans, and are
also organizing and 8 - 12 age group. These "squads"
will be appearing at every meeting, rally and will, we feel
sure, be operating effectively in the weeks ahead.
Thank you again for writing us.
WIN WITH NIXON!
H. R. Haldeman
Mr. Ray G. Fortner
Ray G. Fortner Co.
9519 E. Las Tunas Drive
Temple City, California
September 13, 1962
Dear Mr. Barnum:
Carl Anderson has passed along to me copy of your August
23rd letter.
I do want to assure you it is letters like yours we appre-
ciate having brought to our attention. If questions are
raised, we want a chance to answer them. There is great
value in constructive criticism, and it is in this spirit I
have just read your letter to Carl.
I am sending you herewith some of Dick Nixon's statements
together with some brochures that will, I believe, be
interesting to you. They are to the points you have made
in your letter, and perhaps reading Dick's statements in full
text will give you a more accurate picture of what he is
saying than some of the reported accounts.
In any event, I hope you will let us know if you have further
thoughts or suggestions. They are helpful, and will be most
gratefully received.
With kind regards and good wishes.
Sincerely,
H. R. Haldeman
Mr. Cyrus P. Barnum
206 South Mansfield Avenue
Los Angeles 36, California
cc: Mr. Carl H. Anderson
COPY
Cyrus P. Barnum
ackth
206 So. Mansfield Avenue
Los Angeles 36, California
23 August 1962
for ce thk
Mr. Carl H. Anderson
1132 North Mansfield
Hollywood 38, California
Dear Carl:
When I talked with you in front of the Nixon Headquarters
yesterday, I started in a kidding tone. Then, when you
serious about it, began pressing me, I decided to show
feelings.
The serious thing, in my opinion, is that a great many
California voters, Republicans and independents alike, feel
brockerocking
I do. I think that is one reason why Nixon's vote in 1960 was
so close in his own State. Also that feeling helped Joe Shell
"Projrom
poll a third of the Republican votes in the Primaries. They
weren't all "conservatives." I was one of them.
All my life I have voted Republican. I shall probably
Gropers
vote for Nixon on Nov. 6th. But unless he starts showing why
I should vote for him and not just what's wrong with Brown, I
shall not be happy about my vote.
The time is getting short -- only a little over two months.
Perhaps you and others who very much want to see him elected can
convince him that he should start selling his program and quit
talking about something else. Thousands of us won't be convinced
by knocking, negative arguments and that's for sure. He should
have learned this after all his years in politics, but apparently
he has not.
Don't find fault with us luke-warm voters. Get your candi-
date to make like somebody we can be happy to vote for, maybe
even work for.
Sincerely,
Cyrus P. Barnum (Signed)
rig letter re Upid
May 21, 1962
Dear Tod: Don : :
Thanks very much for
your letter of May 18th. We are always
glad to receive suggestions and comments
such as you have passed along.
X X
In the thought you may
have missed seeing some of the statements
and releases enclosed, they are included
date
for your information.
I would certainly appreciate
hearing from you further when any ideas
occur which you feel would be helpful to us.
xDxxx C (Cooper)
Thanks again for your
interest and help.
Best regards.
WIN WITH NIXON!
File: Campaign - Comments - Suggestions
H. R. Haldeman
Mr. Don N. Cooper
The Ted R. Cooper Co., Inc.
149 West 22nd Street
Los Angeles 7, California
THE TED R. COOPER CO..INC.
Construction Engineers General Contractors
149 WEST 22nD STREET LOS ANGELES 7, CALIFORNIA . RICHMOND 9-8144
May 18, 1962
Mr. H. R. Haldeman
3908 Wilshire Boulevard
Los Angeles 5, California
Dear Bob:
You asked for any other ideas I might have so I am going to express
them for whatever they are worth.
I believe that a good way to switch Democratic votes to Nixon
might be to hit Brown hard with the claim that he appears soft
on Communism. This could be backed up by Brown's own statements -
such as a recent one in which he said that he considers the
John Birch Society almost as great a threat as Communism. That
one can really be shot full of holes.
I think that one of Brown's claims about Nixon could be turned
around to benefit Mr. Nixon. The claim I am referring to is that
Nixon has been away from California too long to know California's
problems. I believe that Mr. Nixon should stress the fact that
California will soon become the most important state in the most
important country in an extremely troubled world. California's
problems are not all internal - they must be looked at from the
perspective of our national and international position. Mr. Nixon
is eminently more qualified than Mr. Brown to do this.
You are stressing Nixon's decisiveness, which is an excellent idea.
I believe it would be beneficial to stress Brown's indecisiveness.
It seems to me that Brown's popularity was at its lowest ebb while he
was straddling the fence about Chessman. If people can be reminded
of this and other hesitations and hedging which he has gone through,
it should be beneficial
Please don't feel I am being critical. I haven't followed the campaign
closely enough to know whether or not you are already stressing the
things I am suggesting or whether these ideas would be of any value.
Sincerely,
Don
Don N. Cooper
DNC:mn
April 27, 1962
Dear Mrs. Scott:
Thank you very much for your letter of April 23rd. Our
thanks too for the Support Sheet which you returned, and
especially for your own contribution of $25.00. The comments
xx
in your letter have been read with interest, and I want to
I
assure you, such expressions are always gratefully received.
S
Unfortunately, the April 24th invitation extended to Dick
Nixon conflicted with a long standing commitment with the
file
Junior Chamber of Commerce Dinner in Pasadena.
At this time, I do want you to know the Schedule Committee is
working on "A Day in the San Gabriel Valley", which will
include as many stops and events as can be handled within
the day's itinerary. Dick has made an earnest attempt to
visit every county and specific areas within counties in the
state, and will continue to do so throughout the coming
months. Looking back at what he has done thus far is a bit
staggering to all of us. Although travelling at break-neck
speed, naturally there are still many areas to be covered in
the months ahead, and this will be accomplished.
File: Camp. Corres. Comments-Suggestions
Thank you again for writing. Please know we appreciate your
continued loyalty and active support.
Sincerely,
H. R. Haldeman
Mrs. Willard R. Scott
20 Hampden Terrace
Alhambra, California
April 23, 1962
Mr. Robert Haldeman
Campaign Manager for
Richard Nixon for Governor
3908 Wilshire Blvd
Los Angeles 5, California
Dear Sir
As one of Mr. Nixon's supporters I cannot
urge him too strongly in this era of crisis
and change to do more than he is to catch
the imagination of the voters.
Be for things positively, release new ideas,
the gates of the future are open to one who
can bring vistas of inspiration to the people.
We are all conservatives, all liberals, all
progressives, we hope, and need a leader to
embrace all these concepts with vitality and
a new reality.
Why hasn't Mr. Nixon appeared in San Cabriel
Valley as yet? Doesn't he know that Mr. Shell
is making good progress in this area-that many
of the San Marino Republican Club women who
formerly supported Nixon are now working for
Shell. I am sorry Mr. Nixon did not have an
opening to appear before this group on the
evening of the 24th. There seems to be some
feeling in the grapevine that it is very
difficult to communicate with Mr. Nixon - SO
what! I think this is a very difficult
attitude and should be erased and soon.
I do urge again that Mr. Nixon take fire.
Sincerely yours
Line R Seatt
(Mrs. Willard R. Scott)
20 Hambden Terrace
Alhambra, Cal.
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his compaign strategy
and tactics or he may
as will resign himally
to losing. This adminition
is worth repeating
now.
Best regurds and with
the hope thatour friend
will change his upproach
and attitude Sincerely, I rewain,
Nate
Give
April 10, 1962
HRH
Personal
Dear Bill:
info infore.
Not only have I seen and studied carefully
your very incisive and forceful analysis of the
political situation which you presented in your
handlings dis
letter of March 21, but it is also required reading
for my campaign staff.
There is no disagreement with your assess-
ment of the realities and what needs to be done.
Moore, William G.
Whether we are able to deal with the forner and carry
out the latter effectively and successfully remains
to be seen. I can assure you we are making every
effort to do 80.
I am grateful for your willingness to take
the time to write 60 candidly and helpfully as you did.
Any additional comments, suggestions or observations
X-copy x #
folder
now or later, will be most welcome.
with kind personal regards,
Sincerely,
A
(basic to
research)
Mr. William G. Moore
Redlands Daily Facts
Redlands, California
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Carol Arth
pensinh RN:
BOB HALDEMAN
Mobinuda
Dailysisms Facts
TOD BROOKSIDE AVENUE
REDLANDS, CALIFORNIA
PYRAMID 3-0221
March 21 1962
Dear Carol:
1 am enclosing the matter we discussed today.
I have cast it as a letter to Dick, that seeming to
be the most logical way.
I hope this analysis will be of some help. Dick
can win this election, but I am sure he cannot
spar for nine rounds and then expect to score a
knockout in the 10th. In San Bernardino I
Cried to convey this to him, but apparently it is
the opposite from his own thinking.
Thank you for undertaking to see that the letter
comes to Dick's attention.
Sincerely,
William G. Moore
Daily Facts
ESTABLISHED issu
REDLANDS, CALIFORNIA
March 21 1962
Mr. Rechard K. Nixon
..05 Engeles, Cal.
Dear Dick:
We in Redlands want to by helpful to you in your campaign. In the time
since our meeting in San Bernardino I and my closest political friends
have been discussing and thinking about your campaign. We have reduced
our thoughts to written form as follows:
Many of us widdle-of-the-rosd Republicans are extremely concerned about
the progress of the Nixon-for-Governor campaign to Gate,
This results from several factors:
1. Nixon W.S forced by press of events to min 123 account st an
my late. The announcement itself was excellent, well-received and
engendered considerable enthusiasm.
2. The Knight fiasco immediately took the zing out of the announcement
and attention was diverted to the "red herring" of the "proposed deal."
3. Brown, recognizing the threat of Nixon as an op onunt, immediately
began to mend bis political Tences. AS the incumbent, the plums he has to
offer are earlayed into avowals of press support from unusual quarters.
And the weekly press conferences and legislative session give him an
opportunity to propose & program freely and fully. He has been, by the
nature of the duties of his office, talking about specifics.
4. Nixon's campaign to date has been comprised chiefly of generalities,
and when touching on state issues almost invaribly has been the result of
a roposal by other He ublicans or in attack on Brown's program. This
has ca D Nixon In a defensive role.
3. The attacks by Nixon on the Birchers are too prolonged. He has made
11a point, the time is to move onto something else. We feel the Birchers
are ridiculous and should be ignored. But many non-birch conservatives
do Lot agree with us, They are flocking to Shell.
6. Nixon obviously is making a bid for the middle-cf-tne-road "Warren
vote" that is decisive in California State elections. Yet he has offered
no program by which he can attract Democratic members of this "segment."
The solution is obvious, and not difficult.
Since Shell already has lined up the conservative leginlators, Nixon
should line up actively the liberal legislators who already have
displayed a successful appeal to Democratic voters.
Since Brown has been an inept and wavering governor, after his first six
months, this should be spelled out chapter and verse, Voters realize
it. They should be reminded of it. The liberal legislators know every
stone Brown stumbled over.
Since California is going to be the No. 1 state in the nation, and Nixon
says it should be & showplace, then he should espouse 4A contrete
program of progress--spelling out exartly what he intends to GO in the
fields of education, water, transportation, taxes, jobs, conservation,
law enforcement, etc. with the Legislature meeting now, it is new and
has validity. After the Legislature adjourns it then will become merely
partisan political campaign promises. There is a difference.
Nixon did not choose the timing. It was forced on him. Therefore, he
must meet it as it exists. The only reason Brown has come up in the polls
is that the people are disappointed that Nixon is recusting the image of
1960 of a gentleman speaking in generalities.
Nixon did not win the Senate seat that my, That was not the way he
became the most effective and feared AND RES ECTED spokesman of the
Eisenhower Administration. He won when he fought.
And to win, and he should win big, in 1962, he must fight, and soon.
Sincerely,
William G. Moore
INTER-OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Nixon for Governor
April 4, 1962
Research Rose Mary Department Woods Road
Date:
To,
From:
Subject.
Letter from Bill Moore
Distribution
Mr. Nixon wants Bob Finch to see the letter
which came in from Bill Moore last week and was for-
warded to the Research Department.
Also, please be sure this letter is acknowledged.
RMW:ma
Millie Younger
4-24-62
Bob Haldeman
Mrs. Agnes D. Lawrence letter
Millie -
I have acknowledged Mrs. Lawrence's note to me, but am
sending the RN addressed letter to you for appropriate reply.
Pressured Thelei Wise. Younger
April 30, 1962
Dear Mrs. Lawrence:
Thank you very much indeed for
your recent letter.
The letter you have addressed
to Mr. Nixon which was enclosed has been sent
along to his office.
We are always most grateful to
receive constructive criticism and comments. The
suggestions you have made have been read with
interest.
Again, thank you for writing,
and please don't hesitate to pass along any further
thoughts you might have from time to time. They
will be gratefully received.
Sincerely,
H. R. Haldeman
Mrs. Agnes D. Lawrence
1125 Crest Drive
Los Angeles 35, California
DW its to me etc
ack RN
Mr. Bob Haldeman
3908 Wilshire Boulevard
Los Angeles 5, California
on April & 17, ctc 1962 set thank
Dear Mr. Haldeman:
for
At the suggestion of Mrs. Lucette Spangler, I am
enclosing a letter to Mr. Nixon to you.
We are greatly disturbed by the mounting criticism
of him. It is not too late for him to rectify matters, but he will
certainly need to change his tactics.
Tf ever there were a "Red Herring", the John Birch
Society is it. Few people know anything about the platform of the
C.D.C., the A.D.A., and the terrifying Liberal Papers.
One of the consultants for the Liberal Papers, Marcus
Baskin, has turned up at Geneva as an advisor to the United States
disarmament delegation.
Since the John Birch Society is national, there
surely could be no legitimate criticism of either A.D.A., or the
Liberal Papers.
We must win.
descussion of discussion of
Sincerely, Agnes agnes D. Lawrence D. Paurence
April 9, 1962
Dear Mr. and Mrs. Ober:
1 very much appreciate your taking the time to write as you did on
April 4th regarding Mr. Nixon's campaign for Governor.
Your suggestion that Mr. Nixon take greater advantage of his appeal to
the women voters is certainly a sound one and I can assure you that he
will very strongly present issues of specific interest and concern to
them, and will seek their support on this basis, rather than through
pleas for their assistance.
Mr. Nixon has taken Governor Brown to task over a number of ill-timed
ideas he has presented, such as the abolition of capital punishment.
He did not jump on the rather peculiar Brown plan for abolition of
boxing for specific and obvious reasons, although this may become an
issue later in the campaign.
date
Mr. Nixon was using the term "carpetbaggers" as a way of dramatising
the steady stream of Washingtomians coming in to prop up the Governor
long before it became so widely publicised on the day the President
happened to be in the state. We will certainly give consideration to your
file Camp Carres- Misc.
thought of using subtler terms. However, 1 am sure you recognize
that strong, vigerous attacks must be made at the proper time and
place.
Thank you again for your thoughtfulness in writing. I am sure that with
your help and that of the thousands of others who are so vitally interested
in this campaign, we will have an outstanding victory in November.
Sincerely,
H. R. Haldeman
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Ober
11167 Penrose Street, #24
Sun Valley, California
11167 Penrose Street, #24
Sun Valley, California
April 4, 1962
Mr. H. R. Haldeman, Campaign Manager
Nixon for Governor
3908 Wilshire Boulevard
Los Angeles, California
Dear Mr. Haldeman:
We are writing to you regarding Mr. Nixon's campaign for
Governor, which we fully support. We would like to make
the following points concerning the conduct of the campaign:
(1) We have not yet seen Mr. Nixon take advantage of his
appeal (obviously greater than that of Governor Brown) to
the women voters of California. Women will vote for him if
he addresses himself to them, using his natural appeal and
forcefulness in such a way that they feel "good" because
they support him. Women will vote for him if he presents
issues of specific interest and concern to them, and if
he presents himself as an appealing figure to them, so that
they are encouraged to support him without weak-kneed pleas
from him for their assistance.
(2) We have not yet seen Mr. Nixon take Governor Brown
to task over each and every stupid, ill-timed idea he
presents; i.,e., (an old idea) the abolition of capital
punishment during the Chessman case when public sentiment
was strongly against Chessman, or (a new idea) the abolition
of boxing in California when our public either likes or
tolerates this sport, and when Mr. Parett was dying in New
York of injuries from the Parett-Griffith fight, while
Governor Brown was making a play for publicity, capitalizing
upon this poor man's misfortune.
(3) We hope that Mr. Nixon will not again be "caught"
using the term "carpetbaggers" against the opposition in
Washington. This is emphatically in order, but attacks must
be made with more subtlety. For example, ideas may be
"crackpot", but subtler terms such as "unwarranted", "bids
for publicity", or "ideas contrary to the welfare of the
people" are less apt to be ruthlessly attacked and
capitalized upon by members of the opposition.
With our best wishes to you and our hopes for Mr. Nixon's
complete success, we are
Sincerely yours,
Diana T. Ober
Daul W. Ober
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Ober
March 15, 1962
Mrs. Vera E. Storer
1138 North Commonwealth
Los Angeles 29, California
Dear Mrs. Storer:
Thank you for your letter of
March 11th.
I was interested in your report
of the radio program on KABC and you were
thoughtful to take the time to write w.
Your letter is being passed
along to our staff members who are particularly
interested in this type of activity. They will
appreciate, as I do, your kindness in writing us.
Kind regards.
Sincerely,
H. R. Haldeman
be - Carol Arth / with orig. letter
X - Camp. Corres. - misc.
X - chron.
X - S
March 1, 1962
Mr. Ray G. Fortner
Ray G. Fortner Co.
9519 E. Las Tunas Drive
Temple City, California
Dear Mr. Fortner:
Thank you for your letter of
February 27th. I am sorry to have missed your
call the other day.
We are always glad to have comments
passed along in the spirit of helpfulness. Your
observations and suggestions are interesting and
we appreciate your writing us.
Many thanks for your fine help.
and best regards.
Sincerely,
H. R. Haldeman
File: Campaign - Misc. Corres.
x F
x Chron.
RAY G. FORTNER CO.
REAL ESTATE INVESTMENTS
MILLIONS
RESIDENTIAL INCOME
COMMERCIAL
MOTELS
TRAILER PARKS
9519 E. LAS TUNAS DRIVE
TEMPLE CITY, CALIFORNIA
ATLANTIC 6-3125
February 27, 1962
Nixon Campaign Headquarters
3908 Wilshire Blvd.
Los Angeles 5, California
Att: Robert Haldeman
Dear Mr. Haldeman;
I called your office and you happened to be out, 80 I talked to Mr.
Turner, and I thought I would pursue my telephone conversation just a little
farther. I referred Mr. Turner to an article in the Los Angeles Times of
February 27. Half of the article, I feel, hit the nail right on the head,
but the other half took a slap at Mr. Robert Welch, head of the John Birch
Society. Mr. Haldeman, as far as I am concerned, I play the game to win, and
I feel that unless Mr. Nixon stops being so high and mighty he is going to
lose this election - and this one we need real badly. I know that Mr. Nixon's
point is to disassociate himself with the John Birch Society, but anyone
with a grain of sense should know that they are not going to get off his
back one minute with the John Birch Society. During the Presidential campaign
he continually tried to disassociate himself with Catholocism, and the Kennedy
crowd saw to it that that never happened. I feel that if an important dici-
sion would arise then he could comment on the John Birch Society, because
there are a lot of dedicated people at this point who are sick and tired of
what has been going on and they are perhaps grabbing at straws. They adopt
the attitude, "Love me, love my dog". You never hear Governor Brown or
Attorney General Mosk take a slap at the American Democratic Association or
the radical left wing. I am not saying that they are tied in with this
group, but what I am saying is that they are not going to make these radical
left wingers mad enough not to get their votes.
I will continue to do my little part in Temple City to try and upgrade
the people who will be representing us.
Yours very truly,
Fortner
Ray G. Fortner
RGF/mb
P.S. I am enclosing the article to which I referred.
4/27-
Nixon Says Taxes Keep
cisco State College that the
head of the John Bireh
ciety is doing a disservice to
the cause of anti-Commu-
New Businesses Away
nism.
Nixon said that he was not
a johnny-come-lately to the
He Claims California Cannot Match Other
fight against Communists.
He said he was fighting
States' Rates, Calls Brown Complacent
Communism in the Alger
Hiss case in 1948 "when
SAN MATEO (UPI)
cannot begin to match the
many of the present experts
Richard M. Nixon, campaign-
tax advantages to be found
were making candy." The
head of the John Birch So-
ing for the Republican nom-
in the Southwest."
ciety is Robert H. Welch,
ination for governor, said
During the past 18 years,
Massachusetts candy manu-
Monday that high taxes are
he said, California tax collec-
facturer.
discouraging new business
tions have increased 444%.
Referring to an attack by
Welch on former President
from coming to California.
Quotes President
Eisenhower, Nixon said
We need to provide 250,-
Nixon noted that several
Welch "couldn't have done a
000 new jobs each year just
large defense contracts re-
greater disservice to the
to keep pace with our pop-
cently have been assigned
cause of anti-Communism."
ulation growth," he said in a
to plants outside of Cali-
Welch has accused Gen.
fornia.
Eisenhower and others of
speech, to the Peninsula
This suggests, he said, that
being conscious, dedicated
Manufacturers Assn. meet-
"There may be a political
agents of the Communist
ing at the San Mateo County
pattern of shifting defense
conspiracy.
Fairgrounds.
work from California."
Seizure Questioned
Tells Tax Burden
Nixon told newsman that
President Kennedy stated in
He also told the students
The former vice president
a recent news conference
a state legislative committee
charged that Democratic in-
that he would be "inclined"
should look into the state's
cumbent Gov. Brown has
no concern" about tax bur-
to favor a policy of awarding
seizure of private anti-Com-
defense contracts in depres-
murtism files from the San
dens.
sed areas.
Diego National Guard Ar-
"Sacramento officials have
mory.
failed to realize that a gov-
Slaps Birchers
Nixon said the files should
ernment which continually
If contracts are awarded
be returned unless the state
raises the cost of doing bus-
on any other than high per-
can prove its seizure was
iness in the state will soon
formance, Nixon said, the
lawful.
befaced with industrial stag-
nation will get "poor defense
In any case the informa-
nation and withering reve-
for more money" and assign-
tion in the files should be
nues," he said.
ment of work would be based
"used and revealed only by
He said "California tax
on "pure politics."
experts" and in a manner
bills run about 25 to 30%
Earlier, the former Vice
which would not "infringe
higher than most Midwest-
President told more than 1,-
on the rights of an indivi
ern and Eastern states We
000 students at San Fran-
dual."
i dr /
see "H"
letter from Gevald J Wallon
& WRW reply r/rb
referring 10 Hugh Harnerry
John Kalmbach
2-22-62
Bob Haldeman
Letter from Mrs. Alice Wyckoff
As soon as we have someone in Santa Barbara, they should
contact this Mrs. Wyckoff (letter attached). She has some
rather interesting ideas that possibly should be considered.
File: Camp. Appro. - Corres.
X - Kalmbach
X - W
X - Chron.
February 8, 1962
Mr. M. R. Hartman
1231 W. Sixth
Pomona, California
Dear Mr. Hartman:
Your letter of January 30th was brought
to my attention. This is to acknowledge and thank you
for your interest in the campaign and for the thoughts you
have expressed.
Please don't hesitate to pass along any
expressions of opinion or ideas you feel would be of
interest and help. We appreciate your writing us.
Kind regards,
Sincerely,
H. R. Haldeman
File: Campaign Approaches - Misc. Cores.
X H
X - Chron.
m. Younger
Jan. 30, 1962
No
nixon Campaign Hgs.
ste saply
3908 W ilshire Blvd.
Los angeles, Calif.
Gentlemen
The best is yet to be if we
can hold on to the thought,
In God We Trust:
Lets form a new [3rd]
party from the Republicans for nixon
plus the Democrato for nexon
St would he a strong party of those
wh 0 admire and respect his
" Be yourself policy.
Den cerely,
M. R. Hartman
February 8, 1962
Mr. A. F. Peters
50 Chumasero, Park Merced
San Francisco, California
Dear Mr. Peters:
Our San Francisco office has told me of your visit there
and has forwarded the letter regarding the Berlin
situation which you received from one of your friends.
You were very thoughtful indeed to acquaint us with his
views and report. The letter is exceedingly interesting
and will certainly be passed along to others who will
find it equally valuable reading.
Please don't hesitate to write us any thoughts you might
have in connection with our effort and program which you
feel will be helpful. We are always glad to receive them.
Thank you again, and kind regards.
Sincerely,
H. R. Haldeman
cc: Ruth Watson
File: Campaign Approaches - Misc. Corres.
X - Northern Calif Ruth Watson
X - P
X - Chron.
Nixon for Governor
Committee
send thk
ROOM 526, 525 MARKET STREET SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA
DOUGLAS 2-5576 YUKON 2-9036
ltr to 1
January 31, 1962
MEMO TO: Bob Haldeman
FROM:
Ruth Watson
The attached correspondence was brought into our office by
Mr. A.F. Peters, 50 Chumasero, Park Merced, San Francisco,
California.
Mr. Peters was a prisoner in the Philippines during World
War II and states he is a friend of President Eisenhower and
is active in Radio Free Europe.
He felt that the attached information, which was sent to him
by a friend with whom he corresponds, would be of value to
Mr. Nixon.
Best regards.
/hg
Dear friends in the States,
during many years we have been connected in a common thinking
and striving for a better world, in which freedom should be
spread, individual liberty be the aim. In the difficult political
situation of today I feel I owe you a word about our opinion
concerning the last events around Berlin. It would mean no real
friendship to share only encouraging facts, see only our tough
and faithful spade-work prosperous, feel a good soil for mutual
understanding basicly prepared. If we hope to be successful on
a large scale we have to exchange our itleas honestly and openly,
even if we provoke opposition or - worse - hurt feelings. The
main thing should be to be informed about each other and believe
in the partner's honesty and good will.
More than two months have passed by since the disastrous night
of August 13. The retardation in speaking about it may tell you
how hard it is for us. This night when the three occupation
powers of Berlin allowed the illegal Ulbricht regime to close
the last way to freedom for millions of people, to lock them up
indefinitely behind their prison walls and deliver then to a
mere tyranny, this Sunday marks for us a turning point in world
history.
This crime happened without the least attempt to meet it, not
even in a kind of friendly warning way: tanks and soldiers of the
three allies could have immediately assembled on the freedom
border in face of the Vopos - illegally stationel in East Berlin-
and simply taken away the barbed wire fence or walls; nothing
else, without a shot, and there would not have been a war about
it! Now the passage for communism towards the West is open; it
will go on step by step, and no step in itself will be critical
enough to "take the risks", as the risk has not been taken in
this very case. - Please do read what David Lawrence said in his
"U. S. News and World Report" in many excellent articles this
summer i. g. "The big prison" (Aug. 28) and "Berlin is not the ba-
sic issue". Nobody could express the situation better!
2 -
You will reply perhaps - full of horror - that it would be a
real sin to risk the existence of the globe eventually because
of Berlin! - May I answer: By our experiences with dictators we
know that every yielding makes their appetite grow and finally
leads to war, whereas every firm stand makes them take their
foot back. Do think of Hitler going into Csechoslovakia and
Austria without finding resistance, do think in the contrary
of the magnificent effect of the Berlin airlift 1949. And now
and here in the night of Augst 13 they would have yielded and
gone back and not have exposed themselves before all the world
as war mongers. It was done by Ulbricht's Vopos and not by
Russion soldiers, in fact something would go wrong, Ulbricht
could be blamed!
You must know that our mental depression is without limits.
We feel hopeless and full of frustrating fury and deep mourn
when we think of our families and friends on the other side.
There was a word said that: practically Ulbricht took what he
had already. What an error and completely false judgement about
the situation!
Until August 13 there has been - though with risk of life and
property and loss of family and friends - the always last
desperate possibility of the flight into freedom. In all
oppression and torture - think of the conscience torments of
youngsters, teachers, ministers, to speak only of some groups -
there has been the saving hopeful light of Berlin's beacon.
The poor discouraged soul could eventually for a day go over to
West Berlin, write an important letter to children, have a
phone call to friends, in very lucky cases even meet a child
(how often could we finance flights to Berlin fr=om here for
the children!). Or they read a newspaper only and could go home
with fresh courage to withstand the daily threat again. You
know how the prisons are filled with the victims who failed to
save themselves, and know that three million people went the
hard way over, "voted with their feet", alone or with their
families, with part of them leaving home and everything. It
sounds so simple and means million times tragedy, for them and
the dear ones they left exposed to the rage of the rulers.
- 3 -
Not to speak of the last desperate attempts of flight - that
is over, Berlin has lost her sopranational meaning as the only
spot in the world that has day for day been withstanding
communism in a constant and proudy challenge, an encouraging and
imaginative example for the free world.
This is one thing that changed basicly, and the consequence
emerged on the spot: nor more observed by the free world the
Zone rulers rudelessly started to tyrannize everybody, also the
few privileged groups that they had flattered to hold them,
scientists, medical men, technicians. The whole Zone is an army
theater now, and we lost a strategically enormous important
point. "Berlin" as a whole is lost, but West Berlin of course
will survive, and the airways will remain safe als long als there
will be a firm will to secure them. General Clay will be the
garant.
But as: David Lawrence says: "Berlin is not the basic issue"
for them, the aims are much higher and forseeing.
To make the situation clear I must go back for some general
remarks. This torn and strange character what i's the remainder
of the old Germany developed from a 7 divided country (today 4),
the four occupation Zones, American, Britkish, French, Russian,
the city of Berlin herself (as a whole again separated from
the zones and divided into four zones), and the country behind
the Oder-Neisse-line, given under Polish administration, part
in the North even under Sovietian one.
Nevertheless the Potsdam treaty wanted Germany to be considered
as an economic unit, including also transportation and traffic,
SO that the Berlin connections were no doubtful problem, tech-
nical modalities being agreed about. They even worked during
the blockade and were confirmed afterwards. There should be not
reason to make them a special point for negotiations!
Very soon it showed that Russia's politics of rudeless repara-
tions and the separation from the zones among each others had
devastating @onsequences. In Oct. 1946 Secretary of State
Byrnes in his commemorable speech in Stuttgart formed the
turning point and made the chaos understood. On the conferences
in Moskau and London the 'secretaries of State "udmitted their
- 4
fault of this Germany divided representing an immense danger
for peace, and felt the obligation to change it. The United
States offering the grand Marshal plan help to all the four
zones and the satellites gave her hand for C. basic recovery.
The Soviet Union denied the receipt for her zone and the
satellites. Need and hunger use to promote inclination towards
communism and therefore a strict economic separation was
assured by fixing the iron curtain from North to South on the
Zone Vorder, barbed wire, nobody's land. Now they tried to
include East Berlin into their game, meintaining it to be on
the soil of the Zonze, which definitely was not true and
against the Berlin status. Free traffic within Berlin had been
agreed and to a certain degree had always been flowing. The
Berlin status included Berlin as ax unit; the silent acknowledg-
ment of separated East and West Berlin was a comfortable
reaction that brought a horrible revenge with the complete
loss of this vitally necessary part of the city. Seen from the
West, "East Berlin" was "our" Berlin ats well axs West Berlin,
they had illegally been separated. We should never forget to
surround the city at least in our imagination, with our thoughts
as a whole. The terror wall is a communist document that speaks
for itself, "Stones will speak".
"Berlin is not the basic issue", if we follow David Lawrence.
What then is the basic issue? Is it the acknowledgment of the
Soviet Zone as a State? That seems to go deeper. For years
Ulbricht has been demanding his "DDR" granted, a so-called
German Democratic Republic with East Berlin ass its capital.
Why now are the Germans so reluctant to agree - practically to
an existing situation? Couldn't that smooth the differences,
couldn't that at least be one point for negotiations? Very few
people outside of our borders seem to understand why this is
absolutely impossible, even high politicians travel with this
topic.
Now I am giving the judgment of one of the most prominent
state-and nation-jurists, Professor Dr. Dr. Kaufmann: A state
presupposes a population that identifies itDelf with this state.
The state may even be dependant on another nation, i. g.
Bulgaria; Rumania, all the "national" satellites. Th the Zone
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there is no Deutsches Volk which identifies itself with the
"DDR" state, they at least with 90 % are bitterly opposing and
hate it wholeheartedly.
It is a separatistic regime imposed from the outside on a
population which does not want separatism. It is no free elec-
ted government like in West Germany, it is at all no "govern-
ment", it is merely a ruling apparatus, a despotic system.
Of course there is this reality of this system existing, with-
out question, but there is no reality of a "state" - this
should be said to all these "realistic" people who want the
"de facto" acknowledgment.
As we, the West German part, never have been united with this
so called state, that despotic system cannot tend for the
separation from West Germany, but very definitely from the
basic idea of one German nation. Western Germany never has
claimed to be the "de jure" successor of the German Reich, it
is only a substitute, a representative until there will be a
free nation again. (West Germany, however, acknowledges all
obligations of the Deutsches Reich, former debts, social help
for war dependants and SO on). The "Ulbricht state" denies it-
self to be a successor of Germany, it claims to be an absolutely
new state because of the completely different social--economic
structure. But there is no particular people for such a
particular state. Legal acknowledgment of such a state would
mean "crimen laesae majestatis populi", as the expert says.
("Crime of vulnerating people's majesty").
I hope I expressed clear enough what the law basis is. Besides
that no German citizen whoever can acknowledge this tyranny as
a state form for his sisters and brothers. Imagine the caurtain
would cut through from Ohio to Texas, would anyone of you give
up your folks on the other side? Wouldn't you always try to
give them mental support as the only thing you can do? Wouldn't
you feel as a traitor if you let them fall victim to the
poorest slavery, drive them to utmost despair without your
protest against their lawless life? Jefferson gave you this
word: "I have sworn upon the altar of God eternal hostility
against every kind of tyranny upon the mind of man"
and none of you would!
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After the law basis and the personal question there is one more
point to exclude the idea for every Western ally: In the treaty
of Paris Oct. 1954 among other points as i. E. wider and good
guarantees for Berlin (not only "freedom for the Westberliners")
there we find very precise paragraphs that West Germany resigns
on every kind of aggression and power. The Western allies on
their side take the obligation instead of that to make the sake
of Germany reunited to their own and promise solemnly to strive
for this aim by every possible diplomatic means. They make sure
not to acknowledge the divided Germany and look at the Bundes-
republik as the only legal German government. This was the
mutual obligation for the Bundesrepublik to enter NATO at a
time when Stalin had offered a united Germany in neutrality
and isolation. There indeed had been inner doubts and struggles
whether it was right to expose our Eastern population longer,
for an incertain time, to that cruel system, but hope to win
freedom for all of us had overweight, we accepted. The decision
fell in favor of NATO - and our poor Easterners understood and
suffered - in full confidence in the promised common way with
our allies to be guided to liberty.
Officially, the desire for us to recognize the communist state
has not been expressed. There are journalists, however, with
good names like Lippmann, Reston, Sulzberger, Baldwin, there are
Senators joining them who worry us, Mr. Fulbright, Mr. Mans-
field, Mr. Humphrey. They are on an equal line, and General Clay
made a tragic remark in Berlin. We are awfully alarmed, for
these gentlemen are not "somoones"! Each of them carries a
great weight.
It would mean break out the heartpiece of the NATO treaty. I
doubt whether we then would be able to stay in the NATO, for
what? And what would NATO be without Germany! Would you assume
a German government could for a second time (first 1952) take
the responsibility and once more deny leaning towards Russia?
I will not spin this idea further, but you will feel the logic
consequences.
One word also to the fatal Oder-Neisse-line, a new Vorder from
1945 too that separates an area formerly inhabited by 9 million
people, of wermans, a country cultivated and, deyeloped
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from about the year 1200. Russia had taken part of Eastern
Poland and sought an area for okne million people. The decision
about this country - so it had been agreed - should be made in
a whole German peace treaty. Why not leave it up to Germany to
then-find a solution with Poland? Why do people travel about
and in communist Poland offer land that is not theirs, worsen
the situation, why anticipate a fact against the interest of
their own ally?
This seems to be the answer for me, what is the basic issue:
it is the intention to split the friendship up between your and
our country, - this is Chruschtschow's main and badic issue.
Germany carries Europe and will carry the common market, in
friendship with your country an undefeatable economic factor,
Chruschtschow's nightmare! Every means to start trouble is
right to him. He started with the provoking antisemitic actions -
oh, how delightfully was this swastica-fashion enjoyed on
5th Ave, Shirer, the bestseller, "Mein Kampf" in ears and eyes,
"Schizophrenic Germany" and lots of books like this one, a good
business, and West Germany of today was comdemned. All of us
hate the Nazileadersand are deeply concerned about their
unbelievable cruelties and crimes. They did it in the name of
all of us, and we shall always carry this load with us, every
single person.
But the Germany of today? A nation that has enormously worked
to absorb and help 13 million refugees settle in 15 years in a
small area, that showed an astonishing economic progress, "they
were loyal, reserved, tactful, patient (despite the vain hope
of reunion), they fulfilled all obligations" (Sebastian Haffner
a British journalist). They had to rearm against their own wish
and resistance.
The elections are over. Every honest observer knows that there
is no Neonazism, there is no communism of any degree worth ment-
ioning. The two parties "Deutsche Reichspartei" and "Deutsche
Friedensunion" had not been forbidden for the election, they
vigorously cOmpained. By this fact it is fortunately quite
obvious that they have not friends in our country, not a single
candidate of either one passed the elections!
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Our youth has perhaps too little of a national feeling, many
are firstly Europeans. - We constantly are repaying our debts
going back i. g. to the Young and Dawes plan loans 1918, inter-
rupted by the Third Reich. - The current help to Israel is a
debt of honor, their state is standing on those until now
28 billion D-marks.
A bit reluctantly, but nevertheless the unique experiment was
dared to help your currency by evaluating the D-mark, a risk for
our market, unfortunately belittled by your press. -- Help for
the underdeveloped countries was no familiar idea to our people
who have not had any connection to the tropics after the loss
of our colonies and the isolation since World War I. They were
just happy to have solved their own problems with this flood of
refugees, a chaos of country. You will understand that our
people had to be prepared for this idea. Meanwhile much money
has been given, many technicians work in the Far East and
Africa, every newspaper discusses foreign aid, absolutely oppo-
site to Senator Fulbright's statement in "Foreign Politics"
that we did not want to participate. There is no point in which
this Deutsche Bundesrepublik of today is not wholly following
the expected line, honest in her friendship, conscientious in
all points of obligations. We want SO much this should be recog-
nized, not rewarded, we want no love, but would like to be
estimated as a true partner.
We have been feeling a shift in your attitude with real grief.
Berlin was a shock never to overcome, - and instead of holding
and protecting what this humiliated friend still has, your
voices try to recommend us to sacrifice ourselves to buy a
phantom of peace at the usurpator's. Our people are avfully
distressed, mainly also this unpolitical man on the street. He
is about to lose his confidence in your faith, he absolutely
does not understand you and fears he could be sold.
And what shall we tellthem, we who have known you over all the
years and trust you and yet see this fatal development with
such a deep concern. We realize that this decreasing confidence
in your government is creeping all over the world. As a matter
of fact all nations are attentively observing your attitude in
the Berlin question, from Japan all over to Latin America.
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The world is wondering whether your nation is standing to the
given word, whether you maintain the claim for Germany's self
determination, whether you really are the garant for freedom
as the best people of all nations have believed you to be.
If you allow confidence to be undermined this would mean daring
the most dangerous kind of politics possible. Our Western world
is only based on this feeling; the communist seismograph
notices every little movement as its success and enforces it,
The West is vulnerable without Europe, it is undefeatable with
a functioning one, that means a sound Germany. Our mutual
interests are so firmly interlaced; if you neglect us, give us
up, your country will sacrifice herself also.
In this very moment we have perhaps the last opportunity to
shift the political gear: Chruschtschow gave us a breathing
spell. It would be the instant to revise the direction of
politics and steer towards a whole German peace treaty. There
would be a way of commen Degotiations with all nations who were
our former war enemies. It would be a very difficult, thorny
process which would take much patience and diplomacy, but it
would finally be a positive one agains* in the direction of a
German reunion.
We are fully appreciating the sublime intelligence and classic
speeches of your Mr. President whom we estimate vory respect-
fully, the high academic degrees of his consellors and the
vast experience and devoted hard work of the State Department,
the overhuman responsibility on their shoulders, And yet:
what is necessary to solve the drsastrous situation is nothing
but the simple judgement between right and wrong, between faith
and insecurity, with an honest mind, This should be the red
thread in all the very complicated considerations and
decisions. Bollowing one's conscience never was a fault. Let
us pray that God might help!
This should be a look into our sorrows, very comprimed and
reduced to a few great lines. I want very much to thank each
of you for the friendship, the inspiration we have got, for
your interest and sympathy, for all this wonderful American
"good will", an outstanding characteristic of your nation.
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Please do help altogether to spread the truth to American
public opinion, help to direct the stream on which our ship
is floating, do help the protecting outpost in favor of your
country.
Sincerely
February 8, 1962
Miss Mary R. Marsh
7026 Geyser Avenue
Reseda, California
Dear Miss Marsh:
Thank you very much for your letter of January 26th.
It has been read with interest.
The direct approach, which you have paralleled so
well in setting forth your ideas, is one with which I
am in complete agreement.
We appreciate receiving letters such as yours.
Thank you for writing us, and please don't hesitate
to pass along any thoughts you might have which
you feel would be of value and interest to us.
Kind regards.
Sincerely,
H. R. Haldeman
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7026 Geyser Ave.
Reseda, Calif.
Jan. 26, 1962
Mr. Robert Haldeman
Nixon Headquarters
Los Angeles, California
Dear Mr. Haldeman:
I would like to start something. I do hope that you and Mr. Nixon
will help me.
To introduce myself - I am, and have been a citizen of California
since 1886.
Being in yours and Mr. Nixon's mothers' bracket, I have seen
many political campaigns.
Of late, and (perhaps earlier) they have slid down the stairs to
the position of James M. Barries.
Tommy, who at 3, with
a companion of like vintage, were on a stairway arguing their
respective importance. Said the companion, "My father were once
at a hanging, 11 to which Tommy retorted, "My father were the man
that were hanged. 11
Now I find that, though I come of a long-time politically minded
family, campaigns are becoming boresome. Moreover, I
discover that a good many of my friends do not even listen. To
correct this sad situation, my "big idea"
This is the age of space,,
I see a space craft land. A man steps
from it and 'round him gather nearby people. He does not know
where he is or anything of this new land. The inhabitants inform
him that he is in the most beautiful of the fifty states. of the USA.
Subsequently, he learns that they need a leader. He has no idea,
nor is he informed, that there is an incumbent. With leadership
in mind, he travels the state, makes surveys of needs, resources,
men and means, and then makes suggestions of improvements
and offers himself as a guide.
There is absolutely no mention made of any opposition, as to men
or ideas. He simply offers himself and his ideas (perhaps gleaned
from outer space) and awaits the decision of the inhabitants.
I think a campaign with a total blank in words as to anything but
constructive thinking would draw the eyes and ears of all the
people (and maybe the moon).
Sincerely, (Miss) Mary R. Marsh
PS: The space man seeming to be totally deaf to any blasts or
even words from opposition.
MM
April 9, 1962
Dear Leon:
Thanks so much for your
note of April 4th and for the enclosures.
I was especially interested
in the letter you received from our friend
in Riverside. This will of course be
treated confidentially.
date x 1
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Best regards.
Sincerely,
File: Campaign - Comments (Conf.)
H. R, Haldeman
Mr. Leon W. Parma
Administrative Assistant to
Congressman Bob Wilson
House Office Building
Washington 25, D. C.
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BOB WILSON
ARMED SERVICES COMMITTEE
30
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DISTRICT ON CALIFORNIA
(JAN DIEGO COUNTY)
SUBCOMMITTEES:
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PERSONNEL
LEON W. PARMA
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT
Congress of the United States
CHAIRMAN, NATIONAL REPUBLICAN
CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE
house of Representatives
Washington, D. C.
April 4, 1962
Dear Bob:
Thought you would be interested in the
enclosed materials. Please treat them in strict-
est confidence.
We thought RNs last column on Communism
was timely and should be most helpful at home.
With best wishes.
Sincerely,
Leon W. Parma
Administrative Assistant to
Congressman Bob Wilson
Mr. H. R. Haldeman
Campaign Manager
Nixon for Governor
3908 Wilshire Boulevard
Los Angeles 5, California
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4 Pass Observer
Banning, California
Monday, March 26, 1962
For Your
Information
By
VIRGIL PINKLEY
Editor and Publisher
Strange Case Richard Nixon
President Yes: Governor ???
Republicans Badly Divided
Brown's Numerous Soft Spots
All-Out Efforts Of Democrats
Now comes the strange politi-
100,000 popular votes out of near-
eal situation of Richard M. Nix-
ly 69 million cast by Americans.
on, former Vice President of the
He won his home state of Cali-
United States and now Republi-
fornia from President Kennedy.
can candidate for his party's
Yel a year later he is battling
nomination as governor of Cali-
to win the GOP nomination. His
fornia.
election, if selected in the pri-
Barely a year ago he was con-
maries next June. is uncertain.
sidered popular and capable
If the election were held tomor-
enough to run for the Presiden-
row and he faced Gov. Edmund
cy, He carried more states than
Pat Brown. it appears the
his opponent, John F. Kennedy,
odds would favor Brown. People
and he failed to go to the White
who backed him heavily a year
House by just a few more than
ago and in all previous elections
where he has run (he has never
5:1
lost in California) are luke-
warm now in many instances, or
they have left. his camp.
Why the big switch in just
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over a year?
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trained and qualified to become
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our Chief Executive good enough
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Many of the speeches and
as he did to the Anaheim Rotary
ti
fornia? He should be a shoo-
statements made by Nix-
Club last week.
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in. This would seem logical.
on sound more like a man run-
The Democrats have a three
b
No Easy Answer
ning for the White House than
to two registration over Repub-
W
Explaining this oddity is not
the governor's mansion in Sac-
licans in California, more than
n
easy. but we shall try. As usual,
ramento.
a million more votes in their fa-
a
there is no easy and simple an-
Nixon has said little to date
vor to start with, a much strong-
Cl
swer. A number of factors and
about such pressing state issues
er grass roots organization
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angles are involved.
as education. roads, agriculture.
than the GOP and a more co-
fo
The Republicans in California
water, growing juvenile delin-
hesive party.
ti
are sharply split into so-called
quency. increases in crime gen-
State is Vital
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conservative and liberal wings,
erally. gambling. sharp growth
with a considerable number as
The Democrats will pour ev-
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in the narcotics traffic, and
middle-of-the-roaders. As long
California's skyrocketing budget
erything they have into this
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which is now at the three billion
campaign, because the state is
W
as no one is yet nominated as
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the GOP standard bearer. they
vital to them, and especially to
dollar mark. He is not talking
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feel free to criticize freely and
much about vital California is-
President Kennedy who wants
sues. but national and interna-
to carry the Golden State in
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work against everyone except
tional ones.
1964. It is expected that Presi-
m
their personal candidate if one
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is in the field. Perhaps some of
Many Soft Spots
dent Kennedy. former President
this will change next June when
Truman, Secretary of Labor
Brown's record has many soft
Oi
Nixon or Assemblyman Joseph
Goldberg. Secretary of Health,
spots and numerous openings if
C
C. Shell. a young conservative,
Education and Welfare Abra-
is selected.
only Nixon would move in on
di
ham Ribicoff and other top
Mr. Nixon has contributed
them with facts, figures, specif-
in
Democrats will stump the state
considerably to this state too.
ics and sincerity.
or
exceptively for Brown. Every
He refused to say whether he
I personally do not think Rich-
to
so-called minority and religious
ard Nixon has ever even ap-
is
would run for some months and
group in the state will be ap-
proached the heights of his GOP
fu
even indicated he would not. His
pealed to in a variety of subtle
Presidential acceptance speech
m
indecision and playing "hard-to-
ways.
get" caused resentment.
in Chicago. He spoke then more
Strong union support coupled
as a statesman and less as
Subsequently Nixon has strad-
with large sums of money will
a politician. He expressed hopes,
CO
dled on a number of issues.
he thrown behind Brown. The
views and beliefs people were
to
This is common practice with
Governor will make strong ap-
most politicians and especially
hungry to hear. He talked about
CO
peals to senior citizens, any un-
before the primaries.
some of the fine and simple vir-
sis
employed and he will promise
tues which were voiced with
the
Governor Brown has attacked
sweeping increases in social
such strength and conviction by
an
Nixon frontally and the former
benefits and legislation. Almost
LL. Col. John H. Glenn. Jr., fol-
]
Vice President has done little
everything Brown promises will
du
thus far to defend himself on
lowing his globe-girdling rides.
be made in the name of "Pro-
such charges or refute them.
I recall that after the Chicago
Tra
viding for human needs" and
Four Lines of Attack
speech I had several Jewish
me
"true liberalism."
Brown has four main lines of
rabbis and Catholic priests tell
ery
Nixon to be elected must win
attack:
me that if Nixon continued to
tion had turned the
over nearly half a million Demo-
1. Nixon is a dirty in-fighter.
present such and advo-
crats, carry a majority of the
2. He is a political opportunist.
cate such faiths and philoso-
independents and somehow con-
some strong and spirited appeal
3. Nixon wants to use the of-
phies, they not only would vote
vince Republicans it is impor-
to women. youth groups. farm-
fice of governor as a stepping
for him. but work for his elec-
tant from time to time to win an
ers and independents. m e
stone to the White House.
tion as well. But he did not. He
election even if their personal
how he must find ways to reach
4. The GOP leader has little
returned to the orthodox ways
choice or their pet. ideas are re-
workers, small business groups
or no experience in local, county
of the campaigning politician.
jected. Nixon has a great and
and so-called white collar work-
or state government.
He nearly won-but still he lost.
difficult job in healing party
ers.
Most of these charges are silly
So if Nixon is to win next No-
hurts and bringing about unity.
As the situation stands today.
or have little real bearing on
vember and keep alive his hopes
He lacks thus far a really good
it appears the odds are against
Nixon's qualities and abilities to
for future national political vic-
organization in the field, and es-
him accomplishing this assign-
serve as governor. But Nixon
tories. he has much work to do
pecially one which will lick
ment. But November is still
has done little to rebut such
and a man-sized job to accom-
postage stamps, ring door bells,
some months away and Brown
statements and in fact he plays
plish. He needs to stress our
work on a house-to-house basis
may give Nixon some mighty
into Brown's hands on most of
moral and spiritual needs and
and actually take voters to the
assists along the way.
the issues.
values. He should speak more
polls on election day. He needs
March 26, 1962
The real surprise 18 the Nixon situation. I enclose an
editorial from last evening's Pass Observer (Banning) by
Virgil Pinkley who, I an told, said the same things & few
days ago on television. Dick is getting some very bad advice
somewhere. My contention is that he is so carefully "guarded"
from reality by his devoted staff that he does not know what
the grass roots is thinking about. As a result of the brutal
handling of the "endorsement" at the Republican Assembly State
meeting, he lost Dick Darling, a previous chairman of the
Riverside Central Committee, who was a Nixon delegate to that
meeting, and who has now taken the County chairmanship for
Shell. More surprising, Helen Grubb, who has consistently
stayed out of the Primary races in all preceding campaigns,
has now gone over to Shell as co-chairman for Riverside County,
and this is a definite indication of the thinking of the women,
not only in the County, but certainly on & Southern California
basis, for she 1s an efficer in the Federation. Finally,
Floyd Weymouth a sturdy Republican, who should be for Nixon,
will announce tomorrow as chairman for Shell for Riverside
City.
There is still time for Dick to salvage this County, and
practically all of Southern Califernia, if he will got back on
the track, by which I mean stick to the subjects about which
he knows something; for example, the communist conspiracy, the
survival of the United States as a Constitutional Republic,
and the serious problems of the State of California in the
next four years. Every time he takes a crack at the "extrene
right" --- which requires & blueprint for people to under-
stand whom he is talking about --- he loses vetes. It may
please Eisenhower, but it does net please the veters.
So if you do come out, try to get up to ⑉ no as soon as you
possibly can and I will undertake to give you a complete
coverage on the District situation, and by that I do not mean
a one-sided or prejudiced analysis, as my attitude in this
race is simply a realistic one ... I know the County, and the
District, and I want to defeat the Congressman from India.
With kindest personal regards, I as
Sincerely yours,
John SDP Phillips
JP:ed
Fourth Street
Banning, California
27 March 1962
Mr. Leon Parma
Room 114, Old House Office Bldg.
Washington 25, D. C.
Dear Leon:
I have refrained deliberately from sending any more long
letters to Bob and to. Jimmy and if you do really mean that
you will be in Riverside County some time in the near future,
I will make this a short letter also.
First of all, for heaven's sake, if you and Jimmy call no
again to talk about politics in this District, on which
subject I promptly go into orbit, call collect, and the
Tenney for Congress Committee will pay for 1t.
It 1s impossible to describe the situation in this County in
a letter and make you really grasp the details. In the
Congressional race, Campbell is gradually slipping, although
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not badly, and his support comes from the group of young, or
relatively young business executives in Riverside City who
have been absent in all past campaigns when we needed money,
or precinct work, or the customary routine requirements of a
campaign, or even votes, for the man who is the chairman of
Leonard's committee voted for Saund two years ago.
This is a very complicated situation and if it had not been
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for Bob and Jimmy, this District would have been stuck, un-
knowingly, with a candidate we could not elect,
In the Kuchel campaign, Tommy will probably win but by a such
narrower margin than he would like to see, and if it were not
that Jarvis and Wright are splitting the vote against him, I
think he could possibly lose in the Primary. If he wins in
the Primary, as I think he will, he will have & very difficult
time to defent Richard Richards in the Finals, and will proba-
bly loss. Tommy is obviously bidding for the Democrat vote
in the Finals, especially the Labor vote, forgetting that he
must first of all be nominated in a Republican Primary, and
if so nominated, then must run against a competiter whose votes
and principles will be so nearly like his, that the people
will see no particular reason to vote for Kuchel.