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H.R. Haldeman to Schedule. Re: Suggested instructions from RN "for use wherever and whenever appropriate." 1pg. [Memo], 8/14/1962
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Suggested introduction of RN at the Annual Dinner of National Legal Aid and Defender Assoc. on 08/02/1962. 10pp. w/ attachments [Report], n.d.
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62
34
08/14/1962
Memo
H.R. Haldeman to Schedule. Re: Suggested
instructions from RN "for use wherever and
whenever appropriate." 1pg.
62
34
07/31/1962
Memo
Steve Hess to H.R. Haldeman. Re: RN
Introductions. 3pp. (3 duplicates not
scanned)
62
34
07/24/1962
Memo
H.R. Haldeman to Paul Keyes, Steve Hess,
Bud MacNelly. Re: RN Introductions. 7pp.
62
34
n.d.
Report
Suggested introduction of RN at the Annual
Dinner of National Legal Aid and Defender
Assoc. on 08/02/1962. 10pp. w/ attachments
Thursday, September 20, 2007
Page 1 of 1
Schedule
8-14-62
Bob Haldeman
Attached (50 copies each) are two
RN suggested introductions for use wherever and when-
ever appropriate.
INTER-OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Nixon for Governor
To:
Date:
Bob Haldeman
July 31, 1962
From:
Steve Hess
Subject:
RN Introductions
Distribution:
(KEEP)
There is an archaic political tradition not to mention
the name of the speaker until the end. This is buncombe.
Everybody knows who is being introduced anyway. As an
advertising man, you would compare this practice to not
mentioning the product until the last word.
Attached per your request, are two draft introductions.
One political; one non-political.
mimic
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RN INTRODUCTION -- (Political)
garl
Our speaker tonight is a winner. Six times the
people of California have had the opportunity to vote for
Dick Nixon. And six times the people of California have
given him a majority of their votes. In California, Dick
Nixon is batting 1000. This November will be lucky seven.
And on November 6th, Dick Nixon will still be batting 1000.
It is my great privilege and honor to present to you Calif-
ornia's number one son, the next Governor of our state,
The Honorable Richard M. Nixon.
Leal!
RN INTRODUCTION -- (Non Political)
Our speaker tonight is the most successful public
man that California has ever produced. He has been a
Congressman, a United States Senator, and twice the
Vice President of the United States. He has earned the
gratitude of all his countrymen and his fellow Californians
for standing up to communism at home; for standing up to
a communist mob in South America, and for standing up to
Khrushchev in Moscow. It is a great pleasure and a high
privilege to present to you the Honorable Richard M. Nixon.
for
hold the others
BOB HALDEMAN
Paul Keyes - Steve Ness . Bud MacHelly
7-24-62
Bob Haldeman
RN Introductions
her RN Intro's.
A few attempts have been made at drafting
RN introductions to be used at both political and non-political
meetings.
Would you three please take a fling at this and
send me your own ideas?
INTER-OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Paul Keyes
Nixon for Governor
To:
BOB HALDEMAN
Date: March 19, 1962
From:
CHARLIE FARRINGTON
Subject:
SUGGESTED RN INTRODUCTIONS
Distribution:
file
Thus far, I have only had an opportunity to come up with
the attached four suggested introductions of RN which are
worth considering - and even considering these is ques-
tionable.
I will continue to work on this and, if possible, get them
a little shorter. On the basis of your memorandum, how-
ever -- no biography, not too flowery, etc. -- I am finding
it a little bit hard to say that RN is the man of greatest
stature in California public life today in more ways than
one.
J
D
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SUGGESTED RN INTRODUCTION
Our speaker tonight is known throughout the
world for his devotion to the cause of human freedom.
Our speaker tonight is known throughout America for his
service to the preservation of our constitutional form
of government through his opposition to paternalistic
programs emanating from the banks of the Potomac River in
Washington. Our speaker tonight is known throughout
California, his native State, as a courageous, articulate,
and decisive leader in the fight for progressive and
responsible government everywhere.
And I would remind you, too, at this time
when the whole free world stands in peril of the onslaught
of aethistic Communism, that our speaker is the man who,
fourteen years ago, was helping to put a Communist in jail
while most of today's self-styled anti-communist "experts"
were too busy making candy to be concerned with the evidence
of internal subversion.
It is a great pleasure and a high privilege
to present to you the former Vice President of the United
States -- RICHARD M. NIXON.
D
R
A
F
T
SUGGESTED RN INTRODUCTION
Among the world's best-known and most widely respected
public figures, there is one native Californian whose name
is carved indelibly in the hearts of freedom-loving people
everywhere.
In sixteen years of devoted service to his State and
Nation, he has demonstrated by performance, as well as by
promise, his competence, his sincerity, and his courageous
dedication to the task of giving responsible reality to
man's goal of individual dignity and the opportunity for
personal progress in the best traditions of human liberty.
We are indeed privileged to have as our guest the man
of highest stature in California public life today, the
former Vice President of the United States -- Richard M. Nixon.
D
R
A
F
T
SUGGESTED RN INTRODUCTION
I will not describe our guest tonight as a "great man."
Neither will I succumb to the simple expedient of calling
him a "statesman." These are characterizations best
reserved to historical evaluation -- or, at the very least,
to those who have concluded their major contributions to
the world and the times in which they live.
On the strength of his sixteen years of responsible and
constructive leadership for his State and Nation, it is, of
course, altogether fitting that this man should be called
"great" and that he should have a place among America's
finest statesmen. At the same time, however, because we
also know that his potential for outstanding public service
looms even larger for the years immediately ahead, we will
not presume so prematurely to confer these accolades upon
him.
California is richly blessed in all its assets. Foremost
among these today are the world-wide experience, the nation-
wide respect, and the state-wide dedication which is available
to us in the next Governor of California -- Richard M. Nixon.
D
R
A
F
T
SUGGESTED RN INTRODUCTION
(POLITICAL)
The issues in California's 1962 Election transcend partisan definition.
Indeed, because of the world-wide struggle currently being waged against human
freedom, the issues in this campaign, also, to a large extent, transcend even
national considerations.
Yet, if we are to solidify our forces in the fight to preserve liberty
anywhere on earth, we must be equally dedicated to the task of consolidating
those basic institutions in our own State and Nation which have contributed
to its strength and survival. Among these institutions, our two-party political
system shines forth as a beacon of hope and reassurance.
Our guest today has done much in his sixteen years of public life to
give meaning and reason to this system. He has carried the banner of the
Republican Party through storm and calm. Whatever the obstacles, and however
much lighter his burdens might have been if he had thrown it aside, he has
stood resolutely in support of our Party's belief in the principles of the
dignity of the individual and in those standards of government which permit
the greatest personal opportunity and progress for all citizens.
D
R
A
F
T
SUGGESTED RN INTRODUCTION
(POLITICAL)
Few men in the history of our Party have done as much to crystalize the
true spirit and processes of Republicanism as has our guest tonight. For the
past sixteen years he has served California and the Nation with unmatched
dedication, and his record in support of the principles of our free Republic
stands as a lasting monument to the wisdom of the people of California who,
on six different occasions, have affirmed overwhelming confidence in his
leadership.
In this year of 1962, we have the opportunity once again to bring his
decisive hand to the ever-challenging task of good government. As the man
of greatest stature in California public life today, he is also one of the
very small number of Americans whose name is virtually a household word in
every nation of the world.
No greater asset could be offered for the state-wide leadership so
essential to California's progress than the world-wide experience, the
nation-wide respect, and the personal competence, conviction, and character
of our next Governor -- Richard M. Nixon.
Bob Hal
(SUGGESTED INTRODUCTION OF RICHARD NIXON AT THE ANNUAL DINNER OF THE
NATIONAL LEGAL AID AND DEFENDER ASSOCIATION, August 2, 1962 --
PREPARED FOR WILLIAM TO GOSSETT AT THE REQUEST OF OSCAR A. TRIPPET)
Any introduction of the man whom it is my privilege to present
to you this evening might well be prefaced by the observation that
he really "needs no introduction."
Yet, a review of his distinguished career reveals that he has
achieved a unique position in the affairs of his State and Nation
which is deserving of the widest attention and tribute.
No stranger to the purposes of this organization, he participated
in the activities of the Bar Association of his home town of Whittier,
California, prior to the establishment of Legal Aid, by giving
representation to indigent defendants during his early years in
the practice of law.
Subsequently, after four years of service in the Navy during
World War II, he was elected to Congress in 1946 and 1948, and to
the Senate in 1950. In 1952, he was elected Vice President of the
United States and, for eight years in this office, demonstrated an
unprecedented capacity for leadership in all areas of governmental
responsibility -- foreign and domestic.
Chosen by his party as its nominee for President in 1960, he
was only barely defeated in the closest popular vote in history.
This year, the people of his home State of California may well find
the Nation's loss to have been their gain, for he is currently engaged
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in an all-out campaign for Governor of the State which, within a
few months, will have the largest population of any state in the
Country.
He is, without question, the Californian of highest stature
in public life today, and one of only a handful of Americans whose
name is virtually a household word in every country of the world.
We are truly fortunate to have as our speaker this evening
this outstanding leader -- a loyal son of California, a dedicated
American, a fighter for freedom on many fronts -- the Honorable
RICHARD M. NIXON!
July 18, 1962
Mr. Oscar A. Trippet
Trippet, Yoakum & Ballantyne
458 South Spring Street
Los Angeles 13, California
Dear Mr. Trippet:
As promised, I am enclosing suggested introductory
remarks for use by Mr. William T. Gossett in present-
ing Dick Nixon to the Annual Dinner of the National
Legal Aid and Defender Association on August 2.
Also enclosed is a more detailed biography in the
event you and/or Mr. Gossett care to expand or
otherwise revise this approach.
WIN WITH NIXON!
Charles Farrington, Jr.
INTER-OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Nixon for Governor
To:
Carter Barber
Date:
5-26-62
From:
Bob Haldeman
Subject:
Introduction Legal Aid & Defender Assoc. - 8/2/62
Distribution:
Carter:
Attached is Oscar Trippet's
letter to me and William Gossett's letter --
asking for specific information for his RN introduction.
Will you let me have the info
needed?
H
The specific data on RN's connection
with legal aid is need under, backed
up with the general biog for gossett
and Trippet
Carter
6/8
6/5/62
from Tom Bewley by telephone
at the time RN was practicing law in Whittier (1937-42) the Legal Aid
Society was not established in Los Angeles and vicinity. However,
defense for indigent defendants was undertaken by lawyers in Whittier
Committee at that time, and these cases were distributed through the
Whittier Bar Association. RN handled his share of these.
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TRIPPET, YOAK
RECEIVED
O. K. FOR FILING
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MAY 25.1982
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THE AMERICAN ROAD
DEARBORN, MICHIGAN
May 24, 1962
Dear Oscar:
Since I shall be introducing Nixon at
the Annual Dinner of the National Legal Aid and
Defender Association on August 2, I will need some
biographical information about him. Of course,
we are all generally familiar with his background,
but I need some specific information. Could you
get this for me from his representative in Los
Angeles? Among other things, I would like to know
whether he has had at any time, either at law
school or since, any connection with legal aid.
Also, it would be helpful to know what if anything
he or his advisors would like me to stress in
introducing him on that occasion.
All of the best to you!
Sincerely,
Bill
William T. Gossett
Oscar A. Trippet, Esq.
458 South Spring Street
Los Angeles, California
WTG/bg
TRIPPET, YOAKUM & BALLANTYNE
LAWYERS
458 SOUTH SPRING STREET
LOS ANGELES 13
OSCAR A. TRIPPET
FRANK B. YOAKUM, JR.
MADISON 4-4141
ROBERT B. BALLANTYNE
THOMAS H. CARVER
JOHN A. DUNDAS II
NEIL PAPIANO
THOMAS M. COMPARET
25 May, 1962
MR. H. R. HALDEMAN
Campaign Manager
Nixon for Governor
3908 Wilshire Boulevard
Los Angeles 5, California
Dear Bob:
Will you please prepare an answer to the
enclosed letter from Bill Gossett and return the letter
and answer to me SO that I can forward them to Bill.
Thanks a million.
Sincerely,
Oscar
Oscar A. Trippet
OAT:fh
encl.
cc: WILLIAM T. GOSSETT
Carter Barber
5-26-62
Bob Haldeman
Introduction - Legal Aid & Defender Assoc. - 8/2/62
Carter:
Attached is Oscar Trippet's
letter to me -- and William Gossett's letter --
asking for specific information for his RN introduction.
Will you let me have the info
needed?
and
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Lock.