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This file contains:
"A Look Back: Traveling in Nixon's Wake" in the Watsonville Register-Pajaronian. Not scanned. [Newspaper], 10/19/1962
Letter from Leonard Valuikas to Mr. Richard Nixon regarding his loss in the governorship election to Mr. Brown. 3 pages. [Letter], 11/11/1962
Progress Report on the General Campaign Organization. Includes a supplement to the progress report. 5 pages. [Report], 2/13/1962
"Nixon Goes for Broke" in the Reporter by Bruce Bliven. Not scanned. [Newspaper], 11/9/1961
Multiple newspaper clippings regarding Nixon's campaign. Articles not scanned. [Newspaper], n.d.
Newspaper clipping of the "Tower Ticker" with attached note regarding Governor Pat Brown and Nixon competition. 1 page. [Newspaper], 8/6/1962
Letter from Peter M. Flanigan to Robert E. Haldeman regarding the "mystery of the $2,500." Includes personal note from Haldeman. 2 pages. [Letter], 4/18/1962
"Nixon Summons California G.O.P.: Goal Is an Organization for '62 and '64 Campaigns" by Gladwin Hill. 1 page. [Newspaper], 7/3/2016
"Shell Takes a Flying Leap at Brown's Chair" by Robert Blanchard, Times Sacramento Bureau Chief. Article not scanned. [Newspaper], 11/14/2016
"A Look at Nixon's Campaign Aide" by Ruth Montgomery, S.F. Examiner. 1 page. [Newspaper], 11/17/1961
"Nixon Hits Brown's Political Tactics" by Henry Love and "Nixon Tells Youth Role in Nation." Articles not scanned. [Newspaper], 5/11/1962
Hoffa-Teamster Endorsement of Brown - Remarks of Richard Nixon at Reception at Home of George Foreman, Arcadia. 1 page. [Other Document], 5/11/1962
Memo to Richard Nixon from "DH" re: requested information regarding elections around the nation. 8 pages. [Memo], 12/26/1962
Newspaper clippings regarding Nixon's campaign. Clippings not scanned. [Newspaper], 11/1/1961
misc. page regarding reform Democrats in New York City. 1 page. [Other Document], n.d.
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This file contains:
"A Look Back: Traveling in Nixon's Wake" in the Watsonville Register-Pajaronian. Not scanned. [Newspaper], 10/19/1962
Letter from Leonard Valuikas to Mr. Richard Nixon regarding his loss in the governorship election to Mr. Brown. 3 pages. [Letter], 11/11/1962
Progress Report on the General Campaign Organization. Includes a supplement to the progress report. 5 pages. [Report], 2/13/1962
"Nixon Goes for Broke" in the Reporter by Bruce Bliven. Not scanned. [Newspaper], 11/9/1961
Multiple newspaper clippings regarding Nixon's campaign. Articles not scanned. [Newspaper], n.d.
Newspaper clipping of the "Tower Ticker" with attached note regarding Governor Pat Brown and Nixon competition. 1 page. [Newspaper], 8/6/1962
Letter from Peter M. Flanigan to Robert E. Haldeman regarding the "mystery of the $2,500." Includes personal note from Haldeman. 2 pages. [Letter], 4/18/1962
"Nixon Summons California G.O.P.: Goal Is an Organization for '62 and '64 Campaigns" by Gladwin Hill. 1 page. [Newspaper], 7/3/2016
"Shell Takes a Flying Leap at Brown's Chair" by Robert Blanchard, Times Sacramento Bureau Chief. Article not scanned. [Newspaper], 11/14/2016
"A Look at Nixon's Campaign Aide" by Ruth Montgomery, S.F. Examiner. 1 page. [Newspaper], 11/17/1961
"Nixon Hits Brown's Political Tactics" by Henry Love and "Nixon Tells Youth Role in Nation." Articles not scanned. [Newspaper], 5/11/1962
Hoffa-Teamster Endorsement of Brown - Remarks of Richard Nixon at Reception at Home of George Foreman, Arcadia. 1 page. [Other Document], 5/11/1962
Memo to Richard Nixon from "DH" re: requested information regarding elections around the nation. 8 pages. [Memo], 12/26/1962
Newspaper clippings regarding Nixon's campaign. Clippings not scanned. [Newspaper], 11/1/1961
misc. page regarding reform Democrats in New York City. 1 page. [Other Document], n.d.
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Richard Nixon Presidential Library
White House Special Files Collection
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Document Description
64
6
10/19/1962
Newspaper
"A Look Back: Traveling in Nixon's Wake"
in the Watsonville Register-Pajaronian. Not
scanned.
64
6
11/11/1962
Letter
Letter from Leonard Valuikas to Mr. Richard
Nixon regarding his loss in the governorship
election to Mr. Brown. 3 pages.
64
6
02/13/1962
Report
Progress Report on the General Campaign
Organization. Includes a supplement to the
progress report. 5 pages.
64
6
11/09/1961
Newspaper
"Nixon Goes for Broke" in the Reporter by
Bruce Bliven. Not scanned.
64
6
n.d.
Newspaper
Multiple newspaper clippings regarding
Nixon's campaign. Articles not scanned.
64
6
08/06/1962
Newspaper
Newspaper clipping of the "Tower Ticker"
with attached note regarding Governor Pat
Brown and Nixon competition. 1 page.
Monday, October 01, 2007
Page 1 of 3
Box Number Folder Number Document Date
Document Type
Document Description
64
6
04/18/1962
Letter
Letter from Peter M. Flanigan to Robert E.
Haldeman regarding the "mystery of the
$2,500." Includes personal note from
Haldeman. 2 pages.
64
6
07/03
Newspaper
"Nixon Summons California G.O.P.: Goal Is
an Organization for '62 and '64 Campaigns"
by Gladwin Hill. 1 page.
64
6
11/14
Newspaper
"Shell Takes a Flying Leap at Brown's Chair"
by Robert Blanchard, Times Sacramento
Bureau Chief. Article not scanned.
64
6
11/17/1961
Newspaper
"A Look at Nixon's Campaign Aide" by Ruth
Montgomery, S.F. Examiner. 1 page.
64
6
05/11/1962
Newspaper
"Nixon Hits Brown's Political Tactics" by
Henry Love and "Nixon Tells Youth Role in
Nation." Articles not scanned.
64
6
05/11/1962
Other Document
Hoffa-Teamster Endorsement of Brown -
Remarks of Richard Nixon at Reception at
Home of George Foreman, Arcadia. 1 page.
64
6
12/26/1962
Memo
Memo to Richard Nixon from "DH" re:
requested information regarding elections
around the nation. 8 pages.
Monday, October 01, 2007
Page 2 of 3
Box Number Folder Number Document Date
Document Type
Document Description
64
6
11/1961
Newspaper
Newspaper clippings regarding Nixon's
campaign. Clippings not scanned.
64
6
n.d.
Other Document
misc. page regarding reform Democrats in
New York City. 1 page.
Monday, October 01, 2007
Page 3 of 3
Copy
902 West 3'rth Street
Los Angeles 7, California
Los Angeles, November 11, 1962
Mr. Richard M. Nimm
1035 Pacific Mutual Building
523 West 6th Street
Los Angeles 14, California
Dear Dicks
I felt as bad as you did on November 7th. I have
been a staunch supporter of you since 1952 when
I came to California. Without any question what-
ever. you were better qualified for the presiden-
By of our country in 1960 than Mr. Kennedy, and
you were better qualified for the governorship
of California than Mr. Brown this year. What were
the main reasons for the loss of both elections?
Two days after this year's elections I net a num-
ber of volunteer workers who really worked hard
for you and other Republican candidates. Among
other things, of course, we talked for a while
about your loss of the governorahly of California.
Our conclusions were as follows: Mr. Nixon lost
this year's elections ( as he did two years age )
because he the labor and the minorities
( negroes and nationalities 1.
I am in no position to say much about the labor.
One thing that I know is that Dick and his staff
really peglected the nationalities. The nationalities
were in position to put you, Dick, in the White
House in 1960, and this time to send you to Sacramen-
to as Governor of California. You just had to give
a little more cooperation, you had to show a little
more interest in these people. As you know, approxi-
mately 20 - 25% of all the votes ( about 2% in Ca-
lifernia ) come from the nationality groups. These
people cannot be ignored or neglected if one wants
to have them on his side.
I am not saying these things to hurt your feelings.
I am very much interested in build-up and strengthen-
ing of the GOP. I hope that more of our Party's
leaders will see the light and do something concrete
about it.
Mr. Richard Mo Nixon
November 11, 1962 - Page Two
During the period of 1952 - 1960, I had given
you tens of opportunities to appear before
various nationalities' gatherings. Each and
every time you just were "too busy" to meet
these people. In 1960 we begged your "Mr. Nimn,
give us at least some five or ten minutes of
your time. We want to take some pictures with
nationality leaders for all our newspapers and
magazines. # You did not give us one single minute
of your time during your campaign in California
in 1960. It came 1961 and 1962, I told Bob ( Mr.
Haldeman ) and I wrote you, urging not to repeat
the same errors and mistakes that were done in
1960. All my suggestions and recommendations were
ignored almost completely. Your campaign staff
people thought that they knew all the answers.
There vas not one single soul from the nations-
lities on your empaign staff; the strategy
committee never consulted anyone from the nationa-
lities; the schedule committee ignored completely
our recommendations. After a long fight and a
great pressure by us. the campaign management
agreed that you would meet leaders from various
nationality groups on October 24th. Your staff
people were pushing us around during this get-
together with you. They told us that you did not
want to meet more than two from each and every
group, ( Some of the groups had more than two
representatives. ) I gave an ultimation to one
of your boys. I told hims ither Diek meets all
of us or there will be no get-together with him
at all." Finally, you met all of us ( representatives
from some twenty nationality groups - some seventy
individuals all together and this meeting lasted
for some 8 - 10 minutes. All the time vas spent
for taking pictures. Only one print was made
for each group. Almost all groups needed more than
one print for their newspapers. We begged for
more prints but we could not get any additional
ones,
These are just some of the facts. There were many
more shortcomings. Several times I mentioned
these and similar shorteonings of your compaign
in my letters to you and Bob. So, you should have
been mare of these facts.
In your "last press conference" on November 7th
you told the American people that members of your
campaign staff are "magnificent people." I would
Mr. Richard Me Nimm
November 11, 1962 - Page Three
say only some of them. I have a great admiration
for you. I fimily believe that you are a very
honest men, a very able man and a great American
but you lacked some good advice from your associa-
tes. Some of them thought that they had all the
answers to all the questions, and we could not
reached you with our suggestions and recomendations
through this so-called "Iron curtain" of some of
your advisers. In my opinion, nobody also but they
ruined you as far as the political life is concerned.
You indicated several days ago that you would
take a long vacation from polities. But VII cannot
do that! WB MUST 00 AHEAD AND MAKE THIS PARTY OF
OURS AS A MAJORITY PARTY NOT ONLY IN CALIFORNIA
BUT ALSO THROUGHOUT OUR NATION.
I shall mail copies of this letter to some of our
Party's functionaries. I hope that they will find
enough time to read it and do something in this
particular area that vas neglected until now by
the GOP and you, Dick.
What should VO do about the nationalities? Can
we win these people for the GOP?
Following are my recommendations for the future
action in this particular fields
Bob:
1. The Republican National Committee should get
inmediately an expert ( or several experts )
in this field and to prepare a two-year master
You were in a position
nlan for strengthening of the GOP movement
among the nationality people throughout the country.
this time to send
2. The same thing should be done by the Los Angeles
Disk to facramento
County Central Committee as well as State Central
Cormittee.
bat you did ask
3. The Republican National Committee, the Los Ange-
want to lusten to us,
les County Central Committee and the State Cen-
tral Committee should have experts ( at least
you drd wh give
one each ) working full time in this particular
field from NOW until the election day in 1964.
enough cooperation
You, people, were
with kindest personal regards,
Sincerely
speati mg the 1960
Bronard
errors & wis takes
Leonard Valiukas
R.
File Copy
RN
2-13-62
DW
Bob Haldeman
Progress Report
GENERAL CAMPAIGN ORGANIZATION
- Northern California Chairman - A. Downey Orrick
- Northern California Finance Chairmen - Paul Davies and Art Dolan
- Executive Committee, Steering Committee and Operating Com-
mittee all appointed and active generally on weekly
meeting basis.
- WIN Program - under way with Bob Steel directing.
- Area Chairmen - appointed and active in all 8 areas.
- County Chairmen - appointed for 25 of the 48 Counties per
attached list; balance will be completed by end of Feb.
- County Finance Chairmen and General Steering Committees being
set up immediately after appointment of County Chairmen.
- Southern California Chairman - H. C. (Chad) McClellan
- Southern California Finance Chairman - Maurice Stans
- Executive Committee and Steering Committee appointed and
meeting weekly.
- WIN Program being developed under staff director, Norton Norris.
con't.
RN
2-13-62
Bob Haldeman
Progress Report - page 2.
- County Chairmen - appointed for 2 of 8 Counties per attached
list; balance will be appointed by end of month.
- County Finance Chairmen and General Steering Committees being
set up immediately after appointment of County Chairmen.
Task Forces
- selected for Water, Agriculture and Education, and are developing
programs in these areas. Balance of basic Task Forces
to be completed by March 15th.
Committees for which leadership now organized include:
Veterans
Farmers
Doctors
Lawyers
Sportsmen
Podiatrists
Veterinarians
College organization
- specific announcements to be made over next 4 weeks.
con't.
RN
2-13-62
Bob Haldeman
Progress Report - page 3.
Nixon-for-Governor Statewide Committee
- Membership and support pledges now total approximately 30,000.
- Mailing to entire group goes out this week with membership cards and
pins and material for each member to use in signing up
25 additional members. This program to be actively
expanded in the next two months. Membership based upon
$1.00 contribution with special card and pia for each
member securing 25 additional members.
Basic Headquarters organization and staffing now completed and all
scheduled programs under way.
- Field organisation program, including registration drive, Republican
canvass and Precinct organization now under way in all
Counties where Chairman has been announced -- under
direction of Headquarters staff, John Kalmbach, Field Director.
- Additional programs to get under way between now and March 15th:
- Study group program on neighborhood basis for
utilization of top level volunteers;
con't.
RN
2-13-62
Bob Haldeman
Progress Report - page 4.
- Election Board training program for male volunteers;
- Speakers Bureau;
- Possible unique telephone recruitment and fund-raising
program for tapping presently inactive
volunteer sources.
Newsletter and accompanying material being mailed to full list this week.
Legislative liaison established with Howard Thelin: Congressional liaison
established through Bob Haldeman.
County Chairmen and GOP organization liaison to be developed by
Yvonne Smith.
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA - NIXON COUNTY CHAIRMEN
(appointments as of 2-13-62)
County
Chairman
Alameda
Robert McKeen
Amador
Mrs. Herman Rauh
Alpine
Stuart Merrill
Calaveras
Theodore Kravitz
Colusa
George Lodi
Contra Costa
Mrs. Ruth Jacobus (Co-Chairman)
El Dorado
Swift Berry
Fresno
Don Franson
Glenn
Chester W. Walker
Lake
Edward Robey
Mariposa
Tom McSwain
Mendocino
W.K. (Bill) Williams
Monterey
Frank Reiser
Placer
Dr. Nicholas Bailey
Solano
E. Ray Crabtree
San Benito
George Anderson
San Francisco
Alan Nichols
San Joaquin
Robert M. Eberhardt
San Mateo
Eugene J. Brenner
Santa Crus
Charles Watkins
Siskiyou
Rod Baumbach, Jr.
Stanislaus
Dr. Grant Bare
Sutter
Tom Miller
Tuolumne
Ray T. Edwards
Yuba
Dr. Robert Hall
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA - NIXON COUNTY CHAIRMEN
(appointments as of 2-13-62)
Orange
Walter Schmid
San Diego
Admiral Leslie Gehres
RN
2-13-62
Bob Haldeman
Supplement to Progress Report
Several other activities are under way, but not for public release:
- Key Program, involving complete network Statewide on County basis
of volunteers to handle letters to editors, publishers,
broadcasters etc; monitering activity by volunteers
back-stopped by staff for all key TV newscasts.
- Public Relations Advisory Board - meeting weekly, includes
Dick Moore, Ted Braun, Kai Jorgensen, Bob Finch,
Herb Klein, Charlie Farrington and Bob Haldeman.
- Strategy Committee - still to be set up.
- Valley Knudsen and her women's activity program will be launched
immediately following the February 21st luncheon.
TIGER HALDEMAN
1- PAGE 18 ,Aug 68 1962 -
CHI
TOWER TICKER
T
HE MORNING LYON-UP: Gov. Pat Brown of Cal. dashed
off a note to a Chicago pal that wound up with, "This
Nixon bunch is the toughest political opposition I've ever
come across."
detachelform letter
from a Chicago cones po dent
Bob -
- still want to hold up ack. --
for picture?
BOB HALDEMAN
46 William Street
NewYork 5
holdfor pic
April 18, 1962
ock
Mr. Robert E. Haldeman
c/o Richard M. Nixon
1035 Pacific Mutual Building
523 West Sixth Street
Los Angeles 14, California
Dear Bob:
I have finally solved the mystery of the
$2,500. You will remember that Bill Shay had the
money. He works for Jack Wrather, who is a member
of Dick's Businessmens Committee. I believe you
will find a check from Shay, delivered through
Wrather, for $1,500. Wrather suggested to Shay
that he hold up on the other $1,000 for a while.
I told Shay yesterday that he ought to give the
remaining $1,000 now, which he agreed to do through
Wrather when the latter returns next week.
If for some reason you cannot find a
check already in for $1,500, and do not get another
one for $1,000 within the next couple of weeks,
let me know and I will call again.
I went to Bachrach last week to get new
pictures worthy of your flattering request. I
am debating whether I should send the results of
that effort or instead, the shot of Nixon lecturing
me on campaign strategy.
Love to Jo and the kids.
Tele
Yours,
Peter M. Flanigan
Mr. Nixon has been trying to
NIXON SUMMONS
strengthen the state organiza-
Runs Local Trams
tion. first through fund-ralaing
Mr. Finch is the quarterback
for wind? sugmentalion and BPC-
NIXON SUMMONS
CALIFORNIA G.O.P.
ondiv by flushing our the mean-
who, on Mr. Nixon's political
forgys about the country sum.
becaup
Two - TOUT scheduled $100
mons into Nation one echelon
CALIFORNIA G.O.P.
plate dinners have violded
after another of A "team" of MR-
Continued From Page 1, Col. 81
money to help thatall Fred Haf.
paid but faithful political tech.
nicians.
utsite to any pretentions of
ner, recruited from the public
Herbert G Klein forme: press
relations field, 75 an executive
party leadership or candidary
secretary. intermittently leaves
Goal Is an Organization for
director.
171 the 1961 national campaign
his Ban Diego newspaper job to
On membership two Los Art.
help out H Robert Haldeman.
'62 and '64 Campaigns
Springboard IN Amorphons
geles lawyers, Richard St. John
of the J. Walter Thompson Art.
The 48-year-ord Quaker law-
and Charles Bakaly have set
vertising Agrlicy is usually in
yer contrents these arenda
about, at Mr. Nixon's instign
action on advance-man work
By GLADWIN HILL
from about as smorphous an
tion, to revive the unposing 1060
Spotted across the country
Special to The New York Times
campaign state network of
are "alumni" who pitch in on
LOS ANGELES, July 3 A
organizational springboxed as
Vixon cluhs AS "Republican
Tall sorts of Incul-Arrangements
swarm of California Republican
MYPT supported R politician of
chins."
and eyes-and-ears chores
leaders will converge on West
him prominence.
In this and other strategic
Charles McWhorter 8 New
Les Angeles next week for a
This is due party to preuliart-
groundwork Mr Nixon has had
York lawyer for American Tele.
Ues of California politics, partly
assistance from his original no.
phone and Telegraph. escorts
conference with Richard M.
to Mr Nixon's personal lean-
litical mentor, Murray Chotine
Mr. Nixon to the recent Eisen
Nixon They will meet at the
'ng's toward lone-wolf opera-
the lawyer who was forced from
hower dinner III Hershey, Pa
temporary home the former
Lions
campaign-managing onto the
Ned Sullivan 1 Yunkers nat
Vice President has tented
The state's political evolution
sidelines in mid-1956 In an Influ-
estate man, LOOK nim from there
among those of movie execus
stressing nonpartisanship and
ence-pedding numpus.
bipartisanship has largely elim.
lives.
Mr Chotiner is on the Repub-
inated patronage and political
lican state executive commit
The group will include state
machines. Party organizations
tee and the collaboration has
organization chiefs, state legis.
are divided by law 2010 un-
been quietly revived since Mr
lative and Congressional tig-
coordinated segments. Voter
Nixon's return here last Febru-
ures, and leaders of the party's
allegiances are undependable.
back to an appearance in New
ary.
Consequently any political
York
several volunteer organizations.
aspirants is essentially a one-
Has Small Personal Staff
Everett Hart R New York
The purpose of the meeting.
man show, boistered mainly by
In his day-to-day operations
advertising man. is shother of
called for July 11 by Mr. Nixon,
pick-up teams of personal
Mr Nixon's organization" con.
The Irregillars IN inctional
is to attempt to till an organiza.
cronies in his bids for electoral
siste first of a small personal
There 1. Sherman Unger R
tion vacillim surrounding the
support.
staff. and secondly of a curious
lawyer In Charage Name- C
IL was on this basis that Mr
'nation-wide network of long-)
Worthy il store prosident of
0 0. P.'s titular leader and the
Nixon came out of nowhere In
time airles most comparable to
Sears Rochurk its Statile John
nation's livest out-of-office po-
1946 to begin his rocket-IIke
Sherlock Holmes "Baker Street
Erischman a awyes
Plical figure
rise. It is targely on this basis
Irregulare," the ninners who
The irregulare gre: no more
To maintain his national
In spite of eight years as White
materialized magically when
than rembursement of their 11%-
standing it is generally agreed,
House second-man that be
there were specialized chores to
peases somet not eventhat
faces 1962 and 1064
be done
Their mote 111011 % Nixon in
the 1960 Republican Presiden-
Malling List Organization
His law office staff In hearled
Limate hazarded is A mixture
Usl candidate must either run
by his long-time personal secre-
of belief 13 Mr. X con's and the
for Governor next year or
"Nationally." 8 man lose to
tary Rose Mary Woods chief
party political (uture an in
master-mind an impressive Re-
past Nixon operations remarked
buffer between Lhe bass and
terest it making renterts Dell.
publican assault on the second-
last week. "there is nothing but
the outside world
lical business or both, and in
term designs of Democratic
a lot of mailing lists that could
A small separate "poNtical of.
NOME cases. Irtendship.
Gov. Edmund G Brown.
be resurrected to give semblance
fice." underwritten by the state
This is considered a prereq-
to any organization.
party organization is managed
On the state level Mr.
by his former Washington car-
Continued on Page 11, Calumn 4
Nixon's main implement is a
respondence secretary, Lois
rather wesk and fragmented
Gaunt James Golden, a fornier
underdog party organization
Secret Service man who at first
leaning on him as a rallying
helped Mr. Nixon in such things
point about as much As he can
as travel arrangements, has left
lean on It.
his employ
ILs chairman John Krehblel
Heading the Irregulars and
R Los Angeles insurance man.
serving informally ag Mr. Nix-
and the national committeeman
on's chief Intermediary is his
Joseph Martin Jr., a San Fran.
former administrative assistant
cisco lawyer, are known 05 de-
and campaign chief, Robert ET
pendable Nixon collaborators
Finch a Los Angeles lawyer and
But the Los Angeles County or
savings-and-loan executive
ganization, "the tail that wags
"Ask Finch what Nixon
the dog." is hearted by Julius
thinks about so-and-sn has
(Jud) Leetham an energette
come the watchword Among
and personable lawyer who
politicians.
while not anti-Nixon, was not
Mr. Nixon's choice for the job
Both the state Legislative and
Congressional contingents
preoccupied with their individ-
unl constituencie and seats
perforce are strong for Mr
Nixon as party standard-bearer
But they like F number of party
functionaries. have been recur-
rently exasperated by his per-
FRIDAY
CC*
S.H. Examiner- NOVEMBER 17, 1961
Ruth Montgomery
A Look at Nixon's
Campaign Aide
ASHINGTON Repub-
ediv complaining that they
Hean politicoes are
could no', even get through
cocking ao eyebrow at the
to the candidate
announce ment that former
Vice President Richard M
Haldeman drew a large
share of the blame One
Niron has appointed Rob-
prominent state hairman
ent Haideman as his giber
put it this way: "That last
natorial campaign manager
campaign was the most
Halleman, a youthful
stupid 1 have ever seen
Madison Avenue buckster.
Haldeman sent in droves of
directed field operations
young kids to schedule
for the Nexon-tor-President
meetings all around me.
campaign, and in SO doing
without even informing me
managed in excite the
of i' They stripped the
wiath of practically every
party leaders of all dignity
top GOP Senator and state
and prestige. I was 00
chriman
humiliated and embar-
It IS not news that the
rassed that Falmost lost iny
policical pros were furious
self-respect.
with Dick Nixon Curing the
Sometime after Presi-
cleane weeks of last fall
dem Kennedy's maugura-
campaign. Such longtime
non, this COP state chair- ..
man wrote a letter to Nixon
Nixon supporters as Sena-
stating that be expected to
for Styles Bridges and
be in Los Angeles on a
Postmaster General Arthur
given date. To his surprise
E. Summerfield were heat.
be received a warm reply.
saying that Nixon would
like to see him.
on arriving in Los An
geles he telephoned Nixon's
office. expecting 10 get the
reneround to which he had
become accustomed during
the camp Instead.
Nixon's long-time gml Fri-
day, Rose Woods. told num
he was expected. and please
to come right over.
In reminiscing about the
incident. the politico con-
fessed. i pu: the phone
down and said to mysclf:
The got RIV self-respect
back, so in h-- with it.'
I didn't show up for the at a
pointment
Such bitterness 13 fairly
widespread in the party.
The cut is so deep with the
top professionals that there
IS Little likelihood 01 Nixon
being given the nod for the
presidential nomination in
1964.
Certainly the news that
Haldeman has taken over
the top spot formerly held
by Bob Finch will not help
him with GOP out-of-state
leaders.
HOFFA-TEAMSTER ENDORSEMENT OF BROWN
REMARKS OF RICHARD NIXON
AT RECEPTION AT HOME OF
GEORGE FOREMAN, ARCADIA
FRIDAY, MAY 11, 1962
I am shocked that Pat Brown has in effect now charged
President Kennedy with using "smear" tactics in his
1960 primary campaign. Brown owes an immediate apology
to the President of the United States.
When I commented on Brown's receiving the Hoffa-Teamster
endorsement, I used John Kennedy's exact words in exactly
the same context.
Brown's stable of 51 tax supported press agents should
have reminded him that Kennedy made the same statement
about Hubert Humphrey when Humphrey received the Hoffa-
Teamster endorsement in the West Virginia primary two
years ago. Why did not Brown charge "smear" then?
Brown should know, as President Kennedy knows, and I
know, that Hoffa is the political dictator of the con-
trolling clique of the Teamsters Union. Brown should
also know this because he had the Hoffa-Teamster endorse-
ment 4 years ago.
A
Haldeman
MEMO
TO:
RN
FROM: DH
December 26, 1962
The following is a summary of the elections around the
nation which you requested.
The '62 mid-term voting was the heaviest it has been in
thirty years. Approximately 47% of the potential voters went
to the polls. 1958 (the third heaviest voting) had a turnout
of 43.4%
SENATE RESULTS
There were 39 senatorial contests in 1962. Democrate
were victorious in 25, giving them a net gain of 4 seats.
Democratic gains were made in the following states:
Connecticut
Ribicoff
51.3%
Seeley-Brown
48.7%
Indiana
Bayb
50.3%
Capehart
49.7%
Maryland
Brewster
62.2%
Miller
37.8%
New Hampshire
McIntyre
52.3%
Bass
47.7%
South Dakota
McGovern
50.1%
Bottum
49.9%
Wisconsin
Nelson
52.7%
Wiley
47.3%
Republicans picked up previously held Democratic seats in
Colorado,and Wyoming.
Colorado
Dominick
54.0%
Carroll
46.0%
Wyoming
Simpson
57.6%
Hickey
42.4%
The following states now have both Republican senators:
Colorado, Delaware, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Nebraska, New York
and Vermont.
The Republican seniority now belongs to Aiken. Wiley
was defeated in a contest in which his advanced age was one
of the major issues.
Senator Hill of Alabama was nearly unseated by James D.
Mastin who received 49.1% of the vote. Martin is an outspoken
conservative and his showing against Hill may signal a warning
to Southern "liberals" in Congress.
Ribicoff won by only 27,000 votes, far below his record
majority of 246,000 when he won the governorship in 1958.
Senator Morton won a surprisingly big victory over Wilson
Wyatt with Morton receiving 52.6% of the votes.
In Massachusetts, Kennedy's victory was surprising only
by its size (55.6%, Lodge 42.0% and Hughes 2.4%).
In New Hampshire, McIntyre capitalized on a bitter Repu-
blican Party split and upset Perkins Bass for the remaining
four years of Styles Bridges' seat. Senator Cotton, at the
same time, won an easy re-election in spite of the party split.
The incumbent Senator (interim appointee), Maurice J. Murphy,
JI. was defeated in the State Primary.
In New York, Javits' vote was an 889,000 triumph over
Donovan, who was regarded as a totally colorless campaigner.
In Pennsylvania, Senator Clark survived the Republican
sweep by defenting Van Zandt 51.3% to 48.7%.
In South Carolina, Senator Olin Johnsten defeated news-
paperman William W. Workman, Jr., although Workman set a
record for a state-level Republican candidate by receiving
42.6% of the vote.
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In Utah, Senator Bennett defeated Representative David
King by getting 52.4% of the vote over his Administration-
supported opponent.
Two former Senators will be members of the House of
Representatives in the 88th Congress. They are Claude Pepper
who was defeated in 1950 by Smathers and unsuccessfully sought
nomination in the Senate in 1958. He represents Florida's
new Third District, Northern Dade County. The other is
Representative Alton Asa Lennon of North Carolina who was
an appointive member of the Senate from 1953 to 1954. He
has served in the House, representing the Seventh District,
since 1956.
GOVERNORS
The lineup of Governors prior to the '62 elections was:
Democrats, 34, Republicans, 16. There were 35 gubernatorial
elections in 1962. Democrats won in 20 of these. Republicans
won or were leading in 15. The outcome of the Minnesota race
between Ralvaag and Anderson has undergone one recount, which
gave the election to Anderson by approximately 30 votes. It
is now undergoing a second recount.
The second closest race was in Rhode Island where Repub-
lican Governor Chaffey retained the governorship by 398 votes.
The Republican successes in Pennsylvania, Ohio and
Michigan are thought to be highly significant in the '64
elections. These three states rank third, fourth (tied with
Illinois) and seventh in the number of electoral votes, with
a total of 76 in all.
In January, there will be Republican governors in two
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or three states with Democratic Senators over 70 (Arizona
and Ohio), and there are no Republican Senators over 70 in
states that have Democratic governors.
In New York, Rockefaller's less impressive victory may
have further ramifications as a result of more cameful study.
One thing contributing to the lack of impressiveness of his
win is the fact that the upstate Tamney Hall people did not
campaign actively for Morganthau in order to weaken Wagner's
control of the party.
Rockefeller ran last among Republican winners on the
state-wide ticket. The Conservative Party candidate, David
H. Jaquith, received 119,000 votes, again reducing Rocksfeller's
plurality. Rockefeller received 54.3% of the votes and
Morganthau 45.7%.
In Pennsylvania, Scranton carried the Republicans into
control of both houses of legislature, giving the state its
first one-party government since 1953. His victory was by
55.5% of the vote, over Dilworth's 44.5%.
In Ohio, Disalle waged an unusually vigorous campaign,
but was beaten by Republican State Auditor James Rhodes by
555,000 votes (Rhodes received 58.9% of the vote).
In Michigan, Romney's plurality was 78,000 votes or
51.4%. His victory ended 14 years of Democratic administra-
tion. The campaign was waged primarily on an attack against
Swainson as being representative only of a single special
interest group - organized labor.
In Massachusetts, Governor Volpe was defeated by 3,000
votes when Endicott Peabody won by 50.1%.
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the Oklahoma, a Democratic split and grassroot Republican
organization carried Henry Bellmon to a Republican victory
by 76,000 votes over W. P. Atkinson. Bellmon becomes the
first Republican Governor since Oklahoma became a state in
1907.
In Texas, former Secretary of Navy, John Connally staved
off Jack Cox's determined bid with Cox seeking to picture
Connally as a stooge of Lyndon Johnson.
In summary, the Democrats upset Republican incumbents
in Massachusetts, Iowa, New Mexico, Vermont and Hawaii.
Massachusetts
Peabody
50.1%
Volpe
49.9%
Iowa
Hughes
52.4%
Erbe
47.6%
New Mexico
Campbell
53.0%
Mechem
47.0%
Hawaii
Burns
58.3%
Quinn
41.7%
Vermont
Hoff
50.1%
Keyser
49.9%
In New Hampshire, Democrat King received 58.1% while
Pillsbury got 41.9%, a result of a party feud within the New
Hampshire Republican Party.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Prior to the '62 elections, Democrats held 263 seats and
Republicans 174. As a result of the 1962 elections, the
Democrats have 259 seats and the Republicans 176.
Republican leaders had, prior to the elections, expressed
a hope to gain 44 additional seats, which was the number
necessary to take control. Privately they were saying that
they expected to pick up 10 to 20 seats.
Sixty-five members of the new Congress will be newcomers,
35 Democrats and 30 Republicans.
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There were 4 Birchers who lost in the election, Hiestand,
Rousselot, Richardson and six-term Representative Walter
Rogers (Democrat, Texas) but Robers was defeated by anbeher
Bircher, Jack Seale (Mayor of Amarillo).
The Democratic party made its most important gains in the
West with strong results showing in California from the Demo-
cratic gerrymander. Gerrymandering in other states misfired
or backfired. Republicans failed to make any new gains in
New York due to a gerrymander which they hoped would net them
four new seats. The gerrymander in North Carolina backfired
completely, giving the Republicans two seats instead of re-
tiring the single Republican as it hoped to do. Gerrgmander-
ing in West Virginia also failed to defeat the State's single
Republican Member.
The new lineup in the Congress is, of course, primarily
important for the effect it will have on the Administration's
program. of 69 Members leaving the House because of election
defent, primary defeat, retirement or resignation (40 Democrats
and 29 Republicans) Kennedy's supporters on key issues could be
classified as follows:
Hardcore Kennedy Supporters
14
Generally support Kennedy Programs 11
Sometimes supportitiennedy Programs 4
Generally or always oppose Kennedy 40
of the 67 new Members who will enter the House in January,
(36 Democrats and 31 Republicans), Kennedy supporters may be
classified as follows:
Hard-core Kennedy support expected 24
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General support of Kennedy expected
3
Partial support of Kennedy expected
2
General or total opposition expected
38
These figures would show a net gain of 10 in hard-core supporters
and a net loss of 2 opposition Members. However, when applied
to special issues the lineup for the Administration does not
look spectacular:
Rules Committee: The President lost 33 Members who
backed him on enlargement of the Rules Committee during the
87th Congress. He gains 27 new supporters for his program
in the new Congress, this is a net loss of 6. The proposal
carried in 1961 by a vote of 217 to 212, and a switch of
three votes would have reversed the obtcome. This will be
a touch and go issue an the new Congress.
School Aid, The President lost 22 Members who backed
him on the 1961 school bill. He picked up 27 supporters,
making a hypothetical gain of 5 Members on this issue, but it
would take 37 votes to switch the outcome of the Roll Call on
the bill in 1961.
Tax: The President loses 34 Members who supported passage
of his tax bill in 1962. The pickup of 27 new supporters
means a hypothetical loss of 1 on this issue, but it would have
taken 12 votes to defeat the bill in 1962.
Urban Affairs: The President needed $8 switched votes
to give him an Urban Affairs Department. He lost 20 supporters
of the proposal and with the 27 new supporters, he has a net gain
of 7 supporters - far short of what he needs.
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Farm Bill: The President lost 35 members who backed him
on the first farm bill which died on a 215 to 205 Roll Call.
The new projectionsof 27 supporters would mean that the same
bill would lose by a wider margin.
FERTHER COMMENTS ON THE NEW YORK ELECTION
The Depocratic Party, so seriously split over the Wagner
stature as state leader, conducted an all-out campaign only
for Arthur Levitt, Wagner's opponent for Mayor in 1961.
Levitt won by 800,000 votes.
Rockefeller faces continued harassment from the Conservative
Party which received more than 50,000 votes, (the legal re-
quirement) and is now guaranteed ballot status until the guber-
natorial elections in 1966. They are expected to intervene in
the presidential, municipal and gubernatorial elections by
threatening to place independent candidates in the field or to
support Republican as well as Democratic candidates who accept
features of their ultra-right program.
Rockefeller did, however, pick up back-handed support
of the Central Labor Union who decided to endorse no candidates
in 1962. meviously they had always endorsed the Democratic
ticket, and Harry Van Aradale, president of Central Labor
Union, threw his support to Rockefeller. This change was in
large part due to Wagner's earlier fumbling of the minimum
wage problem and other labor issues, including the teacher
strike and later the strike of hospital workers. Rockefeller
moved at this time to garner support from both.
There was a considerable amount of urging prior to the
Democratic Convention which nominated Morgenthau for Wagner
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to oppose Rochefeller. As things turned out, he probably acted
very shrewdly in not doing it. The reform Democrats were
obviously not in complete control of the situation in New York
City, was further hampered by Eleanor Roosevelt's incapacity,
and had not even attempted to regroup the upstate forces, which
demonstrated that they were still loyal to the old group and
would have preferred a candidate like James Farley.