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Letter to Editor of the New York Times
This will be the general tone of it:
As one who has always admired the Times for its efforts to
be accurate and objective in its news columns, I was surprised to note that
the very able and readable Cabell Phillips made the understandable error of
repeating a widely held misconception in his article of January 8 entitled,
"Nixon Is 'Man To Beat' If Eisenhower Is Out. "
Or as an alternate first paragraph
It
is
very
that
a
member
of
the
Times
staff
of
able
reportere is guilty of a factual error. One of the primary reasons
for the great eminence of the Times in the United States and throughout
the world is its well deserved reputation for objective and accurate reporting.
For that reason, I know you will want to correct error
of
appearing
in the article which appeared in the Times on January 8 in which the very
able and readable Cabell Phillips repeats a widely held misconception.
The article states "
His (Mr. Nixon's) public aareer
has shown some contradictory ideological facets from apparent isolationism
to unquestioned international ism in foreign affairs
11
I think most of your readers who know the facts will recognize
that Vice President Nixon's record does not bear out this statement. On the
contrary, there are few members of the House or Senate either Democrat
or Republican who have a more consistent internationalist record than the
Vice President.
JAT -- from the record work out a paragraph -- along these
lines
The record shows that while lhe was in the House he voted for
and against
In the Senate he voted for
and against
A commentary on the article is the Times editorial written
immediately following the Vice President's nomination. (JAT - - find that and
quote from it also there is, I believe, a good quote in the Congressional
Quarterly along those lines
When this letter is prepared rmw should give it back to RN
for a final check.
Reproduced at the Richard Nixon Library and Museum.
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