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Campaign Itinerary - V.P. Richard Nixon
Manuscripts
1 item: Jim Bassett's copy of "Itinerary of Vice President Richard Nixon - Fourth campaign week" (10/1960). This is a detailed record of scheduled stops for the campaign entourage, contact names, and other information. Some loose sheets at back of binder - handwritten notes, typed information. Folder removed.
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1952 Campaign (2 of 3)
Manuscripts
Includes booklet The Republican Party and the Negro: Facts for Party Speakers and Workers; newspaper clippings, magazine clippings, itineraries, a 30-page survey of press coverage of Richard Nixon (1952), Nixon speeches, a packet containing an invitation to the January 1953 inauguration of Eisenhower and Nixon, correspondence from Gladwin Hill of the New York Times to Bassett, and a copy of Nixon speech of Sept. 23, 1952 ("The Checkers speech"). Split into three folders.
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1952 Campaign (1 of 3)
Manuscripts
Includes booklet The Republican Party and the Negro: Facts for Party Speakers and Workers; newspaper clippings, magazine clippings, itineraries, a 30-page survey of press coverage of Richard Nixon (1952), Nixon speeches, a packet containing an invitation to the January 1953 inauguration of Eisenhower and Nixon, correspondence from Gladwin Hill of the New York Times to Bassett, and a copy of Nixon speech of Sept. 23, 1952 ("The Checkers speech"). Split into three folders.
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1952 Campaign (3 of 3)
Manuscripts
Includes booklet The Republican Party and the Negro: Facts for Party Speakers and Workers; newspaper clippings, magazine clippings, itineraries, a 30-page survey of press coverage of Richard Nixon (1952), Nixon speeches, a packet containing an invitation to the January 1953 inauguration of Eisenhower and Nixon, correspondence from Gladwin Hill of the New York Times to Bassett, and a copy of Nixon speech of Sept. 23, 1952 ("The Checkers speech"). Split into three folders.
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Nixon Vice Presidential Campaign
Manuscripts
Includes "Nixon Traveling Staff" bios (Bassett, Herb Klein, Rose Mary Woods, etc.), memos, a copy of 1956 Republican Platform, news releases, a copy of 1956 Republican Speaker's Handbook, speech texts, a copy of B'Nai B'rith Messenger (Sept. 7, 1956), one "pin-up" style post card with written message sent to Bassett by Bill Theis (Nov. 1956), etc.
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Nixon 1956 Campaign
Manuscripts
Includes a 1956 booklet titled, "The Second Man," (a critical look at Richard Nixon) published by Americans for Democratic Action, memos (one angry one to Bassett about photogs), news releases, a sheet of campaign song lyrics provided by Womanpower for Eisenhower, telegrams, a small campaign poster, invitation cards for the 1957 Inaugural, several Republican National Committee booklets related to the 1956 campaign, a New Yorker article of 10/13/56, an entire issue of Time (news magazine) for 11/12/1956, the election issue, with the cover story "The Winners." A red binder contains "1956 Nixon Campaign Diary of James Bassett--Aug. 31 - Sept. 24." Large file.
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